including but not limited to the following, are hereby repealed: Sections 1956, 1959, 1960, and 1961 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; Act of February 21, 1893 (27 Stat. 472, ch. 150); Act of April 6, 1894 (28 Stat. 52); Act of December 29, 1897 (30 Stat. 226, ch. 3); Act of April 21, 1910 (36 Stat. 326, ch. 183); Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 499, ch. 373); and joint resolution of June 22, 1916 (39 Stat. 236, ch. 171), all as amended [sections 632-644, 646-653, and 658 of this title]."

§ 631b. Pelagic sealing, sealing, or sea otter hunting in certain waters of North Pacific prohibited; use of ports of United States; importing illegally taken skins.

It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided, for any citizen or national of the United States, or person owing duty of obedience to the laws or treaties of the United States, or any vessel of the United States, or person belonging to or on such vessel, to engage in pelagic sealing or sea otter hunting in or on the waters of the North Pacific Ocean; or for any person or vessel to engage in sealing; or for any person or vessel to use any port or harbor or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States for any purpose connected in any way with the operation of pelagic sealing, sea otter hunting, or sealing; or for any person to transport, import, offer for sale, or have in possession at any port, place, or on any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, raw, dressed, or dyed skins of sea otters taken contrary to the provisions of this section or, where taken pursuant to section 631c of this title, not officially marked and certified as having been so taken, or raw, dressed, or dyed skins of fur seals taken in or on the waters of the North Pacific Ocean or on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except seal skins which have been taken under the authority of sections 631a631q of this title or under the authority of the respective parties to any fur-seal agreement and which have been officially marked and certified as having been so taken. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 2, 58 Stat. 101.)

§ 631c. Natives permitted to carry on pelagic sealing or sea otter hunting.

Indians, Aleuts, or other aborigines dwelling on the American coasts of the waters of the North Pacific Ocean shall be permitted to carry on pelagic sealing or sea otter hunting without the use of firearms from canoes or undecked boats, propelled wholly by paddles, oars, or sails, and not transported by or used in connection with other vessels, and manned by not more than five persons each, in the way heretofore practiced by said Indians, Aleuts, or other aborigines, and shall be permitted to dispose of the skins of fur seals or sea otters so taken as they see fit, but only after such skins have been officially marked and certified as provided in section 631b of this title. The exception made in this section shall not apply to Indians, Aleuts, or other aborigines in the employment of other persons or who shall engage in pelagic sealing or sea otter hunting under contract to deliver the skins to any person. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 3, 58 Stat. 101.)

§ 631d. Killing of seals on Pribilof Islands, other islands, and shores of waters under United States jurisdiction; permission to designated Fish and Wildlife Service officers and employees and Alaskan natives; pelagic sealing in emergencies.

In order to continue the proper utilization of the fur-seal herd of the North Pacific Ocean and to carry out the purposes of sections 631a-631q of this title, the Secretary is authorized to permit sealing on the Pribilof and other islands and on the shores of waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, by officers and employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service designated by him and by the natives of the Territory of Alaska, and to adopt suitable regulations governing the same whenever he shall determine that such sealing is necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with preservation of the fur seals of the North Pacific Ocean. The Secretary is also authorized to permit pelagic sealing in the event of emergency circumstances by officers, employees and agents of the United States and by the natives of the Territory of Alaska under such conditions and for such periods as may be agreed upon by consultation between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada in accordance with the provisions of article II of the Provisional Fur Seal Agreement of 1942. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 4, 58 Stat. 101.)

§ 631e. Sale of seal or sea otter skins; deposit of proceeds.

