Balelo v. Baldrige

ELR Citation: ELR 20317
No(s). s. 81-5806 et al (9th Cir. Jan 24, 1984)

The court upholds as consistent with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Fourth Amendment, a Department of Commerce regulation that allows the use in enforcement proceedings of data collected by government observers traveling with tuna fishermen. Fishermen must allow the government inspe...