Enforcement

(a)Authority to stop and board. Any person empowered to enforce the provisions of this Act and of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel subject to this Act for the purpose of inspection or determining compliance with this Act or any such rule or COL6/5/2019 CH. 69 BOATING regulation, and is empowered to issue a summons for appearance in court or before a magistrate for all violations of this Act or of the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. Vessels of law enforcement personnel shall be marked to identify them as designated enforcement vessels.

(b)Vessels required to cooperate. Every vessel subject to this Act if under way and upon being hailed by a designated law enforcement officer shall stop immediately and lay to, or shall maneuver in such a way as to permit such officer to come aboard.

(c)Authorization of enforcement officers. Any person employed or elected by this Territory whose duty is to preserve the peace or to make arrest or to enforce the law is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Act. The Guam Police Department shall be primarily responsible for enforcement of this Act and rules and regulations issued thereunder.