Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act

The Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act authorizes the President to embargo wildlife products, including fish, and limit other imports from nations whose nationals are determined by the Secretary of the Interior or Commerce to be engaging in trade or take that undermines the effectiveness of any international treaty or convention for the protection of endangered or threatened species to which the United States is a party.

Citation
22 U.S.C. 1978