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sea otters or their parts taken on the high seas, or 

 to destroy, abandon, or waste needlessly sea otters 

 on the high seas. 



(b) The possession of sea otters or any part 

 thereof by any person contrary to the provisions of 

 this chapter shall constitute prima facie evidence 

 that the sea otter or part thereof was taken, pur- 

 chased, sold, or transported in violation of the pro- 

 visions of this chapter or the regulations issued 

 thereunder. (Pub. L. 89-702, title III, I 301, Nov. 2, 

 1966, 80 Stat. 1096.) 



§1172. Sale or other disposition of forfeited or seized 

 sea otter skins and products; deposit of proceeds 

 in Pribilof Islands fund in the Treasury. 



The Secretary is authorized, from time to time, 

 to sell, pursuant to such terms and conditions as 

 he deems desirable, or otherwise dispose of, sea ot- 

 ter skins and all the products derived from sea otters 

 that are forfeited to, or seized by, the United States 

 pursuant to this chapter, or that are taken by the 

 Secretary on the high seas or within the Aleutian 

 Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The proceeds of 

 such sales shall be deposited in the Pribilof Islands 

 fund in the Treasury. (Pub. L. 89-702, title III. 

 § 302, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1097.) 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 



Tills section Is referred to in section 1182 of this title. 



SUBCHAPTER IV.— GENERAL PROVISIONS 



§1181. Enforcement provisions. 



(a) Seizures and forfeitures. 



Every vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the 

 United States that is employed in any manner in 

 connection with a violation of the provision of this 

 chapter, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, ap- 

 purtenances, cargo, and stores shall be subject to 

 forfeiture and all fur seals or sea otters, or parts 

 thereof, taken or retained in violation of this chap- 

 ter or the monetary value thereof shall be forfeited. 



(b) .Application of related laws. 



All provisions of law relating to the seizure, sum- 

 mary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of 

 a vessel, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, ap- 

 purtenances, cargo, and stores for violation of the 

 customs laws, the disposition of such vessel, includ- 

 ing its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, 

 cargo, and stores or the proceeds from the sale 

 thereof, and the remission or mitigation of such for- 

 feitures shall apply to seizures and forfeitures in- 

 curred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the 

 provisions of this chapter, insofar as such provisions 

 of law are applicable and not inconsistent with the 

 provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 89-702, title IV, 

 §401, Nov. 2, 1966. 80 Stat. 1097.) 



§1182. Additional enforcement provisions. 



(a) Joint responsibility; State officers and employees 

 as Federal law enforcement agents; non-Federal 

 employees for civil service purpose. 



Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter is 

 the joint responsibility of the Secretary of the In- 

 terior, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secre- 

 tary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 

 operating. In addition, the Secretary of the In- 



terior may designate officers and employees of the 

 States of the United States to enforce the provi- 

 sions of this chapter which relate to persons or 

 vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

 States. When so designated, such officers and em- 

 ployees are authorized to function as Federal law 

 enforcement agents for these purposes, but they shall 

 not be held and considered as employees of the 

 United States for the purposes of any laws adminis- 

 tered by the Civil Service Commission. 



(b) Issuance of warrants or otner process. 



The judges of the United Stales district courts 

 and the United States commissioners may, within 

 their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or 

 affirmation showing probable cause, issue such war- 

 rants or other process, including warrants or other 

 process issued in admiralty proceedings in Federal 

 district courts, as may be required for eniorcement 

 of this chapter and any regulations issued 

 thereunder. 



(c) Execution of warrants or other process by en- 

 forcement agents. 



Any person authorized to carry out enforcement 

 activities hereunder shall have the power to execute 

 any warrant or process issued by any officer or court 

 of competent jurisdiction for the eniorcement of this 

 chapter. 



(d) .Arrests and searches by enforcement agents. 

 Such person so authorized shall have the power — 



(1) with or without a warrant or other 

 process, to arrest any person committing in 

 his presence or view a violation of this chapter 

 or the regulations issued thereunder; 



(2) with a warrant or other process or with- 

 out a warrant, if he has reasonable cause to be- 

 lieve that a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of 

 the United States or any person on board is in 

 violation of any provision of this chapter or 

 the regulations issued thereunder, to search such 

 vessel and to arrest such person. 



(e) Seizures of vessels, etc. 



Such person so authorized may seize any vessel 

 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to- 

 gether with its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurte- 

 nances, cargo, and stores, used or employed contrary 

 to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations 

 Issued hereunder or which It reasonably appears has 

 been used or employed contrary to the provisions 

 of this chapter or the regulations issued hereunder. 



(f) .Seizures and disposition of fur seals or sea otters. 

 Such person so authorized may seize, whenever 



and wherever lawfully found, all fur seals or sea 

 otters taken or retained in violation of this chapter 

 or the regulations issued thereunder. Any fur seals 

 so seized or forfeited to the United States pursuant 

 to this chapter shall be disposed of in accordance 

 with the provisions of section 1154 of this title. Any 

 sea otters so seized or forfeited to the United States 

 pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed of in 

 accordance with the provisions of section 1172 of 

 this title. (Pub. L. 89-702, title IV, § 402, Nov. 2. 

 1966. 80 Stat. 1097.) 



Change of Name 

 References to United States commissioners to be deemed 

 references to United States magistrates, see Pub. L. 90- 



