Chapter 09 - Fishing
| 24.0901 Definitions. (1) “Department” means the Department of Mari… |
| 24.0905 Dealers Records. (a) In accordance with 24.0305 A.S.C.A., ever… |
| 24.0906 Other Required Records – Fishermen, Fish Processors, and Fish Wholesalers. (a) Commercial Fishermen shall be required to… |
| 24.0907 Confidentiality of Records. In accordance with 24.0309 A.S.C.A., the rece… |
| 24.0908 Annual Proclamation. (a) Each year, the Director of the Department… |
| 24.0910 Engaging in prohibited activities in restricted fishing areas. It is unlawful to engage in prohibited fishin… |
| 24.0911 Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. In conjunction with existing federal regulati… |
| 24.0912 Fagatele Bay subzone A. The following activites are prohibited in Fag… |
| 24.0913 Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (RANWR). In conjunction with the existing federal regu… |
| 24.0920 Use of prohibited fishing gears. It is unlawful to use or possess in a fishing… |
| 24.0921 Taking of fish with explosive. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take fis… |
| 24.0922 Use of explosives. It is unlawful to place or explode dynamite o… |
| 24.0923 Use of Poisonous substances. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take fis… |
| 24.0924 Use of electrical devices. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take fis… |
| 24.0925 Use of SCUBA gear. Subject to the provisions of section 24.0916… |
| 24.0926 Use of SCUBA gear at night. It is unlawful to take, attempt to take, or a… |
| 24.0927 Possession of explosives, poisonous substances, or electrical devices. It is unlawful for any person when in or on t… |
| 24.0928 Hand nets. The frame opening for hand or scoop nets shal… |
| 24.0929 Cast or throw nets. It is unlawful to possess, use or attempt to… |
| 24.0930 Gillnets. It is unlawful to:(a) Possess, use or attempt… |
| 24.0931 Seines, surround nets and drag nets. Seines, surround nets and drag nets must have… |
| 24.0932 Fish Weirs. Any person placing or maintaining a fish weir… |
| 24.0933 Fish Traps. (a) Fish and shellfish traps shall not exceed… |
| 24.0934 Import and sale of illegal fishing gear. It is unlawful to import, possess, sell or of… |
| 24.0935 Illegally taken fish and shellfish. It is unlawful to possess, receive, transport… |
| 24.0936 Destruction of coral. It is unlawful to willfully damage coral duri… |
| 24.0937 Destruction of fish habitat. It is unlawful to willfully damage or destroy… |
| 24.0950 Unlawful taking of fish or shellfish. It is unlawful to take any fish or shellfish… |
| 24.0951 Coral. (a) It is unlawful to collect any living cora… |
| 24.0952 Live rock. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to kn… |
| 24.0953 Giant Clams (Tridacnidae). (a) It is unlawful to take, possess, sell or… |
| 24.0954 Ornamental Shells. The commercial harvest of ornamental shells f… |
| 24.0955 Mangrove Crabs (Scylla serrata). (a) It is unlawful to take, possess, sell, of… |
| 24.0956 Coconut Crabs (Birgus latro). (a) It is unlawful to take, possess, sell, of… |
| 24.0957 Slipper Lobster (Parribacus sp.). (a) It is unlawful to take, possess, import,… |
| 24.0958 Spiny Lobster (Parribacus sp.). (a) It is unlawful to take, possess, sell or… |
| 24.0959 Sea Turtles. The following activities relating to the gree… |
| 24.0960 Marine Mammals. It is unlawful to:(1) Take a marine mammal in… |
| 24.0961 Sharks. (a) No person shall:(1) Possess, deliver, car… |
| 24.0962 Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus). (a) This section applies to the Humphead Wras… |
| 24.0963 Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum). (a) This section applies to the Bumphead parr… |
| 24.0964 Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). (a) This section applies to the Giant grouper… |
| 24.0980 Permits. (a) The following permits are required when a… |
| 24.0981 Licenses. (a) A commercial fishing license is required… |
| 24.0982 Scientific Collection Permit. Any person with a bona fide scientific or edu… |
| 24.0983 Imported Fish Products. All persons importing fresh fish and shellfis… |
| 24.0984 Importation of Living Aquatic Organisms. (a) Any person wishing to import living aquat… |
| 24.0985 Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs). (a) Any person wishing to deploy a FAD in the… |
| 24.0986 Recreational Mooring Buoys. (a) It is unlawful to fish or conduct fish or… |
| 24.0987 Public Access Boat Ramps. (a) It is unlawful to intentionally hinder an… |
| 24.0990 Enforcement. (a) These laws are fully enforceable by ASG D… |
| 24.0991 Penalties. (a) Pursuant to 24.0312(a) A.S.C.A., any pers… |