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16 U.S.C. § 1155 — Authority of Secretary of Commerce
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**(a) Regulations with respect to taking of fur seals on Pribilof Islands and on lands subject to United States jurisdiction** The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations with respect to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands and on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as he deems necessary and appropriate for the conservation, management, and protection of the fur seal population, and to dispose of any fur seals seized or forfeited pursuant to this chapter, and to carry out the provisions of the Convention, and shall deliver to authorized agents of the parties such fur seal skins as the parties are entitled to under the Convention.
**(b) Agreements with public and private entities** The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any public or private agency or person for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Convention and of this subchapter, including but not limited to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands, and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom.
**(c) Taking of fur seals on Saint Paul and Saint George Islands; preference; separate fund in Treasury** The Secretary shall give preference to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands established pursuant to [section 1607 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim) for the taking of fur seals on the village corporations’ respective islands, and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom. Any proceeds therefrom will be deposited in a separate fund in the Treasury and will be available to the Secretary, subject to appropriations, for the purpos
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**(a) Regulations with respect to taking of fur seals on Pribilof Islands and on lands subject to United States jurisdiction** The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations with respect to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands and on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as he deems necessary and appropriate for the conservation, management, and protection of the fur seal population, and to dispose of any fur seals seized or forfeited pursuant to this chapter, and to carry out the provisions of the Convention, and shall deliver to authorized agents of the parties such fur seal skins as the parties are entitled to under the Convention.
**(b) Agreements with public and private entities** The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any public or private agency or person for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Convention and of this subchapter, including but not limited to the taking of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands, and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom.
**(c) Taking of fur seals on Saint Paul and Saint George Islands; preference; separate fund in Treasury** The Secretary shall give preference to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands established pursuant to [section 1607 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim) for the taking of fur seals on the village corporations’ respective islands, and the curing and marketing of the sealskins and other seal parts, and may retain the proceeds therefrom. Any proceeds therefrom will be deposited in a separate fund in the Treasury and will be available to the Secretary, subject to appropriations, for the purpose of this section. All seal harvests will be financed, to the extent possible, from proceeds collected in preceding years or unsold assets retained from harvests conducted in preceding years. In the event that such assets and proceeds are insufficient, as determined by the Secretary, to finance the seal harvest in accordance with the requirements of the Convention, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1984, and for fiscal year 1985 and beyond if the Convention is extended by protocol signed by the parties and made effective as to the United States, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the harvest and curing on the Pribilof Islands. Such amounts as are determined by the Secretary to exceed amounts required to carry out this section shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury.
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**(a) Organization of Corporation prerequisite to receipt of patent to lands or benefits under chapter** The Native residents of each Native village entitled to receive lands and benefits under this chapter shall organize as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State before the Native village may receive patent to lands or benefits under this chapter, except as otherwise provided.
**(b) Regional Corporation: approval of initial articles; review and approval of amendments to articles and annual budgets; assistance in preparation of articles and other documents** The initial articles of incorporation for each Village Corporation shall be subject to the approval of the Regional Corporation for the region in which the village is located. Amendments to the articles of incorporation and the annual budgets of the Village Corporations shall, for a period of five years, be subject to review and approval by the Regional Corporation. The Regional Corporation shall assist and advise Native villages in the preparation of articles of incorporation and other documents necessary to meet the requirements of this subsection.
**(c) Applicability of section 1606** The provisions of subsections (g), (h) (other than paragraph (4)), and (o) of [section 1606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply in all respects to Village Corporations, Urban Corporations, and Group Corporations.
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**(a) Search of vessels; certificate of identification; exhibition to master** Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter who has reasonable cause to believe that any vessel outfitted for the harvesting of living marine resources and subject to the jurisdiction of any of the parties to the Convention is violating the provisions of article III of the Convention may, except within the areas in which another State exercises fisheries jurisdiction, board and search such vessel. Such person shall carry a special certificate of identification issued by the Secretary or Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating which shall be in English, Japanese, and Russian and which shall be exhibited to the master of the vessel upon request.
**(b) Seizure; arrest; notice; delivery of vessel or person to authorized officials; custody** If, after boarding and searching such vessel, such person continues to have reasonable cause to believe that such vessel, or any person onboard, is violating said article, he may seize such vessel or arrest such person, or both. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable, notify the party having jurisdiction over the vessel or person of such seizure or arrest. The Secretary or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, upon request of the Secretary of State, shall deliver the seized vessel or arrested person, or both, as promptly as practicable to the authorized officials of said party: Provided, That whenever said party cannot immediately accept such delivery, the Secretary or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may, upon the request of the Secretary of State, keep the vessel or person in custody within the United States.
**(c) Testimony of
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The Secretary shall (1) conduct such scientific research and investigations on the fur seal resources of the North Pacific Ocean as he deems necessary to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, and (2) permit, subject to such terms and conditions as he deems desirable, the taking, transportation, importation, exportation, or possession of fur seals or their parts for educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes.
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**(a) Joint responsibility; designation by Secretary of State officers and employees as Federal law enforcement agents; non-Federal employees for civil service purposes** Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter is the joint responsibility of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. In addition, the Secretary may designate officers and employees of the States of the United States to enforce the provisions of this chapter which relate to persons or vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. When so designated, such officers and employees are authorized to function as Federal law enforcement agents for these purposes; but they shall not be held and considered as employees of the United States for the purpose of any laws administered by the Office of Personnel Management.
**(b) Issuance of warrants and other process** The judges of the United States district courts and United States magistrate judges may, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue such warrants or other process, including warrants or other process issued in admiralty proceedings in Federal district courts, as may be required for enforcement of this chapter and any regulations issued thereunder.
**(c) Execution of warrants or other process by enforcement agents** Any person authorized to carry out enforcement activities hereunder shall have the power to execute any warrant or process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter.
**(d) Arrests and searches by enforcement agents** Such person so authorized shall have the power—
(1) with or without a warrant or other process, to arrest any person committ
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1155
Pub. L. 103–199, title VI, § 602(2), Dec. 17, 1993, 107
Stat. 2327.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1993—Pub. L. 103–199 substituted ‘‘Russia’’ for ‘‘the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’’.
1983—Pub. L. 98–129 amended section generally, sub-
stituting provisions enumerating the activities prohib-
ited under this chapter, which were previously con-
tained in section 1151 of this title, for provisions au-
thorizing sealing by Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians. See
section 1153 of this title.
§ 1153. Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimos, and
Indians
(a) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on
the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean are per-
mitted to take fur seals and dispose of their
skins after the skins have been officially
marked and certified by a person authorized by
the Secretary: Provided, That the seals are
taken for subsistence uses as defined in section
1379(f)(2) of this title, and only in canoes not
transported by or used in connection with other
vessels, and propelled entirely by oars, paddles,
or sails, and manned by not more than five per-
sons each, in the way hitherto practiced and
without the use of firearms. This authority shall
not apply to Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos while
they are employed by any person for the purpose
of taking fur seals or are under contract to de-
liver the skins to any person.
(b) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live on
the Pribilof Islands are authorized to take fur
seals for subsistence purposes as defined in sec-
tion 1379(f)(2) of this title, under such conditions
as recommended by the Commission and accept-
ed by the Secretary of State pursuant to regula-
tions promulgated by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 89–702, title I, § 103, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat.
1091; Pub. L. 98
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