Fish, Game and Endangered Species Act (P.L. 2-51)

.. NORTHERN REGULAR SESSION, 1981 a Fish and Wildl ife Division in the of Natural Resources, provide for the conservation of f i sh , game, endangered species, and for other purposes. January 22, 1980 Action to: Committee on Resaurces and Development on Judiciary and Operations Standing Committee Report No. 2-93 First Reading: May 12, 1981 Reading: May 13, 1981 . . . . Action Referred to: Committee on Programs Standing Report No. 2-134 Final Reading: September 17, 1981 . . . . .. . , :,• .. ,. ~ ... : .• :.. !' •. .:~ •• ,f.a ~.................. .. " ' .. ~ ... . -, . .. SJo:C:ONl• and Date.: House }teferred Committee Second Scnatt'I Committee .. • l 1UDI,IC LJ\W NO. 2-51 11,1', NO. ? -21, H.D.2 MARIANAS COMMONWEALm l,ECJ:SLATURE FOUkTH IJi J.CT Depa-rtmeat Governmentaf ✓~\!~ c:.t.rrk )?nt•FJc of Representatives . I I L A W NO, 2-51 I ! SECOND NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION, 1981 2-21, I AN e s t a b l i s h a Fish and Wildl i fe Division i n t h e Department of Natural Resources., provide for the conservation of fish, game, and endangered I' and f o r o ther purposes. 14 I ' ' 20 I 21 22 ! ENACTED BY NORTHERN LEGISLATURE: Section 1. Short T i t l e , This A c t may be c i t e d as t h e "Fish, Game, and Endangered Species Act", ! Section 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, t h e (1) (2) "Department" means the Department of Resources; m e a n s the Director of Natural Resources; "Division" means the of Fish and Wildlife, ? as const i tu ted by Section 3 of this Act; (4) "Chief" means t h e Chief of t h e Division cf Fish and Wildlife; i ( 5 ) "endangered species" means any member of t h e p l a n t ! or animal which is i n danger of extinction and is so designated pursuant t o Sect ion 9 of t h i s Act; ( 6 ) species" means any species or plant spec ies which appears l i k e l y t o become an endangered species within the foreseeable f u t u r e and is so designated pursuant t o Section 9 of t h i s A c t ; I (7) "critical habi ta t" a s p e c i f i c area wi th in or sub jec t to the j u r i s d i c t i o n of the Commonwealth, occupied by and e s s e n t i a l t o the conservation of an endangered species or threatened species, which may require spec ia l management considerat ions or protec t ion and which is so designated pursuant t o Section 9 of t h i s Act; and ! .;.. }'OURTH I, I t• I n I I; jl II I: '' -p " I• p .. '! I· 1! ) . . ,: i 2 i 3 1! 4 li I· ti S. I! 6 I I! ! 7 8 9 10 ; I 11 12 l:i I! l5 Ii ,; 16 I . j' •· : 17 I· ! lP. '!'o ~pccics. BE IT PUBLIC H.B. H.D.2 1,.r:r THE MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH term. Natural ' 0Director11 (3) ..,,,,. ·.-- D ivision kingdom 11 tht ea ten~d animal means . ' I. . I 3. The Division. The Resources Division of 3 Department is renamed and reconst i tuted as Division of Pfsh and W i l d l i f e . The Division sha l l be herded by a Chief, who s h a l l I! 6 serve under t h e supervision and control. of the Director , A l l powers and d u t i e s , and a l l personnel, assets, obligations, funds, appropriat ions, a l locat ions , and o the r similar matters , assigned t o the Marine Resources Division, s h a l l be considered as assigned t o t h e Division, (c) In addition t o t h e powers and du t i es assigned t o the Division pursuant subsect ion (b) of t h i s sect ion, the Chief s h a l l be responsible f o r the day-to-day administration and enforcement of t h i s Act. , Section Conservation Off icers , (a) With t h e approval of the Chief s h a l l and provide o f f i c i a l i d e n t i f i c a t i o n one or employees assigned t o the Division as conservation o f f i c e r s who s h a l l have d i r e c t r e spons ib i l i ty for t h e enforcement of t h i s Act and of the regula t ions issued under t h i s Act, The Director and the Chief s h a l l be conservation o f f i c e r s ex o f f i c i o , Conservation o f f i c e r s s h a l l be t o be l a w (b) officers and s h a l l have the powers of l a w enforcement o f f i c e r s t o carry arms and t o make arrests, pursuant t o law, for any v i o l a t i o n of t h i s A c t or of any regula t ion issued pursuant t o t h i s Act. I n consideration of the p r iv i l ege of f i sh ing or hunting i n the Commonwealth, regardless of whether a permit is required for such . I , 2 ' . . .. t: 2 ,, ,: .;i. 4 1· .r I' ,I u s I' r ·1 .. ll (: 1: I g i i 10 i I ! ! 