{"data":{"id":"us/47-u.s.c.-25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 U.S.C. § 25","heading":"Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables","body":"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.","path":["Title 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 2—SUBMARINE CABLES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc47@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:57Z","sha256":"3199ff0cb7c0ff35a2b438b0721c925846f8e351523cbf92e1a2473eea8a8a40","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/47-u.s.c.-24","next":"us/47-u.s.c.-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}