47 U.S.C. § 25 : US Code - Section 25: Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables

Search 47 U.S.C. § 25 : US Code - Section 25: Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables

The master of any fishing vessel who shall not keep his
implements or nets at a distance of at least one nautical mile from
a vessel engaged in laying or repairing a cable; or the master of
any fishing vessel who shall not keep his implements or nets at a
distance of at least a quarter of a nautical mile from a buoy or
buoys intended to mark the position of a cable when being laid or
when out of order or broken, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding ten days, or to a fine not exceeding $250, or to both
such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Fishing
vessels, on perceiving or being able to perceive the said signals
displayed on a telegraph ship, shall be allowed such time as may be
necessary to obey the notice thus given, not exceeding twenty-four
hours, during which period no obstacle shall be placed in the way
of their operations.