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16 U.S.C. § 659 — Sea lions; acts prohibiting killing repealed
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All Acts and parts of Acts making it unlawful to kill sea lions, as game animals or otherwise, in the waters of the Territory of Alaska are repealed.
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All Acts and parts of Acts making it unlawful to kill sea lions, as game animals or otherwise, in the waters of the Territory of Alaska are repealed.
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**(a) Generally; findings; waiver of penalties** The provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in contravention of the provisions of any existing international treaty, convention, or agreement, or any statute implementing the same, which may otherwise apply to the taking of marine mammals. Upon a finding by the Secretary that the provisions of any international treaty, convention, or agreement, or any statute implementing the same has been made applicable to persons subject to the provisions of this subchapter in order to effect essential compliance with the regulatory provisions of this chapter so as to reduce to the lowest practicable level the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations, [section 1375 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1375&num=0&edition=prelim) may not apply to such persons.
**(b) Review of effectiveness of Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears** Not later than 1 year after April 30, 1994, the Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the contracting parties, initiate a review of the effectiveness of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, as provided for in Article IX of the Agreement, and establish a process by which future reviews shall be conducted.
**(c) Review of implementation of Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears; report** The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall review the effectiveness of United States implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, particularly with respect to the habitat protection mandates contained in Article II. The Secretary shall report the results of this review to the C
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 659
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. §§ 1973, 1975 derived from act Mar. 5, 1872, ch. 31,
§ 1, 17 Stat. 35.
R.S. § 1973 read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to appoint one agent and three
assistant agents, who shall be charged with the man-
agement of the seal fisheries in Alaska, and the per-
formance of such other duties as may be assigned to
them by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’
R.S. § 1975 read as follows: ‘‘Such agents shall never
be interested, directly or indirectly, in any lease of the
right to take seals, nor in any proceeds or profits there-
of, either as owner, agent, partner, or otherwise.’’
Act. Feb. 14, 1903, transferred jurisdiction, super-
vision and control over the fur seal, salmon and other
fisheries of Alaska from Department of the Treasury to
Department of Commerce and Labor.
Act. Mar. 4, 1913, changed designation of Department
of Commerce and Labor to Department of Commerce
and provided that the Secretary thereof should be
called the Secretary of Commerce.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MATTERS RELATING TO SEALS
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries within the Fish and
Wildlife Service as responsible for matters relating to
commercial fisheries and to seals, see section 742b of
this title.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer-
tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, tran
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