Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:72 – Purpose of compact
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:72
- 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.
The contracting states solemnly agree: Whereas the gulf coast states have the proprietary interest in and jurisdiction over fisheries in the waters within their respective boundaries, it is the purpose of this compact to promote the better utilization of the fisheries–marine, shell, and anadromous of the seaboard of the Gulf of Mexico–by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries and the prevention of the physical waste of the fisheries from any cause.
Acts 1981, No. 837, §2.