2018 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 2 - Submarine Cables
Sec. 25 - Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables

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Citation 47 U.S.C. § 25 (2018)
Section Name §25. Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables
Section Text

The master of any fishing vessel who shall not keep his implements or nets at a distance of at least one nautical mile from a vessel engaged in laying or repairing a cable; or the master of any fishing vessel who shall not keep his implements or nets at a distance of at least a quarter of a nautical mile from a buoy or buoys intended to mark the position of a cable when being laid or when out of order or broken, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten days, or to a fine not exceeding $250, or to both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Fishing vessels, on perceiving or being able to perceive the said signals displayed on a telegraph ship, shall be allowed such time as may be necessary to obey the notice thus given, not exceeding twenty-four hours, during which period no obstacle shall be placed in the way of their operations.

Source Credit

(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §5, 25 Stat. 42.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES
Sec. 25 - Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables
Contains section 25
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 25 Stat. 42
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