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U.S. v. 594,464 POUNDS OF SALMON

No. 87-4142.

871 F.2d 824 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 594,464 POUNDS OF SALMON, more or less, Defendant. Appeal of UNION, INC., Claimant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall Baetz, Davis, Wright & Jones, Seattle, Wash., for claimant-appellant.

Sarah P. Robinson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

James P. Leape, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae World Wildlife Fund.

Before TANG, THOMPSON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

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...

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