Public Law 18-108.
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Act amends section 102 of Title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia with regard to interpretations and section 913 of Chapter 9 of title 24 by regulating the possession, handling and sale of fish, 16 shark, or shark fin, unlawfully taken. It shall be unlawful to remove shark fins from 23 sharks on board fishing vessels, and to retain on board, 24 transship or land sharks or shark fins. All live sharks caught by a fishing vessel shall be immediately returned to the sea and dead sharks shall be landed at a transshipment port in Micronesia. Fishing vessels must ensure that sharks are landed whole with all shark fins attached to the carcass.
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Long title of text
An Act to further amend chapters 1, 5, and 9 of title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, by adding “Shark” and “Shark Fin” to the Definition section in chapter 1; by adding a new section 503 and by renumbering existing sections 503 as section 504 in chapter 5, for the purpose of requiring that all vessels land their by catch at port; by amending sections 913 and 914 in chapter 9 to prohibit the practice of shark finning and extend civil penalties to apply to such violations, by modifying what is considered as destruction of evidence, and for other purposes.
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Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No