16 U.S.C. § 1856
State jurisdiction
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1856, State jurisdiction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447248
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For the purposes of this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b), the jurisdiction and authority of a State shall extend—
to the waters of southeastern Alaska (for the purpose of regulating fishing for other than any species of crab) that are—
A State may regulate a fishing vessel outside the boundaries of the State in the following circumstances:
If the Secretary finds, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, that—
A foreign fishing vessel may engage in fish processing within the internal waters of a State if, and only if—
The Governor of a State may not grant permission for a foreign fishing vessel to engage in fish processing under paragraph (1)—
for a fishery which occurs in the waters of more than one State or in the exclusive economic zone, except after—
For purposes of this subsection—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to regulate the operation of foreign fish processing vessels within State waters.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to improve fishery conservation and management.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990
- Sustainable Fisheries Act