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16 U.S.C. § 742 — Omitted
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1436; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, provided for an acting Commissioner of Fisheries.
#### Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 4(e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Commerce and its functions, and Bureau of Biological Survey in Department of Agriculture and its functions, to Department of the Interior, to be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.
Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, consolidated Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey into one agency in Department of the Interior to be known as the Fish and Wildlife Service. It was further provided that functions of consolidated agency should be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior by a director and assistants, and that offices of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries and offices of Chief and Associate Chief of Bureau of Biological Survey should be abolished and their functions transferred to consolidated agency.
The Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940 was succeeded by United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1119. See [section 742b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742b&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Ex. Ord. No. 9634. Establishment of Fishery Conservation Zones
Ex. Ord. No. 9634, Sept. 28, 1945, 10 F.R. 123
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1436; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, provided for an acting Commissioner of Fisheries.
#### Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 4(e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Commerce and its functions, and Bureau of Biological Survey in Department of Agriculture and its functions, to Department of the Interior, to be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.
Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, consolidated Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey into one agency in Department of the Interior to be known as the Fish and Wildlife Service. It was further provided that functions of consolidated agency should be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior by a director and assistants, and that offices of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries and offices of Chief and Associate Chief of Bureau of Biological Survey should be abolished and their functions transferred to consolidated agency.
The Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940 was succeeded by United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1119. See [section 742b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section742b&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Ex. Ord. No. 9634. Establishment of Fishery Conservation Zones
Ex. Ord. No. 9634, Sept. 28, 1945, 10 F.R. 12305, provided in part:
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior shall from time to time jointly recommend the establishment by Executive orders of fishery conservation zones in areas of the high seas contiguous to the coasts of the United States, pursuant to the proclamation entitled “Policy of the United States With Respect to Coastal Fisheries in Certain Areas of the High Seas” [Proc. No. 2668, Sept. 28, 1945, 10 F.R. 12304], this day signed by me, and said Secretaries shall in each case recommend provisions to be incorporated in such orders relating to the administration, regulation and control of the fishery resources of and fishing activities in such zones, pursuant to authority of law heretofore or hereafter provided.
Harry S Truman.
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**(a) Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife** There is established within the Department of the Interior the position of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. Such Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the same rate as other Assistant Secretaries.
**(b) Establishment; Director of United States Fish and Wildlife Service; appointment; qualifications** There is established within the Department of the Interior the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The functions of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be administered under the supervision of the Director, who shall be subject to the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No individual may be appointed as the Director unless he is, by reason of scientific education and experience, knowledgeable in the principles of fisheries and wildlife management.
**(c) Succession to United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife** The United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by subsection (b) shall succeed to and replace the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (as constituted on June 30, 1974) and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (as constituted on such date). All laws and regulations in effect on June 30, 1974, which relate to matters administered by the Department of the Interior through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (as constituted on such date) and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (as constituted on such date) shall remain in effect.
**(d) Functions and resp
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The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, may take or cause to be taken at all times, in the waters of the seacoast of the United States, where the tide ebbs and flows, and also in the waters of the lakes, such fish or specimens thereof as may in his judgment, from time to time, be needful or proper for the conduct of his duties, any law, custom, or usage of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
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The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to place the vessels of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on the same footing with the Navy Department as those of the National Ocean Survey.
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There shall be established on the Mississippi River, at a point to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, a station for the rescue of fishes and the propagation of mussels in connection with fish-rescue operations throughout the Mississippi Valley.
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**(a) Injurious Animals.—** Any injurious animal, the importation or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to [section 42 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section42&num=0&edition=prelim), constitutes nonmailable matter.
**(b) Plant Pests.—** Any plant pest, the movement of which is prohibited pursuant to section 103 or 104 of the Federal Plant Pest Act ([7 U.S.C. 150bb](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section150bb&num=0&edition=prelim) or 150cc),11 See References in Text note below. constitutes nonmailable matter.
**(c) Plants.—** Any plant, article, or matter, the importation or interstate shipment of which is prohibited pursuant to the Act of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315, chapter 308; [7 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) (commonly known as the “Plant Quarantine Act”),1 constitutes nonmailable matter.
**(d) Illegally Taken Fish, Wildlife, or Plants.—** Any fish, wildlife, or plant, the conveyance of which is prohibited pursuant to section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ([16 U.S.C. 3372](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3372&num=0&edition=prelim)), constitutes nonmailable matter.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 742
§ 742. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, acts Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1436;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, provided for an act-
ing Commissioner of Fisheries.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 4(e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939,
4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees,
transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Com-
merce and its functions, and Bureau of Biological Sur-
vey in Department of Agriculture and its functions, to
Department of the Interior, to be administered under
direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.
Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R.
2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, consolidated
Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey
into one agency in Department of the Interior to be
known as the Fish and Wildlife Service. It was further
provided that functions of consolidated agency should
be administered under direction and supervision of Sec-
retary of the Interior by a director and assistants, and
that offices of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
of Fisheries and offices of Chief and Associate Chief of
Bureau of Biological Survey should be abolished and
their functions transferred to consolidated agency.
The Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan
No. III of 1940 was succeeded by United States Fish and
Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036,
§ 3, 70 Stat. 1119. See section 742b of this title.
EX. ORD. NO. 9634. ESTABLISHMENT OF FISHERY
CONSERVATION ZONES
Ex. Ord. No. 9634, Sept. 28, 1945, 10 F.R. 12305, provided
in pa
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