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[CITE: 16USC782]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
  CHAPTER 11--REGULATION OF LANDING, CURING, AND SALE OF SPONGES TAKEN 
               FROM GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA
 
Sec. 782. Sponges of less than prescribed size; possession prima 
        facie evidence
        
    The presence of sponges of a diameter of less than five inches on 
any vessel or boat of the United States engaged in sponging in the 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida outside of State 
territorial limits, or the possession of any sponges of less than the 
said diameter sold or delivered by such vessels, shall be prima facie 
evidence of a violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 253, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 692.)
