18 U.S.C. § 1305
Section 1305 · Fishing contests
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association Incs v. United States (1999)
Most recently applied in United States v. McGarity (February 2012)
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Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any fishing contest not conducted for profit wherein prizes are awarded for the specie, size, weight, or quality of fish caught by contestants in any bona fide fishing or recreational event.