ELR Citation: ELR 20012
No(s). 99-30242 (9th Cir. Aug 25, 2000)

The court holds that a fisherman could be prosecuted under the Lacey Act for violating individual fishing quota regulations for halibut promulgated under the Northern Pacific Halibut Act. The court first holds that the alleged violations of halibut regulations do not fall within the Lacey Act's exem...