Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§1423g Application with Other Subchapters of Chapter
Title 16 › CHAPTER 31 — MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER VI — POLAR BEARS › § 1423g
Summary
Adds authority to the Secretary under this subchapter without reducing powers under other subchapters, the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), the Alaskan native exemption in section 1371(b), or subchapter III. Subchapters II–V do not apply here except as section 1423b allows.
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Title 16, §1423g
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(a)In general
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 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)Certain provisions inapplicable
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 of this title, amended section 1540 of this title and section 42 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, repealed section 667e and 851 to 856 of this title and section 43, 44, 3054, and 3112 of Title 18, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1540 and 3371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
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110