11 ' I ,! 12 ·~ 13 14 ~ tl r 15 . ! r I! 16 17 ll 18 ! 19 . 20 11 2l !, 22 I i 23 ' ,; I:· ::>.4 ' ,. i i: L ' l 1· I i· 25 Section the he.reby (b) to 4. (' ~- . -~ Director, the more (c) (a) 1-'i.arine designa·te deemed Pate '·~ :1 l,H.: LAti NO. 2-Sl 1 •• 1:. 2-21, H.D.2 the,. with" enforcem~nt NO. 2-51 H.R. 2-21, I, 7 13 14 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 I purpose, any person i n f i sh ing or hunting, or having i n h i s possession fish or taken in t h e shall, upon and upon being proper i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , a conservation o f f i c e r to any f i s h or by or under of such person and any tackle , weapon, device, substance, bait, boat, bl ind, w e i r , or other used in such or hunting. To t h e extent of ava i l ab le resources, Director of Safety s h a l l assist the conservation o f f i c e r s when necessary to t he performance of their d u t i e s under t h i s Act. (2) Director may, by agreement, de legate concurrent j u r i s d i c t i o n f o r the enforcement of t h i s Act and t h e regula t ions issued pursuant t o t h i s A c t to t h e Director of Public Safety, and any l a w enforcement o f f i c e r of t h e Department of Publ ic Safety, such agreement, deemed a o f f i c e r f o r purposes of t h i s Act. Sect ion Powers and Du t i e s . (a) The pro tec t ion of f i s h , game, and endangered and threatened species is vested exclusively in the Department. (b) I n addi t ion to any other power or duty provided i n this A c t or otherwise provided by l a w , the Director is authorized to <:) cf, for survival of, res ident species of fish, w i l d l i f e , or plants ; . (2) conserve and ensure the surviva l of species of f i s h and game s i g n i f i c a n t value for spor t , r ec rea t iona l , subsistence, or commercial purposes; Page 3 r ·I i I ;. ~ 11 I ,. l " 3 1·equest 4! s cootrol G 8 (d) (1) 9 Public 10 11 12 engngcd iuspect net, trap, The 15 opeLating. undc.r shall-.-be s. 18 ;:!elermi.ne the status of }.elJl:.11,l.C LAW H.D.2 Cotru:lOnwealth, penu:f.t game t:Rkcn art1cle the conseo-ation . . , J 15 ensure the survival of endangered and threatened pursuant t o Sect ion 9 of t h i s A c t ; the needs of nongame and and of marine acquire land or aquatic h a b i t a t , thereon, as necessary t o carry out the purposes of this Act, subjec t t o t h e rece ip t of any appropr ia te or from the Marianas Public Corporation; accumulate on fish, game, and endangered and threatened species , and s h a l l upon request supply any por t ion of such da ta to the Director of Commerce and Labor as be required f o r statistical research purposes, with appropr ia te guarantees of c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y as necessary t o ensure and accuracy of such data; issue, accordance with law, regula t ions necessary t o carry out t h e purposes of this Act, which may include regulat ions (A) (B) e s t a b l i s h seasons for hunting and f i sh ing; speci fy t h e type, size, or o the r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of any device used for taking fish o r game; provide f o r the issuance of r ec rea t iona l f i s h i n g licenses t o fees for such l icenses ; (E) provide bag, creel, and possession l i m i t s ; set any necessary geographical l i m i t s on f i s h i n g and , 4 . 1 r !. j l I I I• ,, I 1· I, I' I 1: d i'. l .. r ·, .. I' Ii 1· I, r :I .. ,. •' j r r Ii . j'. I, ,. l'UDLIC LAW NO. 2-51 11, )·.. "J- 71 • ll.D. 2 .. •·••---·· ~ :• .