16-U.S.C.-778
§778 – Establishment of Experiment Stations; Purpose of Research
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Title 16 > Chapter 10C > Section 778
Details
- Reference: Section 778
- Legend: §778 – Establishment of Experiment Stations; Purpose of Research
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 1 or more centers for the purpose of carrying on a program of research and experimentation—
(1) to determine species of fishes most suitable for culture on a commercial basis in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands;
(2) to determine methods for production of fingerling fishes for stocking in commercial reservoirs;
(3) to develop methods for the control of parasites and diseases of brood fishes and of fingerlings prior to stocking;
(4) to develop economical methods for raising the more desirable species of fishes to a marketable size;
(5) to determine, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the effects of fish-rice rotations, including crops other than rice commonly grown on rice farms, upon both the fish and other crops; and
(6) to develop suitable methods for harvesting the fish crop and preparing it for marketing, including a study of sport fishing as a means of such harvest.
(Pub. L. 85–342, §1, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, §889(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1180.)
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–127, in introductory provisions, substituted Secretary of Agriculture shall for Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to and 1 or more centers for an experiment station or stations and, in par. (5), substituted Secretary of the Interior for Department of Agriculture.
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