16 U.S.C. § 781
Taking or catching, in waters of Gulf or Straits of Florida, commercial sponges of less than prescribed size, and landing or possession of same
It is unlawful for any citizen of the United States, or person owing duty of obedience to the laws of the United States, or any boat or vessel of the United States, or person belonging to or on any such boat or vessel, to take or catch, by any means or method, in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside of State territorial limits, any commercial sponges measuring when wet less than five inches in their maximum diameter, or for any person or vessel to land, deliver, cure, offer for sale, or have in possession at any port or place in the United States, or on any boat or vessel of the United States, any such commercial sponges.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1975–1975 · leading case: United States v. Alaska, 422 U.S. 184 (1975).
United States v. Alaska, 422 U.S. 184 (1975). “692 , 16 U. S. C. § 781 (taking commercial sponges in the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida); 80 Stat.”
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