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16 U.S.C. § 742j-1 — Airborne hunting
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 742j–1
section 1364 of title 19, or when an investigation
is made under the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1332), the Secretary is authorized to make a re-
port to such Commission, concerning the fol-
lowing matters with respect to any fishery prod-
uct which is imported into the United States, or
such reports may be made upon a request from
any segment of the domestic industry producing
a like or directly competitive product—
(1) whether there has been a downward trend
in the production, employment in the produc-
tion, or prices, or a decline in the sales, of the
like or directly competitive product by the do-
mestic industry; and
(2) whether there has been an increase in the
imports of the fishery products into the
United States, either actual or relative to the
production of the like or directly competitive
product produced by the domestic industry.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 9, 70 Stat. 1123; Pub. L.
93–618, title I, § 171(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2009;
Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 19, 1980, 94
Stat. 2237.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1364 of title 19, referred to in subsec. (b), was
repealed by Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 257(e)(1), Oct. 11,
1962, 76 Stat. 882.
AMENDMENTS
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–470 struck out subsec. (a)
which required Secretary of the Interior to make an
annual report to Congress with respect to activities of
United States Fish and Wildlife Service under this Act,
accompanied by appropriate legislative recommenda-
tions.
1975—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–618 substituted ‘‘United
States International Trade Commission’’ for ‘‘United
States Tariff Commission’’.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secr
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 742j–1
section 1364 of title 19, or when an investigation
is made under the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1332), the Secretary is authorized to make a re-
port to such Commission, concerning the fol-
lowing matters with respect to any fishery prod-
uct which is imported into the United States, or
such reports may be made upon a request from
any segment of the domestic industry producing
a like or directly competitive product—
(1) whether there has been a downward trend
in the production, employment in the produc-
tion, or prices, or a decline in the sales, of the
like or directly competitive product by the do-
mestic industry; and
(2) whether there has been an increase in the
imports of the fishery products into the
United States, either actual or relative to the
production of the like or directly competitive
product produced by the domestic industry.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 9, 70 Stat. 1123; Pub. L.
93–618, title I, § 171(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2009;
Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 19, 1980, 94
Stat. 2237.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1364 of title 19, referred to in subsec. (b), was
repealed by Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 257(e)(1), Oct. 11,
1962, 76 Stat. 882.
AMENDMENTS
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–470 struck out subsec. (a)
which required Secretary of the Interior to make an
annual report to Congress with respect to activities of
United States Fish and Wildlife Service under this Act,
accompanied by appropriate legislative recommenda-
tions.
1975—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–618 substituted ‘‘United
States International Trade Commission’’ for ‘‘United
States Tariff Commission’’.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see note set
out under section 742b of this title.
§ 742i. Effect on rights of States and inter-
national commissions
Nothing in this Act shall be construed (1) to
interfere in any manner with the rights of any
State under the Submerged Lands Act [43 U.S.C.
1301 et seq.] or otherwise provided by law, or to
supersede any regulatory authority over fish-
eries exercised by the States either individually
or under interstate compacts; or (2) to interfere
in any manner with the authority exercised by
any International Commission established under
any treaty or convention to which the United
States is a party.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 10, 70 Stat. 1124.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 8, 1956, ch.
1036, 70 Stat. 1119, known as the Fish and Wildlife Act
of 1956, which is classified generally to sections 742a to
742d and 742e to 742j–2 of this title. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 742a of this title and Tables.
The Submerged Lands Act, referred to in text, is act
May 22, 1953, ch. 65, 67 Stat. 29, which is classified gen-
erally to subchapters I and II (§§ 1301 et seq., 1311 et
seq.) of chapter 29 of Title 43, Public Lands. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 1301 of Title 43 and Ta-
bles.
§ 742j. Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Act.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 11, 70 Stat. 1124.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 8, 1956, ch.
1036, 70 Stat. 1119, known as the Fish and Wildlife Act
of 1956, which is classified generally to sections 742a to
742d and 742e to 742j–2 of this title. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 742a of this title and Tables.
§ 742j–1. Airborne hunting
(a) Prohibition; penalty
Any person who—
(1) while airborne in an aircraft shoots or at-
tempts to shoot for the purpose of capturing
or killing any bird, fish, or other animal; or
(2) uses an aircraft to harass any bird, fish,
or other animal; or
(3) knowingly participates in using an air-
craft for any purpose referred to in paragraph
(1) or (2);
shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned
not more than one year, or both.
(b) Exception; report of State to Secretary
(1) This section shall not apply to any person
if such person is employed by, or is an author-
ized agent of or is operating under a license or
permit of, any State or the United States to ad-
minister or protect or aid in the administration
or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock,
domesticated animals, human life, or crops, and
each such person so operating under a license or
permit shall report to the applicable issuing au-
thority each calendar quarter the number and
type of animals so taken.
