§ 3601. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3601]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 56--NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING
Sec. 3601. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term--
(1) ``Act of 1976'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to provide
for the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other
purposes'', approved April 13, 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(2) ``Commission'' means any of the Commissions of the
Organization that are established by the Convention;
(3) ``Commissioner'' means a United States Commissioner
appointed under section 3602 of this title;
(4) ``Convention'' means the Convention for the Conservation of
Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on
March 2, 1982;
(5) ``Council'' means the Council established by the Convention;
(6) ``fishing'' has the same meaning as such term has in section
3(10) \1\ of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1802(10));
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(7) ``Organization'' means the North Atlantic Salmon
Conservation Organization established under the Convention;
(8) ``person'' has the same meaning as such term has in section
3(19) \1\ of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1802(19)); and
(9) ``salmon'' means all species of salmon which migrate in or
into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 36 degrees north
latitude.
(Pub. L. 97-389, title III, Sec. 302, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1951.)
References in Text
An Act to provide for the conservation and management of the
fisheries, and for other purposes, approved April 13, 1976 (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 94-265, Apr. 13,
1976, 90 Stat. 331, as amended, known as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, which is classified principally to
chapter 38 (Sec. 1801 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 1801 of this title and Tables.
Section 3 of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1802), referred to in pars.
(6) and (8), was subsequently amended, and section 3(10) and (19) no
longer defines the terms ``fishing'' and ``person''. However, such terms
are defined elsewhere in that section.
Codification
Section 3602 of this title, referred to in par. (3), was in the
original ``section 403 of this title'', meaning section 403 of title III
of Pub. L. 97-389, and has been translated as section 3602 of this
title, section 303 of title III of Pub. L. 97-389, as the probable
intent of Congress, because title III of Pub. L. 97-389 does not contain
a section 403 and section 3602 of this title relates to appointment of a
United States Commissioner.
Short Title
Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 97-389 provided: ``This title
[enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Atlantic Salmon Convention
Act of 1982'.''
Section 1 of Pub. L. 97-389 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter, amending sections 779b, 1034, and 1401 of this title and
sections 688 and 883 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 1823 of this title and section
688 of Title 46, Appendix] may be cited as the `Fisheries Amendments of
1982'.''
