5 Guam Code Ann. § 63105
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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 63105
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop or explode any dynamite or other explosive, or cause to be thrown, dropped or exploded any dynamite or other explosive in any waters of Guam whether done for the purpose of taking fish or not, except as may be authorized pursuant to regulations.
SOURCE: GC § 12304.
COURT DECISIONS: For the extent of the Territory’s jurisdiction over the waters adjacent to Guam see United States v. Borja, 191 F. Supp. 563 (1961).
CROSS-REFERENCES: For definitions of the current jurisdiction of the
Territory and the United States over areas controlled by the military, see
48 U.S.C.A. § 1704.
2023 NOTE: Reference to “”Territory”” omitted pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.