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US - Whales - Whaling Convention Act |
These federal statutes describe the Whaling Convention Act which granted authority to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce for regulation. The Act makes it unlawful for any person in the United States to engage in whaling, transporting, or selling any whale or whale products, that are taken or processed in violation of the Act. The Act also prohibits other unlawful conduct such as whaling without a license and failing to keep required returns, records, and reports. Finally, the Act provide penalties for violations including a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. In addition the court may prohibit such person from whaling for a period of time. |
US - Whales - Whaling Provisions: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas |
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US - Whales - Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas |
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US - Wildlife - Chapter 23. National Wilderness Preservation System. | Under this Act, Congress established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as "wilderness areas", and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, the preservation of their wilderness character, and for the gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wilderness; and no Federal lands shall be designated as "wilderness areas" except as provided for in this chapter or by a subsequent Act. |
US - Wildlife - Disposal of Forfeited or Abandoned Property |
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US - Wildlife - Subpart D. Disposal of Forfeited or Abandoned Property. § 12.37 Sale. |
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US - Wildlife - § 12.36 Donation or loan. |
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US - Wolf - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Removing the Eastern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the Gray Wo |
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US - Wolf - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule Designating |
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US - Wolf - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Nonessential Experimental Populations of the Western |
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