Legal Opinion
United States v. Gaston Saunders
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2016No. 15-4498; 15-4501; 15-4505; 15-4506PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published per curiam opinion
2Per curiam
Four commercial boat captains were charged with violating the Lacey Act after they caught Atlantic striped bass in federal waters and later sold them. The Lacey Act, through its incorporation of a federal regulation, criminalizes the taking and selling of Atlantic striped bass from federal waters. The Act, however, exempts from prosecution fishing that is “regulated by a fishery management plan in effect” under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (“Magnuson-Stevens Act”). 16 U.S.C. § 3377(a). Citing that exception,…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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4Cited by7 opinions
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