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§ 1870. Required possession of descending devices
(a) Require gear in the Gulf reef fish fishery
(b) Savings clause
(c) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Descending deviceThe term “descending device” means an instrument that—
(A) will release fish at a depth sufficient for the fish to be able to recover from the effects of barotrauma;
(B) is a weighted hook, lip clamp, or box that will hold the fish while it is lowered to depth, or another device determined to be appropriate by the Secretary; and
(C) is capable of—
(i) releasing the fish automatically;
(ii) releasing the fish by actions of the operator of the device; or
(iii) allowing the fish to escape on its own.
(2) Venting tool
(3) Gulf reef fish
(Pub. L. 94–265, title III, § 321, as added Pub. L. 116–340, § 3(a), Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5128.)