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16 U.S.C. § 1156 — Enforcement provisions
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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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**(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 enforcement agents** At the request of said party, the Secretary or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall direct the person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter to attend the trial as a witness in any case arising under said article or give testimony by deposition, and shall produce such records and files or copies thereof as may be necessary to establish the offense.
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The President shall appoint to the Commission a United States Commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The President may appoint one Native from each of the two inhabited Pribilof Islands to serve as Advisors to the Commissioner and as liaisons between the Commissioner and the Natives of the Pribilof Islands. The President may also appoint other interested parties as Advisors to the Commissioner. Such Advisors shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The President may also appoint a Deputy United States Commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The Deputy Commissioner shall be the principal adviser of the Commissioner, and shall perform the duties of the Commissioner in the case of his death, resignation, absence, or illness. The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and the Advisors shall receive no compensation for their services. The Commissioners may be paid traval 11 So in original. Probably should be “travel”. expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence at the rates authorized by [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim) when engaged in the performance of their duties.
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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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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1156
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘travel’’.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1983—Pub. L. 98–129 amended section generally, sub-
stituting provisions delineating the authority of the
Secretary of Commerce, which were previously con-
tained in sections 1154 and 1185 of this title, for provi-
sions which had set out enforcement steps. See section
1156 of this title.
§ 1156. Enforcement provisions
(a) Search of vessels; certificate of identification;
exhibition to master
Any person authorized to enforce the provi-
sions of this chapter who has reasonable cause
to believe that any vessel outfitted for the har-
vesting of living marine resources and subject to
the jurisdiction of any of the parties to the Con-
vention is violating the provisions of article III
of the Convention may, except within the areas
in which another State exercises fisheries juris-
diction, board and search such vessel. Such per-
son shall carry a special certificate of identifica-
tion issued by the Secretary or Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating 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 on-
board, 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 depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operat
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