( 5 (. ., (J 9 10 11 .J.2 13 (.'.\) 11pee ies (I:) C'.onr, id e,r. mammals; Land guarantee (6) necessary'' data v.ilcl life or casttUents assjgnwent may maximum ji 14 completeness Z· j .. l " I ! I 1· j ~2 23 24 lS ext.sting to (C} aud (D) en.· hunting; Page , , (F) provide for the exemption of conservation o f f ice rs other persons any provision of t h i s or such . . . (I:) e s t a b l i s h a sys t em of rewards o ther government employees i n the course of t h e i r o f f i c i a l fu rn ish infornat ion which leads t o a f inding of civi l v io l a t i on or a conviction of a cr iminal v i o l a t i o n of t h i s Act or any regulat ion, permit, o r l i c e n s e issued under t h i s A c t : Provided, t h a t i f a f i n e or c i v i l penal ty is paid no such reward s h a l l exceed the lesser of $1,000 o r f i f t y percent of such fine or penalty, and if no such f i n e o r penalty is paid no such reward s h a l l exceed $100. ( c ) The s h a l l i s s u e regulat ions t o or p roh ib i t . the use of any device, substance, or method f o r taking f i s h o r game upon a finding t h a t such use would be contrary the purposes of t h i s Act. Section 6. Interagency Cooperation. Any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentali ty of t he Commonwealth which plans t o conduct, permit, o r l i cense any a c t i v i t y involving i ai iect any f game, o r endangered o r threatened species, regulated under t h i s A c t , including des t ruc t ion of any crit ical hab i t a t , s h a l l f i r s t consult with the Director. I ! I • ~ i t p I· 1; !• ' 1· I 1: I I• I I I· ,· r Ii ': i• ,' I I· ,, . I I • ll Ji Ii i: l i I ll Ii .! I ,, II 11 Ii :, Ii •' ,· • i I: i: I: j. , .. . . , . I .. 1 , 3 " .:.> {, 7 8 9 10 l.l l.2 u 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ,,. 23 24 .25 and frcnn l'lJUI,lC LAW NO. 2-5 ll.B. 2-21. H.D.2 ·=t j .... , ~ouhl be r:onsi str.nt with the OVC!Ttt11 µurposes io1 pcrsonst than duUes, who ~Directo;., restrict to colllClercial . 1 25 ! Section Cooperation. (a) The Commonwealth hereby assen ts t o the provisions of the Federal Aid i n A c t (16 U.S.C. 669, et and F i s h Restoration and Pro jec t s Act (16 U.S.C. 777, et seq.). Commonwealth assent to or Federal Laws specif ied i n subsection (a) of t h i s sect ion sha l l be suspended the c e r t i f i e s t o t h e Legislature t h a t , due t o change i n circumstances o r l a w , continued assent would not be in the bes t i n t e r e s t s of t h e Commonweaith. a date by the Governor i n such s h a l l remain suspended u n t i l such t i m e as the Governor c e r t i f i e s tha t such assen t is once again i n the bes t interests of t h e Commonwealth, or u n t i l the Legis la ture such suspension by concurrent resolut ion, whichever f i r s t occurs. The Governor s h a l l promptly of Finance and S t a t e s Secretary of the I n t e r i o r regarding any under this subsection. suspension s h a l l be e f f ec t ive on Such assent ( c ) The Department designated as the "state f i s h and department" f o r purposes of the Federal l a w s assented t o in subsection (a) of t h i s sec t ion , and may a v a i l t he Commonwealth of t h e benef i t s of such l a w s . (d) The Governor, or the Director with the approval of the Governor, is authorized t o enter i n to cooperative agreements w i t h any governmental, regional , or pr ivate e n t i t y t o f u r t h e r the purposes of t h i s A c t . Pursuant t o such agreements t h e Director is authorized t o develop and implement plans, projects , and conservation I • I ,. I' I' ,. ' i: ' 3 I I 4 ii ,, r !1 I'. C, .I, ,, 7 I !. I. I: 8 I: 9 Ii ,1 l.O Ii .. Ii 11 Ii Ii 12 j, ;, r 13 I h 14 1: 15 1: r 16 ll Ji 17 I' ,1 ti ,, 1· 18 I ,, ll 19 . jl 20 I: I' ,1 ,. ~2 i f: 23 I' I. 24 ! 