Subject to the provisions of sections 631c and 6310 of this title, all seal or sea-otter skins taken under the authority conferred by sections 631a-631q of this title, or forfeited to the United States, and all sealskins delivered to the United States pursuant to the terms of any fur-seal agreement shall be sold under the direction of the Secretary in such market, at such times, and in such manner as he may deem most advantageous; and the proceeds of such sales and of the sales of other products of the wildlife resources of the Pribilof Islands shall be deposited into the Treasury. There is authorized to be appropriated annually an amount, not exceeding the total proceeds of such sales covered into the Treasury during the preceding fiscal year, for the purposes of said sections and for the development of the fur seal and other wildlife resources of the Pribilof Islands and the proper utilization of their products. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 5, 58 Stat. 101; Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1056, 64 Stat. 1071.)

AMENDMENTS

1950-Act Sept. 27, 1950, amended section to provide comprehensive legislative authority for the appropriation of funds for the effective administration of the Pribilof Islands.

§ 631f. Pribilof Islands a special reservation; landing on islands unlawful; penalties.

The Pribilof Islands, including the islands of Saint Paul and Saint George, Walrus and Otter Islands, and Sea Lion Rock, in Alaska, are declared a special reservation for Government purposes. It shall be unlawful for any person other than natives of the said islands and officers and employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service to land or remain on any of

those islands, except through stress of weather or like unavoidable cause or by the authority of the Secretary, and any person found on any of those islands contrary to the provisions of this section shall be summarily removed and shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 6, 58 Stat. 102.)

§631g. Employment of Pribilof Islands natives in killing seals and curing skins.

Whenever seals are killed and sealskins taken on any of the Pribilof Islands, the native inhabitants of the islands shall be employed in such killing and in curing the skins taken, and shall receive for their labor fair compensation to be fixed from time to time by the Secretary, who shall have the authority to prescribe the manner in which such compensation shall be paid to the natives or expended or otherwise used on their behalf and for their benefit. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 7, 58 Stat. 102.)

§ 631h. Depots for and transportation of provisions from mainland to Pribilof Islands; care of natives. The Secretary shall have authority to establish and maintain depots for provisions and supplies on the Pribilof Islands and to provide for the transportation of such provisions and supplies from the mainland of the United States to the islands by the charter of private vessels or by the use of public vessels of the United States which may be under his control or which may be placed at his disposal by the President; and he likewise shall have authority to furnish food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and other necessities of life to the native inhabitants of the Pribilof Islands and to provide for their comfort, maintenance, education, and protection. 1944, ch. 65, § 8, 58 Stat. 102.)

(Feb. 26,

§ 631i. Investigations as to seal life on the Pribilof Islands.

Under the direction of the Secretary, the Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to investigate the conditions of seal life upon the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands, and to continue the inquiries relative to the life history and migrations of the seals frequenting the waters of the North Pacific Ocean. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 9, 58 Stat. 102.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 631j. Persons authorized to enforce provisions of seal fisheries law; powers of arrest, search, and seizure; execution of warrants; forfeiture. Any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior authorized by the Secretary, any naval or other officer designated by the President, any mar

shal or deputy marshal, any collector or deputy collector of customs, and any other person authorized by law to enforce the provisions of sections 631a-631q of this title shall have power, without warrant, to arrest any person committing a violation of said sections or any regulation made pursuant thereto in his presence or view, and to take such person immediately for examination or trial before an officer or court of competent jurisdiction; and shall have power, without warrant, to search any vessel within any of the territorial waters of the United States, or any vessel of the United States on the high seas, when he has reasonable cause to believe that such vessel is subject to seizure under this section. Any officer, employee, or other person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act shall have power to execute any warrant or process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions of said sections, and shall have power with a search warrant to search any person, vessel, or place at any time. The judges of the courts established under the laws of the United States, and the United States commissioners, may, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue warrants in all such cases. All fur seals and sea otters, or the skins thereof, killed, captured, transported, imported, offered for sale, or possessed contrary to the provisions of said sections or of any regulation made pursuant thereto, and any vessel used or employed contrary to the provisions of said sections or of any regulation made pursuant thereto, or which it reasonably appears has been or is about to be used or employed in or in aid of the performance of any act forbidden by the provisions of said sections or of any regulation made pursuant thereto, together with its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, and cargo, may, whenever and wherever lawfully found, be seized by any such officer, employee, or other person. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 10, 58 Stat. 102.)