(2) In any case in which a State, or any agency
thereof, issues a permit referred to in paragraph
(1) of this subsection, it shall file with the Sec-
retary of the Interior an annual report con-
taining such information as the Secretary shall
prescribe, including but not limited to—
(A) the name and address of each person to
whom a permit was issued;
(B) a description of the animals authorized
to be taken thereunder, the number of animals
authorized to be taken, and a description of
the area from which the animals are author-
ized to be taken;
(C) the number and type of animals taken by
such person to whom a permit was issued; and
(D) the reason for issuing the permit.
(c) ‘‘Aircraft’’ defined
As used in this section, the term ‘‘aircraft’’
means any contrivance used for flight in the air.
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§ 742j–2
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’.
(d) Enforcement; regulations; arrest; search;
issuance and execution of warrants and
process; cooperative agreements
The Secretary of the Interior shall enforce the
provisions of this section and shall promulgate
such regulations as he deems necessary and ap-
propriate to carry out such enforcement. Any
employee of the Department of the Interior au-
thorized by the Secretary of the Interior to en-
force the provisions of this section may, without
warrant, arrest any person committing in his
presence or view a violation of this section or of
any regulation issued hereunder and take such
person immediately for examination or trial be-
fore an officer or court of competent jurisdic-
tion; may execute any warrant or other process
issued by an officer or court of competent juris-
diction for the enforcement of the provisions of
this section; and may, with or without a war-
rant, as authorized by law, search any place.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements with State
fish and wildlife agencies or other appropriate
State authorities to facilitate enforcement of
this section, and by such agreements to delegate
such enforcement authority to State law en-
forcement personnel as he deems appropriate for
effective enforcement of this section. Any judge
of any court established under the laws of the
United States, and any United States mag-
istrate judge may, within his respective jurisdic-
tion, upon proper oath or affirmation showing
probable cause, issue warrants in all such cases.
(e) Forfeiture
All birds, fish, or other animals shot or cap-
tured contrary to the provisions of this section,
or of any regulation issued hereunder, and all
guns, aircraft, and other equipment used to aid
in the shooting, attempting to shoot, capturing,
or harassing of any bird, fish, or other animal in
violation of this section or of any regulation
issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture to
the United States.
(f) Certain customs laws applied
All provisions of law relating to the seizure,
forfeiture, and condemnation of a vessel for vio-
lation of the customs laws, the disposition of
such vessel or the proceeds from the sale there-
of, and the remission or mitigation of such for-
feitures, shall apply to the seizures and forfeit-
ures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred,
under the provisions of this section, insofar as
such provisions of law are applicable and not in-
consistent with the provisions of this section;
except that all powers, rights, and duties con-
ferred or imposed by the customs laws upon any
officer or employee of the Treasury Department
shall, for the purposes of this section, be exer-
cised or performed by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or by such persons as he may designate.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 13, as added Pub. L.
92–159, § 1, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 480; amended
Pub. L. 92–502, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 905; Pub. L.
101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1972—Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 92–502 added subsecs.
(d) to (f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
‘‘United States magistrate judge’’ substituted for
‘‘United States magistrate’’ in subsec. (d) pursuant to
section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under
section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Proce-
dure.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 92–159, § 3, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 481, provided
that: ‘‘The amendments made by the first section of
this Act [enacting this section] shall take effect as of
the thirtieth day after the date of enactment of such
section [Nov. 18, 1971]; except that, in any case in which
a State is not authorized to issue any permit referred
to in the amendments made by such first section, such
amendments shall take effect in any such State as of
the thirtieth day after the expiration of the next reg-
ular session of the legislature of such State which be-
gins on or after the date of enactment of this Act.’’
§ 742j–2. Uniform allowance
Notwithstanding subsection 1 5901(a) of title 5,
the uniform allowance for each uniformed em-
ployee of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service may be up to $400 annually.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 14, as added Pub. L.
96–291, § 2, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 608.)
§ 742k. Management and disposition of vessels
and other property acquired and arising out
of fishery loans or related type of activities
For the purpose of facilitating administration
of, and protecting the interest of the Govern-
ment in, the fishery loan fund established by
section 742c of this title and any related type of
activities relating to fisheries for which the De-
partment of the Interior is now or may hereafter
be responsible, the Secretary of the Interior,
notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
may hereafter administer, complete, recondi-
tion, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain,
operate, charter, assign, or sell upon such terms
and conditions as he may deem most advan-
tageous to the United States, any vessel, plant,
or other property acquired by him on behalf of
the United States and arising out of any fishery
loan or any related type of activity by the Sec-
retary of the Interior. The Secretary may use
any of the applicable funds in each particular in-
stance for the aforesaid purposes.
