Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§960 Commissions’ Functions Not Restrained by This Chapter or State Laws
Title 16 › Chapter 16— TUNA CONVENTIONS › § 960
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Commissions may carry out scientific fishing, run biological experiments, and do any tasks the conventions require, even if state or chapter rules would otherwise forbid it.
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Title 16, §960
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None of the prohibitions contained in this chapter or in the laws and regulations of the States shall prevent the commissions from conducting or authorizing the conduct of fishing operations and biological experiments at any time for the purpose of scientific investigations as authorized by the conventions, or shall prevent the commissions from discharging any of its or their functions or duties prescribed by the conventions.
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16 U.S.C. § 960
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60