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to the provisions of this chapter or the Convention, 

 or for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 

 United States to refuse to permit, except within the 

 territorial waters of the United States, a duly au- 

 thorized official of Canada, Japan, or the Union of 

 Soviet Socialist Republics to board and search any 

 vessel which is outfitted for the harvesting of living 

 marine resources and which is subject to the Juris- 

 diction of the United States to determine whether 

 such vessel is engaged in sealing contrary to the 

 provisions of said Convention. (Pub. L. 89-702, title 

 I. : 101, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091.) 

 Short TnxE 

 Section 1 of Pub. L. 89-702 provided: "That thla Act 

 [which enacted this chapter, amended former section 2254 

 (g) of Title 5. repealed sections 631a — esiq of this 

 title, and amended provisions set out as a note preceding 

 section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions) 

 may be cited as the 'Pur Seal Act of 1966'." 



§1152. Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimos, and 

 Indians. 



(a) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on 

 the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean are permitted 

 to take fur seals and dispose of their skins in any 

 manner after the skins have been officially marked 

 and certified by a person authorized by the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior, provided that the seals are 

 taken only in canoes not transported by or used In 

 connection with other vessels, and propelled entirely 

 by oars, paddles, or sails, and manned by not more 

 than five persons each, in the way hitherto prac- 

 ticed and without the use of firearms. 



(b) The authority contained In this section shall 

 not apply to Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who are 

 employed by any person for the purpose of taking 

 fur seals or are under contract to deliver the skins 

 to any person. (Pub. L. 89-702, title I. S 102, Nov. 2, 

 1966, 80 Stat. 1091.) 



§1153. Scientific research on fur seal resources; use 

 of fur seals for educational, scientific, or exhibi- 

 tion purposes. 



The Secretary of the Interior shall (1) conduct 

 such scientific research and investigations on the 

 fur seal resources of the North Pacific Ocean as he 

 deems necessary to carry out the obligations of the 

 United States under the Convention, and (2) permit, 

 subject to such terms and conditions as he deems 

 desirable, the taking, transportation, importation, 

 exportation, or possession of fur seals or their parts 

 for educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes. 

 (Pub. L. 89-702, title I. ! 103, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 

 1091.) 



§ 1154. Authority of Secretary of Interior ; agreements. 



(a) The Secretary shall (1) take and cure fur 

 seal skins on the Prlbilof Islands and on lands sub- 

 ject to the jurisdiction of the United States when- 

 ever he deems such taking and curing is necessary 

 to carry out the provisions of the Convention or to 

 manage the fur seal herd, (2) employ natives of the 

 Prlbilof Islands and, when necessary, other persons 

 for talcing and curing of fur seal skins pursuant to 

 this section, and compensate them at rates to be 

 determined by the Secretary, (3) deliver to au- 

 thorized agents of the parties such fur seal skins as 

 the parties are entitled under the Convention, (4) 

 utilize such quantities of fur seal skins taken pur- 



suant to this section or forfeited to, or seized by, the 

 United States as the Secretary deems desirable for 

 product development and market promotion, (5) pro- 

 vide for the disposal or destruction of any fur seal 

 skins that are damaged or that are determined by 

 the Secretary to have no value or use as luxury furs. 

 (6) provide for the processing of such quantities of 

 fur seal skins as he deems desirable, (7) provide 

 from time to time for the sale, pursuant to such terms 

 and conditions as the Secretary deems desirable, of 

 fur seal skins and products of fur seals not other- 

 wise used or disposed of pursuant to this chapter, 

 and (8) deposit Into the Prlbilof Islands fund in the 

 Treasury the proceeds from such sales, except that 

 the Secretary shall pay annually to the Commis- 

 sion the proceeds from the sales of any fur seal 

 skins that are taken contrary to the provisions of 

 this subchapter and the regulations issued there- 

 under or that are forfeited to the United States. 



(b) The Secretary is authorized to enter into 

 agreements with any public or private agency or 

 person for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 

 of this subchapter, other than for the purpose of 

 taking fur seals. (Pub. L, 89-702, title I, § 104, 

 Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091.) 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 



This section Is referred to In section 1182 of this title. 



§ 1155. Enforcement provisions. 



(a) Search of vessels; certificate of identification; 

 exhibition to master. 



Any person authorized to enforce the provisions 

 of this chapter who has reasonable cause to believe 

 that any vessel outfitted for the harvesting of living 

 marine resources and subject to the jurisdiction of 

 any of the parties to the Convention is violating 

 the provisions of article III of the Convention may, 

 except within the territorial waters of another na- 

 tion, board and search such vessel. Such person 

 shall carry a special certificate of identification Is- 

 sued by the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of 

 the Treasury which shall be in English, Japanese, 

 and Russian and which shall be exhibited to the 

 master of the vessel upon request. 



(b) Seizure or arrest; notice; delivery of vessel or 

 person to authorized oflScials; surveillance. 



If, after boarding and searching such vessel, such 

 person continues to have reasonable cause to believe 

 that such vessel, or any person on board, is violating 

 said article, he may seize such vessel or arrest such 

 person, or both. The Secretary of State shall, as 

 soon as practicable, notify the party having jurisdic- 

 tion over the vessel or person of such seizure or 

 arrest. 



The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 

 the Treasury, upon request of the Secretary of State, 

 shall deliver the seized vessel or arrested person, or 

 both, as promptly as practicable to the authorized 

 officials of said party : Provided, That whenever said 

 party cannot immediately accept such delivery, the 

 Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the 

 Treasury may, Uf>on request of the Secretary of 

 State, keep the vessel or person under surveillance 

 within the United States. 



(c) Testimony of enforcement agents. 



At the request of said party, the Secretary of the 

 Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct 



