2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 9A - Preservation of Fishery Resources
Sec. 760a - Atlantic Coast fish study for development and protection of fish resources
| 16 U.S.C. § 760a (2019) |
| §760a. Atlantic Coast fish study for development and protection of fish resources |
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The Secretary of Commerce is directed to undertake a comprehensive continuing study of species of fish of the Atlantic coast, including bays, sounds, and tributaries, for the purpose of recommending to the States of such coast appropriate measures for the development and protection of such resources and their wisest utilization, whether for sports or commercial fishing or both, including the limitations on season, take per unit of time, per man, or per gear, or such other recommendations as will most effectively provide for the public the maximum production and utilization of such fish consistent with the maintenance of an adequate brood reserve. |
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(Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 782, §1, 64 Stat. 474; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.) |
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 755 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 9A - PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES Sec. 760a - Atlantic Coast fish study for development and protection of fish resources |
| section 760a |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 64 Stat. 474 84 Stat. 2090 |
