Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION › § 2405
The Director must create rules to carry out Annexes II and V of the Protocol and the related parts of this chapter, including sections 2403(b)(2)–(5). The Director must also designate as native every bird (Aves), every mammal (Mammalia), and every plant species. With the Administrator’s agreement, the Director must make rules for Annex III and the parts listed in sections 2403(a)(1)–(4) and 2403(b)(1). The Director must also make rules for Article 15 about land areas and ice shelves and any other needed rules, except where subsection (b) assigns duties to the Coast Guard Secretary. The Coast Guard Secretary must make rules for Annex IV and, with the Director’s agreement, apply Article 15 to vessels. Rules under (a)(1) and (a)(2) were due within 2 years after October 2, 1996; rules under (a)(3) were due within 3 years after that date.
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16 U.S.C. § 2405
Title 16 — Conservation
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73