§1423c Cooperative Management Agreement; Authority to Delegate Enforcement Authority

Summary

The Secretary, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, can share the job of managing subsistence hunting of polar bears with the Alaska Nanuuq Commission if the commission qualifies. To qualify, the Alaska Nanuuq Commission must have a cooperative conservation agreement with the Secretary under section 1388, meaningfully monitor that Alaska Natives follow this subchapter and the Agreement, and run its polar bear co‑management program under the rules of this subchapter and the Agreement.