§ 631k. Punishment for violation of law; forfeiture. Except where otherwise expressly provided in sections 631a-631q of this title, any person violating any provision of said sections or any regulation made pursuant thereto shall be punished for each such offense, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $2,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both fine and imprisonment. All fur seals or sea otters, or the skins thereof, killed, captured, transported, imported, offered for sale, or possessed contrary to any provision of said sections or any regulation made pursuant thereto shall be forfeited to the United States and shall be disposed of pursuant to section 631e of this title. Any vessel used or employed contrary to any provision of sections 631a-631q of this title or of any regulation made pursuant thereto shall, together with its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, and cargo, be forfeited to the United States and shall be disposed of as directed by the court having jurisdiction. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 11, 58 Stat. 103.)

§ 6311. Duties of collectors of customs regarding importation of skins of fur seal and sea otter.

It shall be the duty of all collectors of customs to enforce the provisions of sections 631a-631q of this title with respect to the importation of the skins of fur seal and sea otter. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 12, 58 Stat. 103.)

§ 631m. Seizure of persons or vessels outside of jurisdiction of signatory powers; procedure.

Any person or vessel described in section 631b of this title in any of the waters of the North PaIcific Ocean designated in any fur-seal agreement, including in any event the waters north of the thirtieth parallel of north latitude and east of the one hundred and eightieth meridian, violating or being about to violate the prohibitions of sections 631a-631q of this title against pelagic sealing may be seized and detained by the naval or other duly commissioned officers of any of the parties to such fur-seal agreement other than the United States, except within the territorial jurisdiction of one of the other said parties, on condition, however, that when such person or vessel is so seized and detained by officers of any party other than the United States, such person or vessel shall be delivered as soon as practicable at the nearest point to the place of seizure, with witnesses and proofs necessary to establish the offense so far as they are under the control of such party, to the proper official of the United States, whose courts alone shall have jurisdiction to try the offense and impose penalties for the same. The said officers of any party to any such fur-seal agreement other than the United States shall seize and detain persons and vessels, as in this section specified, only after such party, by appropriate legislation or otherwise, shall have authorized naval or other officers of the United States duly commissioned and instructed by the President to that end to seize, detain, and deliver to the proper officers of such party vessels and persons under the jurisdiction of that government offending against any such fur-seal agreement, or any statute or regulation made by that government to enforce any such fur-seal agreement. Upon the giving of such authority by such party, such naval or other officers of the United States shall have authority to make the seizures, detentions, and deliveries described. The President of the United States shall determine by proclamation when such authority has been given by the other party to any such furseal agreement, and his determination shall be conclusive upon the question; such proclamation may be modified, amended, or revoked by proclamation of the President whenever in his judgment it is deemed expedient. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 13, 58 Stat. 103.)

§ 631n. Guard or patrol of waters; composition.

It shall be the duty of the President to cause a guard or patrol to be maintained in the waters frequented by the seal herds and sea otter in the protection of which the United States is especially

interested, composed of naval or other public vessels of the United States designated by him for such service. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 14, 58 Stat. 104.) § 6310. Receipt and disposal of skins by United States. The Secretary shall have authority to receive on behalf of the United States any fur sealskins taken by any party to any fur-seal agreement and tendered for delivery by such party in accordance with the terms of such fur-seal agreement, and all skins which are or shall become the property of the United States from any source whatsoever shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of section 631e of this title. The Secretary likewise shall have authority to deliver to the authorized agents of any government that is a party to a fur-seal agreement the skins to which such government is entitled under the provisions of such fur-seal agreement, and to do or perform, or cause to be done or performed, any act which the United States is authorized or obliged to do or perform by the provisions of such fur-seal agreement. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 15, 58 Stat. 104.) § 631p. Killing, capturing, etc., certain fur-bearing animals for scientific purposes.

