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PUBLIC LAW 89-702-NOV. 2, 1966

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SEC. 302. The Secretary is authorized, from time to time, to sell, and^roductl'"^ pursuant to such terms and conditions as he deems desirable, or other- Disposal ^' wise dispose of, sea otter skins and all the products derived from sea otters that are forfeited to, or seized by, the United States pursuant to this Act, 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. TITLE IV—GENERAL SEC. 401. (a) Every vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United foff^^ures of States that is employed in any maimer in connection with a violation cargo, etc. of the provisions of this Act, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, 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 Act or the monetary value thereof shall be forfeited. (b) All provisions of law relating to the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of a vessel, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of such vessel, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores or the proceeds from the sale thereof, and the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions of this Act, insofar as such provisions of law are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. SEC. 402. (a) Enforcement of the provisions of this Act is the joint Enforcement. •1 -TJ

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responsibility or the Secretary oi the Interior, the Secretary oi the biuty. Treasury, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating. I n addition, the Secretary of the Interior may designate officers and employees of the States of the United States to enforce the provisions of this Act which relate to persons or vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. When so designated, such officers and employees 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 administered by the Civil Service Commission. (b) The judges of the United States district courts and the United wirran1s"etc^. States commissioners may, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue such warrants or other process, including warrants or other process issued in admiralty proceedings in Federal district courts, as may be required for enforcement of this Act and any regulations issued thereunder. (c) 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 enforcement of this Act. (d) 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 Act or the regulations issued thereunder; (2) with a warrant or other process or without a Avarrant, if he has reasonable cause to believe that a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or any person on board is in violation of any provision of this Act or the regulations issued thereunder, to search such vessel and to arrest such person.

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