SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cir. 345. 1924. 649 November in any year to the 15th day of February in the next following year, oth days inclusive, or any other close season hereafter fixed by agreement between the United States and Canada; "territorial waters of the United States" shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coast of the United States and the waters contiguous to the coast of Alaska; " territorial waters of Canada/’ shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coast of Canada, and " rohibited waters" shall mean the territorial waters of the Unitedp States, the territorial waters of Canada, and the high seas, including Bering Sea, extending westerly from the limits of the territorial waters of the United tates and of Canada. _ _ Sec. 3. Frsnmo UNLAWFUL, w11nN.—It shall be unlawful for ,,,§"§{‘,},“,€;°§§,;;,{§’,§;°,§‘,fi any person to Hsh for, or catch, or attempt to catch 8.11,1y halibut l¤*g¤$}0m1)imdw&wB (hippoglossus) at any time during the close season in the erritorial ` waters of the United States, or for any national or inhabitant of the United States to fish for, or catch, or attempt to catch, any halibut at any time during the close season in rohibited waters. _ _ The unintentional catching of halibut, when legall§ fishing for other “,§§§°§‘§§’,‘§f§¤'i§‘,{f*}§ species of fish, shall not constitute a violation o this Act if such ¤¤¢df¤**<>°d· halibut shall be used for food by the crew of the vessel catching the same, or be landed and immediately delivered to any authorized ,,,?f,,§§§,"f*'°° “’ "‘s“` official of the Bureau of Fisheries of the Department of Commerce of the United States or the fishing authorities of the Dominion of Canada. The halibut delivered to any official of the United States U§§’§d §§,,,,‘§'l°i‘“ “‘ p)ursuant to the provisions of this section shall be sold by the epartment of Commerce to the highest bidder for cash and the proceeds therefrom, exclusive of necessary expenses in connection therewith, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 4. UNLAWFUL roar usrz; nm·An·rrmns.—No person, firm, or ,tgS°,§,,,,"°'Q‘,,"{',,§"{,§,'},f{ corporation shall use any port of or place in the United States to l¤ V*°l¤*i<>¤»¤¤l¤W'¤i· furnish, prepare, or outfit any vessel, boat, or other craft intended to be used in violation of this Act, nor shall any person permit, or cause to be permitted, any vessel, boat, or other craft intended to be used in violation of this Act to depart from any port of or place in the United States. Sec. 5. UNr.AwrUr. rom mvrnr; POSSESSION.—-It shall be rm- ¤.5E"c’Z.i$¤i»lry°°§$i>lliiii lawful for any vessel, boat, or, other craft havinlg on board any °¤l¤'*¤l· halibut caught contrary to the provisions of this ct to enter any port or place in the United States, or for any vessel, boat, or other craft to enter any such port or place while ulpon or in the prosecutron of any voya e during which the vesse , boat, or other craft fished or was usedg in fishing for halibut in prohibited waters in the close season. It shall be unlawful for atpiy person knowingly to ,,,§g°§‘f%§,g»"",},*l"‘°°° have in his possession any halibut unla ul y caught rmder the provisions of this Act. _ _ Pumsmm ,0, vw Sec. 6. P1¤NA1:rr.—A.ny person violating any of the provisions of mm. this Act shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . Pm,] of v ]s ,0, Ec. 7. PA·rrzor.s; snAno1ms.—The President shall cause a patrol ¤¤¤¤¤¤m¤¤¢- of naval or other public vessels des` ated by him to be maintained msuch places and waters as to him iinall seem expedient for enforcing this Act, and any officer of any vessel engaged m Such Service, an mma .,;.,m,;,_ any other officers designated by the President, may search ag vessel, boat, or other craft in the territorial waters of the Unit States and any vessel, boat, or other craft of the United States on the Seas when suspected of having violated or being about to violate e provisions of this Act. _ Cmgdlmvggkmd _ SEG- 8. CANADIAN vnssnrs AND 1vA·rroNA1.s.—·Every national or wcmmm mhabitant and every vessel of Canada found violatipg Act mamma. is uma Shall be delivered as soon as practicable to an authoriz 0Ecul of “"'*“""`“'“*‘
