Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§3607 Enforcement
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 56— - NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING › § 3607
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the department that runs the Coast Guard must enforce the rules and regulations in this chapter. For enforcement, those rules are treated as part of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and section 311(a), (b), (c), and (d) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(a), (b), (c), and (d)) apply.
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Title 16, §3607
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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.
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References in Text
For Act of 1976, referred to in text, see section 3601(1) of this title and
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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 section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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16 U.S.C. § 3607
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73