state enforcement of the Sanctuary regulations through a 

 cooperative effort with the U. S. Coast Guard. The State 

 reviews all citations issued by the USCG and sends a 

 report of the violation and recommendations to the 

 NOAA/General Counsel, St. Petersburg, Florida. 



State submissions of semi-annual reports to NOAA and 

 submission of recommendatons for more effective 

 management. 



b. U.S. Coast Guard Enforcement Agreement 



Patrol of the sanctuary is accomplished jointly by the Florida Marine 

 Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard personnel. Enforcement authority for State 

 Park rangers is limited to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and 

 does not include Key Largo Coral Reef Marine Sanctuary. Persons found 

 to be in violation of NOAA regulations are notified at the scene by the 

 issuance of a Coast Guard Report of Boarding (CG Form 4100) . Evidence 

 is seized by USCG personnel and appropriate statements taken. NOAA 

 paid the salaries of two Coast Guard personnel assigned to Key Largo 

 in 1978. In 1979, the Coast Guard continued its allotment of personnel 

 to the sanctuary but refused payment, since enforcement was part of 

 their ongoing responsibility. 



c. Law Enforcement Procedures 



Once all officials and the violator have been notified and the State 

 park service has evaluated the information, the NOAA General Counsel 

 draws a Notice of Violation, specifying the precise violation involved, 

 and the proposed penalty (which may be negotiated). 



The BLM coral regulations have rarely been used since these regulations 

 provide for criminal penalties involving arrest and appearance before 

 a Federal Magistrate. 



d. Enforcement Results in Key Largo 



There were six Notices of Violation issued in 1977, fifty-nine in 1978 

 and twenty-three in 1979. The average proposed penalty for the three 

 year period was $86.73, the average compromise penalty agreed upon by 

 the violators was $60.92. 



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