16 USC § 917c - Negotiations with Mexico and Canada

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s917c"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 917c - Negotiations with Mexico and Canada"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "917c"
section_name: "Negotiations with Mexico and Canada"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "WHALE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–532, § 5, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.)"
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# § 917c. Negotiations with Mexico and Canada

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Secretary of State, shall immediately initiate negotiations for the purpose of developing appropriate bilateral agreements with Mexico and Canada for the protection and conservation of whales.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–532, § 5, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2492.)