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16 U.S.C. § 3607

Enforcement

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 3607, Enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447629
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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.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-389(H.R. 3942)1982-12-29
    Fisheries Amendments of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally