United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5741 (110th)
Shark Conservation Act of 2008
Introduced
9 April 2008
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Shark Conservation Act of 2008 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it a prohibited act to have a shark fin (including the tail) aboard a vessel (currently, aboard a fishing vessel) without the corresponding carcass. Removes provisions creating a rebuttable presumption that any shark fins on board a fishing vessel were in violation if the total weight of shark fins exceeds 5% of the total weight of shark carcasses on board.
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10 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 9 July 2008
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 9 July 2008
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 8 July 2008
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 8 July 2008
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 8 July 2008
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 8 July 2008
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 8 July 2008
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 April 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5741
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5741