16 USC Ch. 14: Front Matter
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 14-REGULATION OF WHALING
CHAPTER 14-REGULATION OF WHALING
SUBCHAPTER I-WHALING TREATY ACT
Sec.
901 to 915. Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER II-WHALING CONVENTION ACT
916.
Definitions.
916a.
United States Commissioner.
(a)
Appointment.
(b)
Deputy Commissioner.
(c)
Compensation.
916b.
Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission.
916c.
Unlawful acts.
(a)
Whaling, transporting, or selling violations; records; reports.
(b)
Acts of commission or omission.
916d.
Licenses.
(a)
Issuance.
(b)
Licenses and fees required.
(c)
Disposition of fees.
(d)
Application; conditions precedent.
(e)
Additional conditions.
916e.
Failure to keep returns, records, reports.
916f.
Violations; fines and penalties.
916g.
Enforcement.
(a)
Enforcement officers; arrests; search and seizure of vessels; disposal of property.
(b)
Stay of execution upon posting of bond; bond requirements.
916h.
Cooperation between Federal and State and private agencies and organizations in scientific and other programs.
(a)
Agency cooperation.
(b)
Authorization for Federal agency cooperation.
916i.
Taking of whales for biological experiments.
916j.
Allocation of responsibility for administration and enforcement.
(a)
Administration and general enforcement.
(b)
Enforcement relating to whaling vessels.
(c)
Enforcement by officers and employees of coastal States.
916k.
Regulations; submission; publication; effectiveness.
916l.
Authorization of appropriations.