16 U.S.C. § 785 : US Code - Section 785: Enforcement of law prohibiting taking of sponges of specified sizes; employment of Coast Guard vessels and Customs Service employees

Search 16 U.S.C. § 785 : US Code - Section 785: Enforcement of law prohibiting taking of sponges of specified sizes; employment of Coast Guard vessels and Customs Service employees

The Secretary of Commerce shall enforce the provisions of this
chapter, and he is authorized to empower such officers and
employees of the Department of Commerce as he may designate, or
such officers and employees of other departments as may be detailed
for the purpose, to make arrests and seize vessels and sponges, and
upon his request the Secretary of the Treasury may employ the
vessels of the Coast Guard or the employees of the Customs Service
to that end.