Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§931 Definitions
Title 16 › Chapter 15A— GREAT LAKES FISHERIES › § 931
Summary
Defines key terms used in the chapter: "Convention"—the U.S.–Canada Great Lakes Fisheries agreement signed Sept. 10, 1954; "Commission"—the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (Article II); "United States Section"—the U.S. commissioners; "Great Lakes States"—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin; "Great Lakes"—Lake Ontario (and the Saint Lawrence River to the forty‑fifth parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake Superior.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §931
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As used in this chapter, the term—
(a)“Convention” means the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States of America and Canada signed at Washington, September 10, 1954;
(b)“Commission” means the Great Lakes Fishery Commission provided for by article II of the convention;
(c)“United States Section” means the United States Commissioners on the Commission;
(d)“Great Lakes State” means any of the following States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin;
(e)“Great Lakes” means any of the following bodies of water: Lake Ontario (including the Saint Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair), Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior.
Legislative History
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Act
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 1, 70 Stat. 242, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956’.” SeparabilityAct
June 4, 1956, ch. 358, § 14, 70 Stat. 244, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [this chapter] or the application of such provision to any circumstances or persons shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other circumstances or persons shall not be affected thereby”.
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16 U.S.C. § 931
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60