16 USC 1870 - Required possession of descending devices

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 26, 2024

§ 1870.

Required possession of descending devices

(a)

Require gear in the Gulf reef fish fishery

(b)

Savings clause

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Descending device

The term “descending device” means an instrument that—

(A)

will release fish at a depth sufficient for the fish to be able to recover from the effects of barotrauma;

(B)

is a weighted hook, lip clamp, or box that will hold the fish while it is lowered to depth, or another device determined to be appropriate by the Secretary; and

(C)

is capable of—

(i)

releasing the fish automatically;

(ii)

releasing the fish by actions of the operator of the device; or

(iii)

allowing the fish to escape on its own.

(2)

Venting tool

(3)

Gulf reef fish

(Pub. L. 94–265, title III, § 321, as added Pub. L. 116–340, § 3(a), Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5128.)

cite as: 16 USC 1870