Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1866 Shark Feeding
Title 16 › CHAPTER 38 — FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER IV — NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM › § 1866
Summary
Don't put food or other substances into water to attract sharks, unless the Secretary allows it, state law finds no health or safety risk, the activity is research funded by appropriations, or it's to harvest sharks in the EEZ seaward of Hawaii and U.S. Pacific territories.
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Title 16, §1866
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Except to the extent determined by the Secretary, or under State law, as presenting no public health hazard or safety risk, or when conducted as part of a research program funded in whole or in part by appropriated funds, it is unlawful to introduce, or attempt to introduce, food or any other substance into the water to attract sharks for any purpose other than to harvest sharks within the Exclusive Economic Zone seaward of the State of Hawaii and of the Commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean Area.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 1866
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102