1. I. I. I ·' Restoration M.anagement (L) Governor ,. IntergoverMental in Sucb both l'UULIC LAW NO. 2-51 H.B. 2-21. H.D.2 Wj ldlif e 1;.rhenever auy specified certification. infor;m the Director terminates ;.s the United certification game programs . 2-21, and endangered species. Fish and Came Conservation Fund. There is es tab l i shed !: I 7 8 I, the purpose of t h e adminis t ra t ion the Department. The Direc tor of 10 t he Treasury a Fish and Came Conservatiou Fund referred t o i n t h i s A c t the An amount equal t o revenues accruing each f i s c a l year (beginning with t h e f i s c a l year ending September 30, 1981) from any license issued under t h i s Act s h a l l be covered i n t o t h e Fund and is authorized t o be appropria ted only f o r Finance s h a l l administer t he Fund and s h a l l expend moneys from the fund, pursuant t o regular ly es tabl ished accounting and cont ro l procedures, on the order of t h e Director o r h i s authorized designee, such revenues i n t o t he Fund s h a l l be suspended f o r any period of tine during which assen t is suspended pursuant t o Section of this A c t , and during period s h a l l be -covered into General Fund. The coverage of Section 9. Endangered and Threatened Species. (a) (1) The Director s h a l l , by regulat ion, determine whether any spec ies should be designated as an endangered species o r a threatened species, taking into considerat ion the s t a t u s of its hab i t a t o r range, its u t i l i z a t i o n by man var ious purposes, diseases or predators, other na tu ra l o r f a c t o r s a f f ec t ing its continued exis tence, and the need f o r adequate regulat ion or management. i i ! ! I ! 7 , 1 i . I r J•UJ:SLl C LAW NO 2-51 H.D.2 .--·------ 6 11 12 13 14 15 lG 17 18 19 . 20 .~ t tu ca tened """----- ·-----.. --. in CoClll'.!Oowealth (he.reaf ter all sµch .-.reve,:-.ues collected the {oi: manmade 89 "Fund"). of. such l•age 7(b) • j 14 ! i (2) When appropriate, the Director shall. include in such regulat ion the designation of any port ion of such range as t he cr i t ical hab i t a t of such taking into considerat ion the and other relevant impacts of such designation. designation any area with respect t o which he t h a t such ext inc t ion of The Director may exclude from such (b) No designation s h a l l be pursuant t o subsection (a) of t h i s sec t ion u n t i l t he Direc tor has conducted a review of the s t a t u s of the species , has consulted with appropriate Commonwealth, Federal, regional , and foreign o f f i c i a l s , and has held a public hearing on t h e proposed designat ion and r e l a t i n g t o such The Director s h a l l revoke such designat ion when he f i n d s is no longer applicable in t h e manner as provided f o r making such designation. (d) If any consultat ion pursuant t o Section 6 of t h i s A c t r e s u l t s in an i r r e so lvab le c o n f l i c t between the Director and any agency regarding any a c t i v i t y t o be conducted which would jeopardize the survival of any endangered OK threatened species o r which would destroy any critical h a b i t a t designated pursuant t o t h i s sect ion, such c o n f l i c t s h a l l be resolved by t h e Governor. The Governor s h a l l permit such agency t o conduct ,T r 0 ... I j ~I . I· I j; I l t , I I· ' 3 I. ,, 1· ( t j; ~ I G !1 it 1 ·, !· l(J t; ,: i: 11 1; . I 12 I I l 13 !: ll 15 I! 16 I 17 ; .. I; 18 Ii 19 j! 20 ,; 2) r 22 r l· 23 I I 24 .. j .. I. 25 • ,, • . ' . I economic . :i.mpact '·other regulations (c) jt Pase 8 made. l"UDLIC LAW NO. 2-5: ll.11. 2-21, H.D.2 spec:! es, detenrd.nes species • same e LAW NO. 2-51 !! I: I . or authorize such a c t i v i t v i f he determines that (1) there no the a c t i v i t y ; (2) t h e bene f i t s of such a c t i v i t y are s i g n i f i c a n t tu the clearly outweigh the bene f i t s o ther courses of ac t ion consis tent with species or cri t ical hab i t a t ; and (3) mitigat ion and enhancement measures been o r w i l l be es tabl ished t o adverse of the proposed a c t i v i t y on such species o r c r i t i c a l hab i ta t . 