U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 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