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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
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Citations
- http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/laws/esa_section11.pdf
- http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=elq
- https://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/fwcoord.html
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Amendments
Who enforces it
Miscellaneous amendments in 1936, 1947, 1948, and 1949 authorized the following provisions respectively: 1) purchase of lands in Idaho for use as a game management supply depot and laboratory, 2) transfer of lands in connection with the Crab Orchard Creek Project to the Secretary of Interior, 3) use of surplus Federal property for wildlife conservation purposes, and 4) exchange of lands within the Skagit National Wildlife Refuge.
This act is enforces by Park rangers, National Park Service rangers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce.
The 1958 amendments added provisions to recognize the vital contribution of wildlife resources to the Nation and to require equal consideration and coordination of wildlife conservation with other water resources development programs, and authorized the Secretary of Interior to provide public fishing areas and accept donations of lands and funds.
Overview of the Act
The official title of the act is Fish and Wildlife Coordination (FAWC). The release date for the act was March 10, 1934. This Act is to protect fish and wildlife when federal actions result in the control or modification of a natural stream or body of water.
Penalties/Sanctions
Any person who knowingly violates, and any person engaged in business as an importer or exporter of fish, wildlife, or plants who violates, any provision of this Act, or any provision of any permit or certificate issued hereunder, or of any regulation issued in order to implement subsection may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $25,000 for each violation.