10. Enforcement, Remedies, and Penal t ies , (a) The Chief, pursuant to regula t ions issued by t h e Director , s h a l l have t h e power t o i s s u e any necessary order t o enforce any this of any l i cense or permit issued pursuant t o t h i s Act. person v io l a t ing such regula t ion or term cease and d e s i s t from such v i o l a t i o n immediately or within a s t a t ed period of time, and may r equ i r e t h a t such person take such'mitigating measures as may be necessary t o reverse o r reduce any s ign i f i can t adverse e f f e c t of such violat ion. , Such order may requi re t h a t any At the request of t he Chief, t ransmit ted through and with the approval of t h e Director, t he Attorney General s h a l l i n s t i t u t e a c i v i l ac t ion in the Commonwealth T r i a l Court f o r a res t ra in ing order, in junct ion, o ther appropria te remedy Page 9 .... .. I· ·\ l 1UBLIC , " H.B. 2-21, 11.D.2 I• I, l ;; 2 ,. I'. 1.s rer,onable alternative. to I I. ! l p,·oposed ·• 4 ,, I: ,. 5 !1 COC2I11onwealth and I: G of conserving l• 1; ., I ·r 1. I· [\ " rea~onable 1! I: g ti Jj 10 r have minimize th~ effects jl 11 i· I r l2 j; Section ,. I; l.3 ,. 11 ,! 14 I' .. I! 15 ,t .. - ··•· .eguiation issued ,-under Act;'" and the terms ! l.6 I I 17 . I I 18 • ! I 19 I I I 20 I ! 2l ,, . I I 1: ii 22 (b) I' -~3 t: j. ' ' L 24 :• !. 25 , . t:eiuporary Cli.' . t I I' jf I, !· . !i ' I; ' I ,. " ,. LAW NO. 2-51 2-21, . 22 23 24 2 5 to enforce any regulat ion or order i s s u e d under t h i s A c t , or any term of any l icense or issued pursuant t o t h i s A c t , or t o collect any assessed under subsection ( c ) of sect ion, Any hunter, trapper violates any regulat ion or order i s s u e d this A c t relating to fish or game, or any term of any l icense or permit issued under this r e l a t i n g t o f i s h o r game, may be assessed a c iv i l penalty the Chief of not more than for each (2) Any person not subjec t paragraph (1) of t h i s subsection who knowingly and w i l l f u l l y v i o l a t e s any regulat ion or order issued under t h i s A c t r e l a t i n g t o fish or game, or any term of any license or issued under t h i s A c t r e l a t i n g t o fish or game, may be assessed a c i v i l penalty by the Chief of not than $1,000 for each v io la t ion . any be assessed a penalty by Chief of not than ! Any such person who commits (3) Any person engaged in business as an importer or exporter of f i s h , wi ld l i fe , or plan ts , who v i o l a t e s any regula t ion or order issued under t h i s A c t r e l a t i n g to endangered or species, or any term of any license or permit issued under t h i s A c t r e l a t i n g to endangered or threatened species, o the r than repor t ing other administrative may be assessed a penalty by the Chief of not more than for each vio la t ion . (4) Any person not subject t o paragraph (3) of this subsection who knowingly and w i l l f u l l y v i o l a t e s any regulat ion or .. i, t. I T J I , ' ' :-1 ;; I : :, 4 ,. ' I• !'. !• I' I. I,. f. ,. ' Act I, ·; I. ,. i: 8 by I: I' ,I ,, 9 11 j! r 10 '~ j! I ~ ll i r 12 :, I! I'. 13 •i ,, i· I· ·' 14 1· ,I ~ ll I l5 such I• Ii jj J.6 lllOre r ,! 17 l I ! l.8 ! I ,i i: 1g 11 11 II 20 f 21 ,. or ' !· l I .. ,. j ,. permit penalty (c.) (l) cOllUllerc:ial fisherman, under $1,000 t.:> pennit .. -· ;iolation may civil $100. requiteruent~, $5,000 .Pcge 10 J•U.1:3LIC II.Ji. this or violatfon, othen..-ise tne H.D.2 who more threatened civil I . 