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[CITE: 16USC1153]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 24--CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 1153. Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians

    (a) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on the coasts of the 
North Pacific Ocean are permitted to take fur seals and dispose of their 
skins after the skins have been officially marked and certified by a 
person authorized by the Secretary: Provided, That the seals are taken 
for subsistence uses as defined in section 1379(f)(2) of this title, and 
only in canoes not transported by or used in connection with other 
vessels, and propelled entirely by oars, paddles, or sails, and manned 
by not more than five persons each, in the way hitherto practiced and 
without the use of firearms. This authority shall not apply to Indians, 
Aleuts, and Eskimos while they are employed by any person for the 
purpose of taking fur seals or are under contract to deliver the skins 
to any person.
    (b) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live on the Pribilof Islands 
are authorized to take fur seals for subsistence purposes as defined in 
section 1379(f)(2) of this title, under such conditions as recommended 
by the Commission and accepted by the Secretary of State pursuant to 
regulations promulgated by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89-702, title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091; Pub. L. 
98-129, Sec. 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 836.)


                               Amendments

    1983--Pub. L. 98-129 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions authorizing sealing by Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians, which 
were previously contained in section 1152 of this title, for provisions 
authorizing scientific research on fur seal resources. See section 1154 
of this title.
