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16 U.S.C. § 659 — Sea lions; acts prohibiting killing repealed

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16 U.S.C. § 659 — Sea lions; acts prohibiting killing repealed

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Acts making it unlawful to kill sea lions, as game animals or otherwise, in the waters of the Territory of Alaska are repealed.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Acts making it unlawful to kill sea lions, as game animals or otherwise, in the waters of the Territory of Alaska are repealed.

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16 U.S.C. § 1383 — Application to other treaties and conventions

**(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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16 U.S.C. § 659 — Sea lions; acts prohibiting killing repealed

Page 1151 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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