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immediately pursued and arrested on shore, or other lawful and ap- 

 propriate action shall be taken ; or, if it shall appear that a breach of 

 the laws of the United States has been committed so as to render such 

 vessel, or the merchandise, or any part thereof, on board of, or brought 

 into the United States by, such vessel, liable to forfeiture, or so as to 

 render such vessel liable to a fine or penalty and if necessary to secure 

 such fine or penalty, such vessel or such merchandise, or both, shall be 

 seized. 



(b) The officers of the Coast Guard insofar as they are engaged, 

 pursuant to the authority contained in this section, in enforcing any 

 law of the United States shall : 



(1) be deemed to be acting as agents of the particular executive 

 department or independent establishment charged with the adminis- 

 tration of the particular law ; and 



(2) be subject to all the rules and regulations promulgated by 

 such department or independent establishment with respect to the 

 enforcement of that law. 



(c) The Provisions of this section are in addition to any powers 

 conferred by law upon such officers, and not in limitation of any powers 

 conferred bv law upon such officers, or any other officers of the United 

 States. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 502; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 1, 

 64 Stat. 406.) 



Safety of naval vessels 



14 U.S.C. 91 



The captain of the port, Coast Guard district commander, or other 

 officer of the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant tliereof, 

 or the Governor of the Panama (^anal in the case of the territory and 

 waters of the Canal Zone, shall so control the anchorage and movement 

 of any vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of the 

 United States, as to insure the safety or security of such United States 

 naval vessels as may be present in his jurisdiction. In territorial 

 waters of the United States where immediate action is required, or 

 where representatives of the Coast Guard are not present, or not 

 present in sufficient force to exercise effective control of shipping as 

 provided herein, the senior naval officer present in command of any 

 naval force may control the anchorage or movement of any vessel, 

 foreign or domestic, to the extent deemed necessary to insure the safety 

 and security of his command. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 503.) 



Inspection by Coast Guard 



46 U.S.C. 527e(c) 



Commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard may 

 board any vessel required to be numbered under this subchapter at any 

 time such vessel is found upon the navigable waters of the United 

 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

 and the District of Columbia, or on the high seas, address inquiries 

 to those on board, require appropriate proof of identification there- 

 from, examine the certificate of number issued under this subchapter, 

 or in the absence of such certificate require appropriate proof of 

 identification of the owner of the vessel, and, in addition, examine such 



