§ 285.87 - Import restrictions for Belize, Honduras, and Panama.

(a) Effective August 20, 1997 all shipments of Atlantic bluefin tuna or Atlantic bluefin tuna products in any form harvested by a vessel of Honduras or Belize will be denied entry into the United States, unless a validated Bluefin Statistical Document required under subpart F of this part, §§ 285.200 through 285.205, shows that a particular shipment of such bluefin tuna was exported prior to August 20, 1997.

(b) Effective January 1, 1998, all shipments of Atlantic bluefin tuna or Atlantic bluefin tuna products in any form harvested by a vessel of Panama will be denied entry into the United States, unless a validated Bluefin Statistical Document required under subpart F of this part, §§ 285.200 through 285.205, shows that a particular shipment of such bluefin tuna was exported prior to January 1, 1998.