§640.2.  Definitions

The terms used herein shall have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)  "Fisheries operation" means any type of operation involving the harvesting, processing, storing, canning, or landing of fish, any operation providing fishery support services, or any piece of equipment used therein, including but not limited to fishing vessels, fishing gear and equipment, processing plants, canning plants, docks, piers, loading areas, landing areas, and ice houses.  

(2)  "Generally accepted fisheries practices" means any practices conducted in a manner consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards as established and followed by similar fisheries operations in similar communities or locales and under similar circumstances.  

Acts 1986, No. 988, §1.