[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1465 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1465

   To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
establish additional prohibitions against removing, damaging, tampering 
  with, or moving fishing gear and fish, including gear and fish from 
         aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 1995

  Mr. Zeliff introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
establish additional prohibitions against removing, damaging, tampering 
  with, or moving fishing gear and fish, including gear and fish from 
         aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REMOVING, DAMAGING, TAMPERING WITH, OR MOVING 
              FISHING GEAR AND FISH.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 307(1) of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L), (M), and (N) in 
        order as subparagraphs (M), (N), and (O); and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (K) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(K) to steal, to knowingly and without 
                authorization to remove, damage, or tamper with, or to 
                attempt to do any of the foregoing with respect to--
                            ``(i) fishing gear owned by another person, 
                        which is located in the exclusive economic zone 
                        or special areas;
                            ``(ii) fish contained in such fishing gear; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) fishing gear or fish owned by 
                        another person and used in or produced from 
                        aquaculture operations in the exclusive 
                        economic zone;
                    ``(L) to negligently damage, remove, or move--
                            ``(i) fishing gear that is owned by another 
                        person and located in the exclusive economic 
                        zone;
                            ``(ii) fish contained in such fishing gear; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) fishing gear or fish owned by 
                        another person and used in or produced from 
                        aquaculture operations in the exclusive 
                        economic zone;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 309(a) of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1859) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or (L)'' and inserting 
        ``(K), or (M)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``section 307(1)(L)'' and 
        inserting ``section 307(1)(M)''.
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