{"identifier":"/us/usc/t47/s25","title":47,"num":"\u00a7\u202f25.","heading":"Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables","text":"\u00a7\u202f25.\nFishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables\nThe 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.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t47/s25.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s25","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f25."},{"t":"heading","text":"Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}