16 U.S.C. § 1861b — Fisheries enforcement plans and reporting
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-293 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 138 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires consultation and notice for Coast Guard fisheries enforcement planning and patrols. It also requires an annual report to specified officials, State and local enforcement entities, and other relevant stakeholders about the prior year’s fisheries enforcement activities.
(a) Fisheries enforcement plans. When preparing the Coast Guard’s annual fisheries enforcement plan, the Commandant must consult the Under Secretary* of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and State* and local enforcement authorities.
(b) Fishery* patrols. Before fisheries patrols begin, the Commandant must notify that Under Secretary and the appropriate State and local authorities of the expected patrol dates.
(c) Annual summary. The Commandant must prepare and make available to the Under Secretary, State and local enforcement entities, and other relevant interested parties an annual report on the prior year’s fisheries enforcement. It must summarize the number of patrols, law-enforcement actions, and resource hours used.
In preparing the Coast Guard’s annual fisheries enforcement plan, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall consult with the Under Secretary* of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and with State* and local enforcement authorities.
Prior to undertaking fisheries patrols, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and appropriate State and local enforcement authorities of the projected dates for such patrols.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall prepare and make available to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, State and local enforcement entities, and other relevant stakeholders, an annual summary report of fisheries enforcement activities for the preceding year, including a summary of the number of patrols, law enforcement actions taken, and resource hours expended.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 224, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1040.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-293 · 118 Stat. 1040
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