HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 2080 A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE REGULATION OF WHALING AND JULY 20, 1949 Printed for the use of the Committee on 94217 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1949 CONTENTS J 66,2 1589 REGULATION OF WHALING WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1949 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 3:30 p. m., in the Foreign Relations Committee Room, Senator Warren G. Magnuson, chairman of the subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Magnuson, chairman of the subcommittee, and Senator Brewster. Also present: Edward Jarrett, clerk of the committee. Some of the other Senators of the subcommittee are on their way and are sort of late. This is for consideration of S. 2080, a bill to authorize the regulation of whaling and to give effect to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling signed at Washington under date of December 2, 1946, by the United States of America and certain other governments, and for other purposes. (The bill and international convention are as follows:) [S. 2080, 81st Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize the regulation of whaling and to give effect to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling signed at Washington under date of December 2, 1946, by the United States of America and certain other governments, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Whaling Convention Act of 1949." SEC. 2. When used in this Act (a) Convention: The word "convention" means the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling signed at Washington under date of December 2, 1946, by the United States of America and certain other governments. (b) Commission: The word "Commission" means the International Whaling Commission established by article III of the convention. (c) United States Commissioner: The words "United States Commissioner" mean the member of the International Whaling Commission representing the United States of America appointed pursuant to article III of the convention and section 3 of this Act. (d) Person: The word "person" denotes every individual, partnership, corporation, and association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (e) Vessel: The word "vessel" denotes every kind, type, or description of water craft or contrivance subject to the jurisdiction of the United States used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation. (f) Factory ship: The words "factory ship" mean a vessel in which or on which whales are treated or processed, whether wholly or in part. (g) Land station: The words "land station" means a factory on the land at which whale are treated or processed, whether wholly or in part. (h) Whale catcher: The words "whale catcher" mean a vessel used for the purpose of hunting, killing, taking, towing, holding onto, or scouting for whales. 1 |