16 U.S.C. § 3638

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3638 - General standard

All actions taken under sections 3632(g),¹ 3633, 3635, and 3636 of this title shall-

(a) take into account the best scientific information available;

(b) result in measures necessary and appropriate for the conservation, management, utilization and development of the Pacific salmon resource, with due consideration of social and economic concerns; and

(c) be consistent with United States obligations under the Treaty, domestic Indian treaties and other applicable law.

¹See References in Text note below.

16 U.S.C. § 3638

Pub. L. 99-5, §9, Mar. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 13.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 3632(g) of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated section 3632(h) of this title by Pub. L. 106-554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, §144(c)(5)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-239.

Treaty

"Treaty" means the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, signed at Ottawa, January 28, 1985;

salmon

"salmon" means any anadromous species of the family Salmonidae and genus Oncorhynchus, commonly known as Pacific salmon, including but not limited to:Popular namesScientific nameChinook or King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaCoho or Silver Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchPink or Humpback Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuschaChum or Dog Salmon Oncorhynchus ketaSockeye or Red Salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaand shall also include Steelhead (Salmo gairdneri);