MEXICAN FISHSRY LEGISLATION 



ments the laws may impose on vessels which enter national ports under stress. 



Article 14. Vessels which, without i'ullilling the requirements established in this 

 Law or which have "Via la Pesca" warrants which have already been used or on which the time 

 limit has expired, are discovered in territorial waters performing iishing operations, 

 taking bait, operating with fishery products, tlie transportation thereof or any other 

 activity derived from those above, shall be obliged to appear before the proper authorities 

 in the nearest port in order that the case may be investigated and the responsibility there- 

 of may be exacted. 



Article 15. Applicable for the purposes of this Law are the penalties and procedures 

 established by the General Law of Fishing in effect, as well as its Regulation, the Customs 

 Law, the Law of General Means of Communication, Resolutions, Circulars and any other pro- 

 visions in effect and those which may be issued in the future. 



Sports Fishing 



Article 16. Permits for sport fishing for non-resident foreigners in the cases to which 

 Article 1 of this Law refers, shall be granted by £iny office under the jurisdiction of the 

 Department of Forestry and of Hiinting and Fishing, and shall be siijject to the Tariffs in 

 effect until the Federal Kxecutive fixes the tariffs which are to regulate it, under the terms 

 of Article 3o 



Article 17. Penaits for sport fishing in the waters indicated in Article 1 and provided 

 that this is effected on board vessels wtiich sail from the port of San Diego, California, U.S.A., 

 shall be valid only for the day for Tihich they were expressly issued, by means of the pajmient 

 of the fees applicable, and may be issued by the authorized employees of the Department of 

 forestry and of Hunting and Fishing in that Port, who may advance them for the days for which 

 they are requested according to the duration of the trip, the captains of such vessels being 

 obliged, on their return, to turn in the permits that have expired for their definitive can- 

 cellation. 



Article 18. Persons or organizations who are masters of vessels, national or foreign, 

 engaged in effecting acts of sport iishing in national waters must fulfill the following 

 requirements; 



I. they must obtain a special permit paying in advance an annual fee which shall be 

 specified in the tariff mentioned in Article 3j 



II. They must guarantee the fulfillment of their fiscal obligations in the manner provided 

 by Section V of Article 5j 



III. They must register their vessels in the Delegation of the Department of Forestry and of 

 Hunting and Fishing established at Ensenada, Lower Californiaj 



IV. They mi:ist obtain identification cards for the crew of each vessel; 



V. They must refrain from issuing passage tickets to those persons who have not first 

 acquired the necessary permits for sport fishingj 



VI. Ihey must comply with the other provisions of the General Law of Fishing in effect, 

 its Regulations, and other dispositions in effect. 



Article 19. Ihe owners of private yachts of foreign registi^ making trips to Mexican 

 waters and effecting sport fishing shall, in turn, have the following obligaticxisj 



I. To obtain on each occsision, a one-«ionth special permit for sport fishing, paying a 

 fee of 25.00 pesos for it. 



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