Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. Verity

ELR Citation: ELR 21351
No(s). 88-3185 (5th Cir. Aug 15, 1988)

The court holds that regulations requiring shrimp trawlers offshore Louisiana to reduce the incidental catch of sea turtles by using turtle exclusion devices (TEDs) are not arbitrary or capricious and do not violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection. The regulations required trawlers in ...