An Act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 in order to provide for the effective enforcement of the provisions therein prohibiting the shooting at birds and other animals from aircraft
PL 92-502 (H.R.14731), enacted 10/18/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-502-OCT. 18, 1972 
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Public Law 92-502 
AN A C T 
October 18, 1972 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 in order to provide for the efit'ective 
[H. R.14731] 
enforcement of the provisions therein prohibiting the shooting at birds, flsh, 
and other animals from aircraft. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 13 of 
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the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (85 Stat. 480-481; Public Law '"prohibition, en-
92-159) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new forcement. 
subsections: 
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"(d) The Secretary of the Interior shall enforce the provisions of 
Regulations, 
this section and shall promulgate such regulations as he deems neces-
sary and appropriate to carry out such enforcement. Any employee of 
the Department of the Interior authorized by the Secretary of the 
Interior to enforce the provisions of this section may, without warrant, 
arrest any person committing in his presence or view a violation of 
this section or of any regulation issued nereunder ajid take such person 
immediately for examination or trial before an officer or court of com-
petent jurisdiction; may execute any warrant or other process issued by 
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an officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the 
provisions of this section; and may, with or without a warrant, as 
authorized by law, search any place. The Secretary of the Interior is 
cooperative 
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with State fish and ^^''^^'"^" ^
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wildlife agencies or other appropriate State authorities to facilitate 
enforcement of this section, and by such agreements to delegate such 
enforcement authority to State law enforcement personnel as he deems 
appropriate for effective enforcement of this section. Any judge of any 
court established under the laws of the United States, and any United 
States magistrate may, within his respective jurisdiction, upon proper 
oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue warrants in all such 
eases. 
"(e) All birds, fish, or other animals shot or captured contrary 
Forfeiture. 
to the provisions of this section, or of any regulation issued hereunder, 
and all ^ n s , aircraft, and other equipment used to aid in the shooting, 
attempting to shoot, capturing, or harassing of any bird, fish, or other 
animal in violation of this section or of any regulation issued hereunder 
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shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States. 
"(f) All provisions of law relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and 
customs laws, 
condemnation of a vessel for violation of the customs laws, the disposi- ^PP^''=^''*^'*>'' 
tion of such vessel or the proceeds from the sale thereof, and the 
remission or mitigation of such forfeitures, shall apply to the seizures 
and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the 
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provisions of this section, insofar as such jxrovisions of law are appli-
cable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section; except 
that all powers, rights, and duties conferred or imposed by the customs 
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laws upon any officer or employee of the Treasury Department shall, 
for the purposes of this section, be exercised or performed by the 
Secretary of the Interior or by such persons as he may designate." 
Approved October 18, 1972.