Public Law 13-86

CBL 13-208 THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH REGULAR SESSION, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 13-188, C.D.1 PUBLIC LAW NO. 13-86 AN ACT To further amend chapter 1 of title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia by adding new sections 122 and 123 and by renumbering existing section 122 as section 124 for the purpose of banning all fishing vessels and fishing vessel owners from fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Federated States of Micronesia in the event a court judgment is entered against the fishing vessel or the fishing vessel owner in excess of $25,000 for violations of the laws of the Federated States of Micronesia until such judgment is satisfied, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this act is to prevent 1 fishing vessels and fishing vessel owners who violated the laws of 2 the Federated States of Micronesia from fishing in the Exclusive 3 Economic Zone of the Federated States of Micronesia. If a money 4 judgment has been entered by the Supreme Court of the Federated 5 States of Micronesia against a fishing vessel or a fishing vessel 6 owner in an amount in excess of $25,000, such fishing boats and 7 fishing boat owners should be banned from fishing in the Exclusive 8 Economic Zone of the Federated States of Micronesia until such 9 judgment is satisfied so as to preserve the dignity and integrity 10 of the Federated States of Micronesia as a nation and to encourage 11 the world fishing community to honor the laws of the Federated 12 States of Micronesia. 13 Section 2. Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Code of the 14 Federated States of Micronesia, as enacted by Public Law No. 12-15 34, is hereby amended by adding a new section 122 to read as 16 follows: 17 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 13-188, C.D.1 PUBLIC LAW NO. 13-86 2 of 3 "Section 122. Ban. Any and all fishing vessels and 1 fishing vessel owners which or who have had court 2 judgments entered against them in the Supreme Court of 3 the Federated States of Micronesia in an amount in 4 excess of $25,000 shall be denied the ability to apply 5 for and/or to obtain any fishing licenses of any kind 6 whatsoever from the Authority to fish in the Exclusive 7 Economic Zone of the Federated States of Micronesia 8 until such judgment is satisfied." 9 Section 3. Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Code of the 10 Federated States of Micronesia, as enacted by Public Law No. 12-11 34, is hereby amended by adding a new section 123 to read as 12 follows: 13 "Section 123. Application. This act shall apply to all 14 unsatisfied judgments in the Supreme Court of the 15 Federated States of Micronesia, regardless of the date 16 the judgment was entered. All fishing vessels and 17 fishing vessel owners which or who presently have 18 fishing permits issued by the Authority shall be allowed 19 to exhaust the current term of said permit after which 20 time the fishing ban required by this Act shall 21 immediately take effect against any applicable fishing 22 vessel or fishing vessel owner." 23 Section 4. Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Code of the 24 Federated States of Micronesia, as enacted by Public Law No. 12-25 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 13-188, C.D.1 PUBLIC LAW NO. 13-86 3 of 3 34, is hereby amended by renumbering section 122 as section 124. 1 2 Section 5. This act shall become law upon approval by the 3 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 4 becoming law without such approval. 5 6 7 8 March 4, 2005 9 10 11 12 Law without signature 13 14 Joseph J. Urusemal President 15 Federated States of Micronesia 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 13-188, C.D.1 PUBLIC LAW NO. 13-86 4 of 3 1 2