United States · Bill · S
S. 3422 (112th)
Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
Introduced
23 July 2012
Last action
23 July 2012 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts the state of Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Area, except that billfish may be sold under such exemption only in the United States and the Pacific Insular Area. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition.
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Timeline
23 July 2012
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
23 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 July 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
- related to → Billfish Conservation Act of 2011
- related to ← Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
- related to ← Sportsmen's Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3422
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/3422
- us · 112-s-3422 · source updated 14 August 2025