Prohibition on importation and reexport of commercially farmed or aquacultured octopus

(a) In general The following are prohibited: (1) The importation into the United States of commercially aquacultured octopus, including any living or dead specimens, parts, or derivatives, or any product containing specimens, parts, or derivatives of such octopus. (2) The reexport of octopus described in paragraph (1). (b) Effective date Subsection (a) applies with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall, for each violation, be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000, or the fair market value of the octopus involved, whichever is greater. (d) Rulemaking The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall issue a final rule to prohibit octopus described by subsection (a)(1) from being imported into or reexported from the United States.