Fish Disease Control Act

Fish Disease Control Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue such regulations as deemed appropriate to prohibit or control the movement in interstate and foreign commerce of diseased fish or fish articles, and to specify by regulation those fish diseases and species of fish which pose a threat to the fish resources of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to create advisory panels to assist in promulgating regulations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to develop an effective, coordinated fish disease control program for the protection of fishery resources, to enter into cooperative agreements with the appropriate agencies of the States.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to order the owner of any fish or fish article specified as diseased to destroy, disinfect, or quarantine such fish or fish article, and to compensate the owner for any fish destroyed.

Prescribes a fine not exceeding $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to one year for persons receiving or delivering for the transport in interstate or foreign commerce any fish or fish article infected or contaminated by a disease. Authorizes, with or without a warrant, the arrest of any person violating this Act, and the search and seizure of any fish or fish article taken in connection with a violation of this Act.

Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and other interested Federal agencies, to conduct a study of the communicable diseases of noncovered species and to report to the Congress on such study. Authorizes appropriations of up to $2,000,000 for such study.

Authorizes the appropriation of up to $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $3,000,000 for the two succeeding fiscal years, and $4,000,000 for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 to carry out the purposes of this Act.