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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2803
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2008
Mr. Nelson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled An Act authorizing
associations of producers of aquatic products
to include persons
engaged in the fishery industry as charter boats or recreational fishermen, and
for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the The Charter and Recreational
Fishing Collective Marketing Act of 2008
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Charter boats and recreational fishermen
In general
The Act entitled
An Act authorizing associations of producers of aquatic
products
, approved June 25, 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521), is amended—
in the second
undesignated paragraph, by inserting and recreational
after
includes all commercial
; and
by inserting after the first undesignated paragraph the following:
Persons engaged in the fishery industry, as charter boat or recreational fishermen catching aquatic products, may act together in associations, corporate or otherwise, with or without capital stock, in collectively catching, producing, and marketing such aquatic products, including implementing a vessel capacity reduction program, improving the operational and economic efficiency of a fishery, undertaking research, and improving the conservation and management of a fishery resource.
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Construction
Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to diminish or supersede any authority or provision of the Magnuson-Sevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).