Chapter 288. relating to the importing and landing of mackerel caught during the spawning season
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CHAP. 288.— An Act relating to the importing and landing of mackerel caught during the spawning season.Feb. 28, 1887. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Importing or landing mackerel between 1st of March and 1st of June forbidden. That for the period of five years from and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, no mackerel, other than what is known as Spanish mackerel, caught between the first day of March and the first day of June, inclusive, of each year, shall be imported into the United States or landed *Proviso*.upon its shores: *Provided however*, That nothing in this act shall be held to apply to mackerel caught with hook and line from boats, and landed in said boats, or in traps and weirs connected with the shore. 435 Sec. 2.
That section forty-three hundred and twenty-one of the RevisedFishing licenses to include prohibition.[R. S., sec. 4321, p, 836, amended](/us/rs/t/s4321/p8365). Statutes is amended, for the period of five years aforesaid, so as to read before the last sentence as follows: “This license does not grant the right to fish for mackerel, other than for what is known as Spanish mackerel, between the first day of March and the first day of June, inclusive, of this year.” Or in lieu of the foregoing there shall be inserted so much of said period of time as may remain unexpired under this act.
Sec. 3. That the penalty for the violation or attempted violation ofPenalty. this act shall be forfeiture of license on the part of the vessel engaged in said violation, if a vessel of this country, and the forfeiture to the United States, according to law, of the mackerel imported or landed, or sought to be imported or landed. Sec. 4. That all laws in conflict with this law are hereby repealed. Approved, February 28, 1887.