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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 56 — North Atlantic Salmon Fishing

§ 3607. Enforcement

Statutory text

The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulation issued under this chapter. For purposes of such enforcement, such provisions and regulations shall be considered to be provisions of the Act of 1976 [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.] to which section 311(a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1861(a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively) apply.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982

    Pub. L. 97–389 title III § 308 · 96 Stat. 1949

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3607

    (Pub. L. 97–389, title III, § 308, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1953.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 97–389, title III, § 308, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1953.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 308. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the 16 USC 3607. department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce the provisions of this title and any regulation issued under this title For purposes of such enforcement, such provisions and regulations shall be considered to be provisions of the Act of 1976 to which section 311 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1861 (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively) apply.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

For Act of 1976, referred to in text, see section 3601(1) of this title and References in Text note set out under section 3601 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Credits

(Pub. L. 97–389, title III, § 308, , 96 Stat. 1953.)

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