Nothing contained in sections 631a-631q of this title shall apply to the killing, capturing, pursuing, transportation, importation, offering for sale, or possession of fur seals or sea otters, or the skins thereof, for scientific purposes under special permit issued therefor by the Secretary. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 16, 58 Stat. 104.)

§ 631q. Secretary's powers and duties; employment of personnel.

The Secretary shall supervise and direct the administration of sections 631a-631q of this title through the Fish and Wildlife Service and shall make all regulations necessary for the enforcement of said sections and any fur-seal agreement. It shall be his duty to provide for the enforcement of all of the provisions of said sections and of the regulations issued thereunder, except to the extent otherwise provided for in said sections, and to cooperate with other Federal agencies and with the duly authorized officials of the government of any party to any fur-seal agreement in the enforcement of such agreement. Out of such moneys as may be appropriated for such purposes, he shall employ in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere such individuals and means as he may deem necessary for the administration of said sections and of any other function imposed upon him by any furseal agreement. (Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 17, 58 Stat. 104.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Section 632, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 1, 37 Stat. 499, prohibited killing seal or sea otter in certain waters of North Pacific.

Section 633, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 2, 37 Stat. 500, forbade equipping vessels for pelagic sealing or sea-otter hunting and use of ports of United States by such vessels. Section 634, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 3, 37 Stat. 500, permitted natives to carry on pelagic fishing.

Section 635, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 4, 37 Stat. 500, prohibited importing illegally taken skins, and forfeiture thereof.

Section 636, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 5, 37 Stat. 500; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e) eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to regulations made by President, and enforcement of law and regulations.

Section 637, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 6, 37 Stat. 501, related to punishment for violation of law, and forfeitures. Section 638, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 7, 37 Stat. 501, related to presumption as to violations.

Section 639, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 8, 37 Stat. 501, related to venue of prosecutions.

Section 640, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 9, 37 Stat. 501, related to guard or patrol of waters, and seizure and search of certain vessels.

Section 641, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 10, 37 Stat. 501, related to seizure of vessels outside of jurisdiction of signatory powers, and procedure.

Section 642, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 11, 37 Stat. 502; June 22, 1916, ch. 171, 39 Stat. 236; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, which related to delivery by, receipt and disposal of skins by the United States under convention of July 7, 1911, and performance of articles thereunder.

Section 643, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 12, 37 Stat. 502, related to definition of "Pelagic sealing", and construction of "person".

Section 643a, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 13, 37 Stat. 502, related to continuance in force of sections 632-643. Section 644, R. S. § 1956; acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 4, 36 Stat. 327; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 75, §§ 2, 14, 43 Stat. 739, 747; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, which forbade killing of certain fur-bearing animals in Alaska, punishment and forfeiture, power of Secretary of the Interior to authorize killing, and duty to execute law.

TERMINATION OF SECTIONS

These sections, act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, §§ 1-13, 37 Stat. 502, relating to fur-bearing seals and fur-bearing animals, and giving effect to the Treaty of July 7, 1911, between United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia, were terminated on the authority of section 643a of this title when Japan abrogated the treaty on Oct. 23, 1940, eff. Oct. 23, 1941. Said sections were later specifically repealed by act Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 18, 58 Stat. 104. § 645. Jurisdiction of offenses.

CODIFICATION

Section, R. S. § 1957; acts June 6, 1900, ch. 786, § 4, 31 Stat. 322; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 7, 32 Stat. 828; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, § 2, 35 Stat. 839; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 2, 1921, ch. 110, 41 Stat. 1203; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to Jurisdiction of offenses.

REPEALS

Section 18 of act Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, 58 Stat. 104, provided, in addition to the specific repeals incorporated

§ 655

therein, that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of sections 631a-631q of this title, were repealed.

§§ 646-653. Repealed. Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 18, 58 Stat. 104.

Section 646, R. S. § 1959; acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 5, 36 Stat. 327; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to Pribilof Islands as a special reservation, and landing on islands unlawful.

