Legal Opinion
United States v. 594,464 Pounds of Salmon, More or Less, Appeal of Union, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1989No. 87-4142PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide whether a determination by the Board of Foreign Trade of the Republic of China (Taiwan) prohibiting export of salmon without a permit constitutes “foreign law” within the meaning of the Lacey Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3371 et seq. (“Act”).
The United States initiated this in rem forfeiture action after seizing 594,464 pounds of salmon in July 1986 at Tacoma, Washington, its point of importation into the United States. Union, Inc. (“Union”), a California corporation, claims to own the salmon.
The government charges that the salmon’s importation triggered…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Spokane Indian Tribe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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