3. , 25 26 I order issued under t h i s to endangered o r threatened species , or any of any or issued under t h i s A c t a t o endangered species , o ther than report ing o r o ther requirements , may be asscsccd a c i v i l penalty by the Chief of not more than $5,000 for each vio la t ion . b . Any such commits any such v io l a t ion , o r any person who f a i l s t o . . comply with any rep'orting or other adminis t ra t ive requirements, may be assessed a c i v i l penalty by the of no t mote than $500, ( 5 ) No may be assessed under this subsection unless t h e person charged with a v i o l a t i o n is given no t i ce and opportunity for a with respect t o such v io l a t ion , v i o l a t i o n s h a l l be a separate offense, any penalty provided for in t h i s subsection. Each The Chief may c o l l e c t or In addi t ion t o any other penalty provided f o r under t h i s subsection f o r any v i o l a t i o n , the.. Chief may modify, revoke, o r cancel any license o r permit issued t o t he v i o l a t o r under t h i s A c t , and the Commonwealth s h a l l l i a b l e for the payment of any compensation in connection therewith. (d) Any person who and w i l l f u l l y v i o l a t e s any regula t ion o r order issued under t h i s A c t , or any term of any l i cense o r permit issued under t h i s A c t , shall, upon conviction, be fined not than $5,000 for riot more than six months, or both, i f such v io l a t ion r e l a t e s t o any endangered or threatened spec ies (other than reporting or other adminis t ra t ive requirements), or be fined not more than $2,000 or be imprisoned f o r not more than t h i r t y days, o r both, for any other v io la t ion , 11 ,. ~ I . 3 i ~ !, II !i I' :i (, I, I I. .., ., (I ,: ., 9 ii L 10 r l.l i : ~ ., •: 12 i'. 13 ,, 14 Ii I !I I: 15 - i: Ii I; 16 l! 1! 17 .. I 18 Ii ,. ,: i: ll 19 i; 20 t: •· I: 21 1: :'. ,. ?.2 fi J; 23 j: ,. 24 I . ··- ~ ~ \. . ,~ .• -~ Act, rel a t1ng term license rP-lat:ing 0~ threa~~ed adm:i.njstrative l·i'tO otherwise Chief • pen~lty • hearing ~ compromise suspend, not .be knowingly ~ r•1orc or imprisoned perroi.t •·'llDLl<.: LAW NO. 2-51 ~.B. 2-21. H.D.2 persc.,n PUBLIC LAW NO. 2-51 2-21, I I i I . 23 2 5 Any conservation o f f i c e r , any other person authorized by t h e Director, or any person authorized by the Director of Finance, to enforce this Art with respect to any threatened o r species, may detain €or inspection and Inspect any package, c ra t e , or other including its contents, and a l l accompanying documents, upon importation exportation, may search or without var ran t any person enter ing or leaving the may s e i z e any including its container and any other contents of such container, found during such inspect ion or search, which he has grounds t o bel ieve is being imported exported in v io l a t ion of t h i s Act, and may arrest with o r without a warrant any person enter ing or leaving the Commonwealth i f he has reasonable cause t o be l ieve t h a t such person is committing a v io l a t ion of t h i s A c t . making an pursuant t o Section of this Act may se ize , with or without a warrant, any i t e m subjec t t o forfeiture pursuant to subsection (f) of this sect ion, (3) Any judge of any court of the Commonwealth may, within the j u r i s d i c t i o n of such court , upon proper oath or aff i rmat ion showing probable cause, i s s u e such warrants, orders, or process as be required fox this A c t o r any regulat ion issued under t h i s Act, including warrants for the seizure of any item subject t o f o r f e i t u r e pursuant to subsection ( f ) of t h i s s ec t ion , I . ! 12 l 2 3 4 !t i. Ci, ! .., !' i 8 . ,. ,. l- 9 .. ,. 10 I 11 1· 12 l.3 j. ·14 l' ,. ..:.· '! 