MEXICAN FISHERY LEGISUTIOH 



APPENDIX U 



ORDER ESTABLISHING CLOSED SEASONS 

 FOR THE -^ TAKING OF OYSTERS 



Signed August 16, 1939. Published September 8, 1939. 



ORDER: 



Article 1. Relative or partial, local and temporary closed seasons for the taking 

 of oysters are established as follows: 



a) Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: 



State of Tamaulipas, From July 1 to August 31. 



State of Veracruz. Frcan May 1 to June 30. 



State of Tabasco. From May 1 to June 30, For the beds in the lagoon of Mecoacan, in 

 this State, the closed season is relative, local and permanent until further notice. 



State of Caii^>eche. From May 1 to June 30. For the beds in the Moquel estuary of this 

 State, the closed season is relative, local and permanent until further notice, 



b) Coast of the Pacific Ocean: 



State of Sohora. From April 15 to September 30. For the Bachoco estuary. District of 

 Etapalme, Sonora, the closed season is relative, local and permanent until March 2, 1940, 



State of Sinaloa, From May 15 to September 30. For the Teacapan bar smd beds within the 

 estuaries which enter the sea by means of it, from June 1 to December 31, 



State of Nayarit. From May 15 to September 30, 



State of Jalisco. From May 1 to August 31. 



State of ColiDB. From May 1 to August 31. 



State of Michoacan. From May 1 to August 31, 



State of Guen-ero. From Llay 1 to August 31, 



State of Oaxaca. From May 1 to August 31, 



State of Chiapas. From May 1 to August 31, 



Article 2. The minimum size which an oyster must have to be taken for market, shall be 

 80 millimeters, with the exception of those of the regions in which it is proven that the 

 maximum growth does not reach this size, in which case special regulations shall be issued. 



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