2015 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7507)
Chapter 38 - Fishery Conservation and Management (Sections 1801 - 1891d)
Subchapter IV - National Fishery Management Program (Sections 1851 - 1869)
Sec. 1866 - Shark feeding

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 38 - FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER IV - NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 1866 - Shark feeding
Containssection 1866
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 94-265, title III, §317, as added Pub. L. 109-479, title I, §119, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3607.
Statutes at Large Reference120 Stat. 3607
Public and Private LawPublic Law 94-265, Public Law 109-479

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16 U.S.C. § 1866 (2015)
§1866. Shark feeding

Except to the extent determined by the Secretary, or under State law, as presenting no public health hazard or safety risk, or when conducted as part of a research program funded in whole or in part by appropriated funds, it is unlawful to introduce, or attempt to introduce, food or any other substance into the water to attract sharks for any purpose other than to harvest sharks within the Exclusive Economic Zone seaward of the State of Hawaii and of the Commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean Area.

(Pub. L. 94–265, title III, §317, as added Pub. L. 109–479, title I, §119, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3607.)

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