MSnCAM FISHERY LEGISLATION 



fishing. In interior waters the use of trawls, drag nets and all other nets is at all 

 times prohibited. 



(x) As amended by Decree of November 7, 1939, published in Diau^io Oficial of November 23, 

 1939. 



Article 60, Fishing in the waters of the interior of the Repi±>lic that are Federailly 

 owned shall be authorized by means of permits or contract-concessions in accordance vdth 

 the Fishing Law and this Regulation, as well as the regulations for every species and region 

 of the country that the Ministry of Agriculture and Development may issue, 



CHAPTER II 



Fishing devices and apparatus 



Article 61. Holders of fishing concessions and permits shall register at the Fishing 

 Offices in their districts all the vessels employed by them in their operations, irtiether 

 owned by them or not . 



Article 62. (x) the use of floating packing plants and vessels equipped with freezing 

 apparatus will only be permitted as auxiliaries of similar plants which have previously been 

 established on land, except when such floating packing plants and vessels equipped with 

 freezing facilities are of Mexican registry. 



(x) As amended by Decree of Novenber 7, 1939, published in Diario Oficl.al of November 23, 

 1939. 



Article 63. For the purposes of the Fishing Law, this Regulation and other dispositions 

 in the matter, by net shall be understood all devices of cord, wire or other material, the 

 object of which is to enmesh, intercept or capture fish, whatever may be the name by which 

 they are commonly known. 



Article 6^. (x) The installation of trap systems, fixed or stationary, as well as their 

 change of location, size, or situation, require direct authorization from the Ministry of 

 Forestry, Fish and Oame, which Ministry may deny or modify the projects of location, size or 

 situation, or restrict the operation of those already established, in order to permit the 

 free reproduction of the migratory species, both anadromous and catadrcaious, or in cases 

 irtiere it is shown that such devices cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals by con- 

 tamination of the dammed waters. 



(x) As amended by Decree of November 7, 1939, pitlished in Diario Oficial of November 23, 

 1939. 



Article 65. The holders of fishing concessions or permits who utilize in their 

 operations inclosures, traps and other fixed or stationary fishing devices, shall keep 

 them sanitary, opening them up after using them in the regular seascns. 



Article 66. (x) The use of trawls, drag nets, and all other nets, shall only be 

 permitted in territorial marine waters in conformity with the Regualtions issued by the 

 Ministry of Forestry, Fish and Game and in all cases clause VII of Article 59 of this 

 Regulation, as amemded, shall be observed. 



(x) As amended by Decree of November 7, 1939, published in Diario Oficial of Noveniber 23,1939. 



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