Section 647, R. S. § 1960; acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 6, 36 Stat. 327; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to regulation of killing of seals on Pribilof Islands, forbade firearms, and regulation of privileges to natives.

Section 648, acts June 22, 1916, ch. 171, 39 Stat. 236; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to killing seals on Pribilof Islands by natives, and disposal of skins by Secretary of the Interior.

Section 649, R. S. § 1961; act Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 7, 36 Stat. 328, related to killing female seal or seal less than 1 year old, or killing in waters adjacent to Pribilof Islands or on beaches or cliffs, punishment, and forfeitures.

Section 650, acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 1, 36 Stat. 326; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 373, § 11, 37 Stat. 502; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to killing of seals on Pribilof Islands, regulations, restricted to officers and natives under their direction, and number to be killed.

Section 651, acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 2, 36 Stat. 326; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to sale of sealskins, proceeds, and subsequent treaties.

Section 652, acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 3, 36 Stat. 327; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to employment of natives of Pribilof Islands in killing seals and curing skins.

Section 653, acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 9, 36 Stat. 328; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to depots for and transportation of provisions from mainland to Pribilof Islands, and care of natives.

Section, acts Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat. 585; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 7, 32 Stat. 828; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232, related to investigation as to seal life on the Pribilof Islands and is now covered by section 6311 of this title.

REPEALS

Section 18 of act Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, 58 Stat. 104, provided, in addition to the specific repeals incorporated therein, that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of sections 631a-631q of this title, were repealed.

§ 655. Agents to be disinterested.

The persons charged with the management of the seal fisheries in Alaska, and the performance of such

other duties as may be assigned to them by the Secretary of the Interior, shall never be interested directly or indirectly in any lease of the right to take seals, nor in any proceeds or profits thereof either as owner, agent, partner, or otherwise. (R. S. §§ 1973, 1975; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 7, 32 Stat. 828; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 5, 1872, ch. 31, § 1, 17 Stat. 35.

§ 656. Same; administering oaths and taking testi

mony.

The agents are empowered to administer oaths in all cases relating to the service of the United States, and to take testimony in Alaska for the use of the Government in any matter concerning the public revenue. (R. S. § 1976.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 5, 1872, ch. 31, § 3, 17 Stat. 35.

§ 657. Traveling expenses.

The persons charged with the management of the seal fisheries in Alaska shall be allowed, in addition to their salaries, their necessary traveling expenses in going to and returning from Alaska, for which expenses vouchers shall be presented to the General Accounting Office. (R. S. § 1974; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 5, 1872, ch. 31, § 1, 17 Stat. 35.

§ 658. Repealed. Feb. 26, 1944, ch. 65, § 18, 58 Stat. 104. Section, acts Apr. 21, 1910, ch. 183, § 9, 36 Stat. 328; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to additional officers and agents to enforce seal fisheries law.

§ 659. Sea lions; acts prohibiting killing repealed; regulations.

All Acts and parts of Acts making it unlawful to kill sea lions, as game animals or otherwise, in the waters of the Territory of Alaska are repealed: Provided, however, That sea lions shall not be killed in the waters of Alaska except under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, in order to prevent the extinction of sea lions as a species of interesting sea life in the waters of Alaska. (June 16, 1934, ch. 556, 48 Stat. 976; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)

GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND FISH § 661. Development of program of wildlife conservation; cooperation of agencies; surveys and investigations.

In order to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation in the United States, its Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service, is authorized (a) to provide assistance to, and cooperate with, Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting areas, and in carrying out other measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 661-666c of this title; and (b) to make surveys and investigations of the wildlife of the public domain, including lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any agency of the United States. (Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, § 1, 48 Stat. 401; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 965, 60 Stat. 1080.)

AMENDMENTS

1946-Act Aug. 14, 1946, amended section generally in order to promote more effectual planning and cooperation between Federal, State, public, and private agencies for the conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2,