15· 1 .. I 16 • j. I: 17 t' f; 18 r r 19 20 ' 21 .22 .24 U.B. H.D.2 (e) (1) c1,danger-ed COOllllot:iwealth, or other contatner, or a 1 t e::c reasonable .'2) Any.:;;eonservation of-!icer 4(c) may enf or.ccr.:icnt c,f ··..Page ins pection I 3 PUBLIC L A W PO. 2- 51 Any t o t h i s s e c t i o n s h a l l be held by any person by t h e pending d i s p o s i t i o n c i v i l or proceedings, or of an ac t ion for the f o r f e i t u r e of such pursuant subsection ( f ) this except tha t Chief of holding such item, the owner, o r other person t o a bond or t o the Chief. f o r f e i t u r e any pursuant t o subsect ion e (f) of t h i s sec t ion , abandonment o r waiver of any claim t o seized t o this subsection, t h e Di rec to r may, with . t h e approval of u t i l i z e such item the adminis t ra t ion of this A c t or in any o the r program or activity of the Otherwise, such i t e m s h a l l be disposed of as provided by and regula t ions appl icable t o excess property of t h e Commonwealth: Provided any or threatened species, o r ' part thereof , or any item made thereof whole o r in not be disposed of by sale to t h e general public , All f i s h , game, o r threatened or endangered species, o r p a r t thereof , or any item made of any threatened endangered species in whole o r in p a r t , possessed, sold, purchased, offered f o r sale o r purchase, t ransported, de l ivered , received, carried, shipped, exported, or in violation of any provision of this A c t , any regula t ion or order issued t h i s Act.., any term of any license or issued pursuant t o this shall be s u b j e c t to forfeiture to the Commonwealth, i I I Sage 13 .. I ... . I , I .. I I ( .. I; 1; • • ,; 1· ---- - -- ' .. u.a. 2-21. H.0.2 I ., item ~eize~ p~rsuant 9 ,. 24 c,f crtnrina 1 bl rem c,f S!?C'tiC'ln, permit • authorizlid. f• the ' consignee. Chief .. the institution i te.o, to • l ie.1,\ may, in responsible post .. other surety \satisfactory (5) Upon or ,the any item pursuant, the ~overnor u.~ ............. ,; tha~ endangei!e.d in (f) (1) or item in Deparu,.ent. laws part,· shall o.r iuiported under perm.it r I I i .. ! PUBLIC LAW NO. 2-51 2-21, . (2) Any prohibited by any regula t ion , order, 2 I 3 4 E ! ! lo or l i cense issued under t h i s A c t , used t o a i d i n the of any f i s h or game, s h a l l be subject t o f o r f e i t u r e t o Commonwealth. gun, t rap , or other other than a vessel, vehicle , a i r c r a f t , o r other means of t ranspor ta t ion , to a i d the possessing, s e l l i ng , o f fe r ing for sale or purchase, t ransport ing, del iver ing, receiving, carrying, shipping, exporting, o r importing of any endangered or threatened species , o r of any p a r t thereof, or of any i t e m made of any endangered or threatened species i n whole o r i n par t , i n v i o l a t i o n of any provision of t h i s Act , any regulat ion or order issued under this A c t , or any term of any l icense or permit issued under t h i s A c t , s h a l l be I 13 subjec t t o f o r f e i t u r e t o the Commonwealth upon convict ion of a criminal 14 violation pursuant t o subsection (d) of t h i s sect ion. Notwithstanding any other provis ion this Act, no 16 civi l o r criminal penalty s h a l l be imposed aga ins t any person who 17 a v i o l a t i o n or an offense based on a good f a i t h be l ie f t h a t 20 he w a s ac t ing t o pro tec t himself o r any o ther ind iv idua l from bodily or w a s necessar i ly ac t ing t o protect any pe t , l ives tock , or o ther animal from death or major in jury, or to p r o t e c t I . 2 4 major l o s s of property, from any endangered or threatened species, a corporation or other is subject t o I any criminal penalty under this sect ion, any o f f i c e r or agent of such corporation o r e n t i t y who knowingly and w i l l f u l l y authorized, ordered, or car r ied out the proscribed a c t i v i t y shall be sub jec t t o the same 26 penalty.. Page ... a, I -. r ~ i .. t: !· ' . I . .. i: i' I i: : ' :• ,, I l s f, .g 11 12 l5 l.8 19 .21 j,2 I "23 •"'25 H.B. H.D.2 item permit taking the. (3) Any ne.t, cqulpment, used taking, putcha.siog, (g).: of· comm.1 tted harm, fann against (1!) Whenever f!.D.ti ty 14 I . 