# § 4715. Other monitoring and enforcement actions
**(a)** **Marine Mammal Protection Act** 16 U.S.C. 1361
The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( et seq.).
**(b)** **Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act** The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the following provisions of law:
**(1)** The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
**(2)** The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891 et seq.).
**(3)** The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.).
**(4)** The Shark Conservation Act of 2010 (16 U.S.C. 1826k note; 1857 note).
**(5)** The Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 note).
**(c)** **Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967** 22 U.S.C. 1978
The Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under section 8 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 ().
**(d)** **Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing** 16 U.S.C. 7401
The Secretary of Commerce has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015 ( et seq.).
**(e)** **Endangered Species Act** 16 U.S.C. 1531
The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( et seq.).
**(f)** **Lacey Act** 16 U.S.C. 3371
The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( et seq.).
**1** **Migratory Bird Treaty Act** [^1]16 U.S.C. 703
The Secretary of the Interior has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ( et seq.).
See References in Text note below.
**(h)** **Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act** 16 U.S.C. 7601
The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney General, and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development have authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( et seq.).
**(i)** **Wild Bird Conservation Act** 16 U.S.C. 4901
The Secretary of the Interior has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 ( et seq.).
**(j)** **Customs seizure and other authorities** section 1499 of this titlesection 1595a of this title
The Secretary of Homeland Security has authority to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under or .
**(k)** **Other relevant provisions of law** The Interagency Environment Committee may request the heads of other Federal agencies to take appropriate monitoring or enforcement actions under other relevant provisions of law.
**(l)** **Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede or otherwise limit in any manner the functions or authority of the head of any Federal agency described in this section under any other provision of law.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–113, title VIII, § 815, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 93.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§ 1361 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 38 (§ 1801 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2007 Amendment note set out under , Conservation, and Tables.
The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is , , , which enacted sections 1826d to 1826g of Title 16, Conservation, and provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1995 Amendment note set out under and Tables.
The Shark Conservation Act of 2010, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is , , , which amended sections 1826i to 1826k, 1857, and 4107 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1826k and 1857 of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2011 Amendment note set out under and Tables.
The Shark Finning Prohibition Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is , , , which is set out as a note under , Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (d), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 93 (§ 7401 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (e), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, referred to in subsec. (f), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 53 (§ 3371 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, referred to in subsec. (g), probably should be the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which is , , and is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 703 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016, referred to in subsec. (h), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 95 (§ 7601 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (i), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 69 (§ 4901 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.