Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4715 Other monitoring and enforcement actions
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part Part A— - Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement › § 4715
Summary
Federal agency leaders are given power to do monitoring and enforcement for many fisheries, wildlife, and conservation laws. The Secretary of Commerce can act under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Magnuson‑Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and its 2006 reauthorization, the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, the Shark Conservation Act of 2010, the Shark Finning Prohibition Act, and the Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015. The Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior can act under section 8 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967. The Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, and the Treasury can act under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981. The Secretary of the Interior can act under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney General, and the USAID Administrator can act under the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016. The Secretary of Homeland Security can act under sections 1499 and 1595a of this title. The Interagency Environment Committee may ask other agencies to take action, and nothing here limits any agency head’s other legal authority.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §4715
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(a)The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
(b)The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the following provisions of law:
(1)The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
(2)The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891 et seq.).
(3)The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.).
(4)The Shark Conservation Act of 2010 (16 U.S.C. 1826k note; 1857 note).
(5)The Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 note).
(c)The Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under section 8 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978).
(d)The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015 (16 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
(e)The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(f)The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(g)The Secretary of the Interior has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 11 See References in Text note below. (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(h)The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney General, and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.).
(i)The Secretary of the Interior has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.).
(j)The Secretary of Homeland Security has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under section 1499 of this title or section 1595a of this title.
(k)The Interagency Environment Committee may request the heads of other Federal agencies to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under other relevant provisions of law.
(l)Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede or otherwise limit in any manner the functions or authority of the head of any Federal agency described in this section under any other provision of law.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–522, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1027, which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§ 1361 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1361 of Title 16 and Tables. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 94–265, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 331, which is classified principally to chapter 38 (§ 1801 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1801 of Title 16 and Tables. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 109–479, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3575. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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of 2007 Amendment note set out under section 1801 of Title 16, Conservation, and Tables. The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is Pub. L. 104–43, title VI, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 391, which enacted sections 1826d to 1826g of Title 16, Conservation, and provisions set out as a note under section 1826d of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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of 1995 Amendment note set out under section 1801 of Title 16 and Tables. The Shark Conservation Act of 2010, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is Pub. L. 111–348, title I, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3668, which amended sections 1826i to 1826k, 1857, and 4107 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1826k and 1857 of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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of 2011 Amendment note set out under section 1801 of Title 16 and Tables. The Shark Finning Prohibition Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is Pub. L. 106–557, Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2772, which is set out as a note under section 1822 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 114–81, title III, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 664, which is classified generally to chapter 93 (§ 7401 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 7401 of Title 16 and Tables. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1531 of Title 16 and Tables. The Lacey Act
Amendments
of 1981, referred to in subsec. (f), is Pub. L. 97–79, Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1073, which is classified principally to chapter 53 (§ 3371 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3371 of Title 16 and Tables. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, referred to in subsec. (g), probably should be the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which is act July 3, 1918, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755, and is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 703 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 710 of Title 16 and Tables. The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016, referred to in subsec. (h), is Pub. L. 114–231, Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 949, which is classified principally to chapter 95 (§ 7601 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 7601 of Title 16 and Tables. The Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (i), is Pub. L. 102–440, title I, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2224, which is classified generally to chapter 69 (§ 4901 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 4901 of Title 16 and Tables.
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19 U.S.C. § 4715
Title 19 — Customs Duties
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