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16 U.S.C. § 782 — Sponges of less than prescribed size; possession prima facie evidence

submitted 112 years ago by ch. 253 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 74 words · no verdicts yet

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Finding sponges smaller than five inches on certain United States vessels, or possessing such sponges sold or delivered by those vessels, is initial evidence of a violation of this chapter.

Having sponges less than five inches in diameter on a United States vessel or boat engaged in sponging in the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside State territorial limits, or possessing such sponges after those vessels sold or delivered them, is prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter.
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The presence of sponges of a diameter of less than five inches on any vessel or boat of the United States engaged in sponging in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside of State territorial limits, or the possession of any sponges of less than the said diameter sold or delivered by such vessels, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this chapter.

Source credit: (Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, § 2, 38 Stat. 692.)

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  • 1914Enacted · Act of Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253 · 38 Stat. 692

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