§ 25. — Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC25]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 2--SUBMARINE CABLES
Sec. 25. Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables
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.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, Sec. 5, 25 Stat. 42.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 31 of this title.
