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§1423g Application with other subchapters of chapter

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - POLAR BEARS › § 1423g

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Summary

The Secretary’s powers under this subchapter are extra. They do not remove or change the Secretary’s powers under other subchapters of this chapter, the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or the Alaskan natives exemption in section 1371(b), and they do not affect the authorities in subchapter III. The rules in subchapters II through V do not apply when carrying out this subchapter, except where section 1423b says they do.

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Title 16, §1423g

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(a)The authority of the Secretary under this subchapter is in addition to, and shall not affect—
(1)the authority of the Secretary under other subchapters 11 See References in Text note below. of this chapter or the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) or the exemption for Alaskan natives under section 1371(b) of this title as applied to other marine mammal populations; or
(2)the authorities provided under subchapter III of this chapter.
(b)The provisions of subchapters II through V of this chapter do not apply with respect to the implementation or administration of this subchapter, except as specified in section 1423b of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Other subchapters of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original a reference to “other titles of this Act” meaning Pub. L. 92–522. Subchapter I of this chapter consists of sections of Pub. L. 92–522 that are not part of a title of that Act. The Lacey Act

Amendments

of 1981, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 97–79, Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1073, which enacted chapter 53 (§ 3371 et seq.) of this title, amended section 1540 of this title and section 42 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, repealed section 667e and 851 to 856 of this title and section 43, 44, 3054, and 3112 of Title 18, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1540 and 3371 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3371 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 1423g

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Apr 6, 2026

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