§ 916j. — Allocation of responsibility for administration and enforcement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC916j]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 14--REGULATION OF WHALING
SUBCHAPTER II--WHALING CONVENTION ACT
Sec. 916j. Allocation of responsibility for administration and
enforcement
(a) Administration and general enforcement
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to administer
and enforce all of the provisions of this subchapter and regulations
issued pursuant thereto and all of the provisions of the convention and
of the regulations of the Commission, except to the extent otherwise
provided for in this subchapter, in the convention, or in the
regulations of the Commission. In carrying out such functions he is
authorized to adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes and objectives of the convention, the regulations of the
Commission, this subchapter, and with the concurrence of the Secretary
of State, to cooperate with the duly authorized officials of the
government of any party to the convention.
(b) Enforcement relating to whaling vessels
Enforcement activities under the provisions of this subchapter
relating to vessels engaged in whaling and subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States primarily shall be the responsibility of the
Secretary of the Treasury in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Enforcement by officers and employees of coastal States
The Secretary of Commerce may authorize officers and employees of
the coastal States of the United States to enforce the provisions of the
convention, or of the regulations of the Commission, or of this
subchapter, or of the regulations of the Secretary of Commerce. When so
authorized such officers and employees may function as Federal law-
enforcement officers for the purposes of this subchapter.
(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, Sec. 12, 64 Stat. 425; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4,
eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the
Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section
916 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 916 of this title.