(Pub. L. 87–219, Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 493.)
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, see Transfer
of Functions note set out under section 742b of this
title.
§ 742l. Enforcement authority for the protection
of fish and wildlife resources
(a) Law enforcement training program
(1) In order to provide for and encourage train-
ing, research, and development for the purpose
of improving fish and wildlife law enforcement
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**(a) Investigations and reports** It shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the administration and fiscal and industrial effects of the customs laws of this country, the relations between the rates of duty on raw materials and finished or partly finished products, the effects of ad valorem and specific duties and of compound specific and ad valorem duties, all questions relative to the arrangement of schedules and classification of articles in the several schedules of the customs law, and, in general, to investigate the operation of customs laws, including their relation to the Federal revenues, their effect upon the industries and labor of the country, and to submit reports of its investigations as hereafter provided.
**(b) Investigations of tariff relations** The commission shall have power to investigate the tariff relations between the United States and foreign countries, commercial treaties, preferential provisions, economic alliances, the effect of export bounties and preferential transportation rates, the volume of importations compared with domestic production and consumption, and conditions, causes, and effects relating to competition of foreign industries with those of the United States, including dumping and cost of production.
**(c) Investigation of Paris Economy Pact** The commission shall have power to investigate the Paris Economy Pact and similar organizations and arrangements in Europe.
**(d) Information for President and Congress** In order that the President and the Congress may secure information and assistance, it shall be the duty of the commission to—
(1) Ascertain conversion costs and costs of production in the principal growing, producing, or manufacturing centers of the United States of articles of the United States, whenever i
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§ 1332
bility, shall represent himself as speaking for
the Commission, or his views as being the views
of the Commission, with respect to such matter
except to the extent that the Commission has
adopted the policy being expressed.
(b) Application of civil service law
Except for employees excepted under civil
service rules, all employees of the commission
shall be appointed from lists of eligibles to be
supplied by the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and in accordance with the
civil service law.
(c) Expenses
All of the expenses of the commission, includ-
ing all necessary expenses for transportation in-
curred by the commissioners or by their employ-
ees under their orders in making any investiga-
tion or upon official business in any other places
than at their respective headquarters, shall be
allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized
vouchers therefor approved by the chairman (ex-
cept that in the case of a commissioner, or the
personal staff of any commissioner, such vouch-
ers may be approved by that commissioner).
(d) Principal office at Washington
The principal office of the commission shall be
in the city of Washington, but it may meet and
exercise all its powers at any other place. The
commission may, by one or more of its mem-
bers, or by such agents as it may designate,
prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in
any part of the United States or in any foreign
country.
(e) Office at New York
The commission is authorized to establish and
maintain an office at the port of New York for
the purpose of directing or carrying on any in-
vestigation, receiving and compiling statistics,
selecting, describing, and filing samples of arti-
cles, and performing any of the duties or ex
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When used in this subchapter and subchapter II—
**(a)** The term “lands beneath navigable waters” means—
(1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction;
(2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and
(3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined;
**(b)** The term “boundaries” includes the seaward boundaries of a State or its boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico or any of the Great Lakes as they existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by the Congress, or as extended or confirmed pursuant to [section 1312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1312&num=0&edition=prelim) but in no event shall the term “boundaries” or the term “lands beneath navigable waters” be interpreted as extending from the coast line more than three geographical miles into the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean, or more tha
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 1301
1 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.
and tenants of land acquired for developments and to
applications for payments.
Section 1232, Pub. L. 85–433, § 2, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat.
152, related to administration and rules and regula-
tions.
Section 1233, Pub. L. 85–433, § 3, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat.
152, related to definitions.
Section 1234, Pub. L. 85–433, § 4, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat.
152, related to availability of appropriations. See sec-
tion 4601 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel-
fare.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Jan. 2, 1971, see section 221 of Pub. L.
91–646, set out as an Effective Date note under section
4601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
SAVINGS PROVISION
Any rights or liabilities existing under provisions re-
pealed by section 220(a) of Pub. L. 91–646 as not affected
by such repeal, see section 220(b) of Pub. L. 91–646, set
out as a note under section 4621 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
SUBCHAPTER XIII—STATE CONTROL OF
NOXIOUS PLANTS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS
§ 1241. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 1241 was editorially reclassified as section
2701 of this title.
§ 1242. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 1242 was editorially reclassified as section
2702 of this title.
§ 1243. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 1243 was editorially reclassified as section
2703 of this title.
CHAPTER 29—SUBMERGED LANDS
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
1301.
Definitions.
1302.
Resources seaward of Continental Shelf.
1303.
Amendment, modification, or repeal of other
laws.
SUBCHAPTER II—LANDS BENEATH NAVIGABLE
WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES
1311.
Righ
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