1 LAW NO. 2-51 . The i n this sec t ion shall be and and the exercise of one s h a l l not the of others , such and penalt ies sha l l be addi t ion any other penalty afforded by any udder t h i s and appeals from and j u d i c i a l of administrative. decision under t h i s A c t , s h a l l conducted as provided by law. Any or f i n e col lected pursuant t o this section I 10 shall be covered the General Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury Section 11. Changes i n Exis t ing Law. and credi ted t o the appropria te account. Section 1 of t h e A c t t o prohib i t t he taking, hunting, k i l l i n g or otherwise destroy t h e na tu ra l hab i t a t of goats , f r u i t b a t s , crabs a l l o ther ed ib l e on i s l and of Aguiguan (P.L. 1-18) i s repealed. (2) : Sect ion 2 of such Act is revised t o read as I ''Section 2. No' a i r c r a f t or personal landings on i s land of Aguiguan s h a l l be allowed without Aguiguan, and such landings s h a l l be subjec t obtaining a permit from the Mayor of I 23 ! reasonable and nondiscriminatory condition s t a t e d i n such permit.". • I I • • • • • • I ;,. ' . . I r ,. I ' I J 1 ~ ~ !• ' (. ,. I ·, i. 8 ,: g h ll I• !'. l.2 !· 1: I f; .l.3 1· ' I .1t f: I; .1S Ii " 16 ,. ,. j• 17 I !1 .. 1: i l.8 f L Ii .19 i' I: 20 · I• ~) : ' ~ .) .. • : ••o~· ..... \. . !II •. ~~ ............. .. l•UBLIC • . :: '" - 11.1'. 2-21. H.D.2 . . ' II~ ' (:f) t·emed le.s anJ. penal ties pr esc r i.l>ed concurrent eutut1latfve. prcc.l. ude exc-.rd.s'e ·the in tt, C.•1.hl:)' la;., Ot. tc'euJation. (j) He'atings rev:l.ew any be ' otherwi~e O .. ) pena). ty into (a) (1) ....,. birds, coconut and .follows the .:f.irst ...and 1..c, any 'fl· s.nd remc,dy Ac.t, action or r~venue 1•age 15' re.med ies Ot . organisms the Tinian I :. 16 17 I 19 20 23 23 2 4 , 25 (b) The Act establish a moratorium on capturing or laking of coconut c rabs and f r u i t b a t s i n t he i s l a n d s north of Saipan period of one year; to a for taking of the coconut crabs and f r u i t bats ; and for other purposes P.L. 5-21) repealed . ( c ) Municipal Ordinance No. 25-22-1974, concerning taking of Coconut Crabs within t he Municipality; p rohib i t ing sale of the same as handicraf t ; and f o r other purposes, is repealed. (d) Sect ion 61 of T i t l e 3 of t h e Saipan Municipal Code, relative to conservation of deer, is repealed. (e) Chapter 10.10 of t he Rota Municipal Code, r e l a t i v e t o hunting season and r e s t r i c t i o n s , is repealed. ( f ) T i t l e 45 of t he Trust Ter r i to ry Code, as appl icable i n t h e Commonwealth pursuant t o Section 2 of t he Schedule on Transi t ional the- is (g) The changes i n ex is t ing l a w made by t h i s sec t ion s h a l l e f f e c t on a da te i n regula t ions issued by t h e Director, or days a f t e r t he e f f e c t i v e da t e of t h i s A c t , whichever is earlier. Section 12. Severabi l i ty . any provision of t h i s A c t , or of any r u l e , regulat ion, or order issued under t h i s Act, o r any term of any l i cense o r permit issued pursuant t o t h i s Act , o r t h e appl icat ion of such provision or t o any person or circumstance, s h a l l be held inval id by a cour t of competent j u r i sd i c t ion , t he remainder of t h i s A c t , o r of such ru le , regulation, or order, o r the remaining of such or the appl ica t ion of such provision o r term t o 16 J ~ 3 ~ !• i (, ' i ~ I• 9 J.O .ll ..l2 i 13 I i ;; l.4 ; ~ I 15 r ,. 18 22 fc.,t " j E: the. Matters of take l.80 perm.it, to e.stabU sh Sai.pao Constitution, re.peaied. speciUed lf tenu Page scasun l'l•HJ,lC LAW NO. 2-51 ll.l\. 2-21, H.D.2 the the (t--.1MlL terms persons .. PUBLIC LAW NO. 2-51 2-21, or c i rcumstances o t h e r than those t o which i t is held I n v a l i d , shall 2 n o t be a f f e c t e d thereby . 3 S e c t i o n 13. E f f e c t i v e Date. Except as provided i n S e c t i o n 4 of this A c t , A c t s h a l l t ake e f f e c t upon its approval by t h e 5 Governor, or upon i t s becoming l a w wi thout such approval. Speaker t h e House ATTEST : House Clerk ve rno r of t h e Northern Mariana I s l a n d s Page 17 H.B. H.D.2 l ll(g) this .. .., clirlos S. Caciacho . \ G rbmmonweal th /,