License for offshore fishing not precluding municipal grant of fishery.
Section 21
SEC. 21. License for offshore fishing not precluding municipal grant of fishery.—The granting of licenses to operate vessels for the catching of fish shall not preclude the rights of municipal councils to grant the exclusive privilege of erecting fish corrals or operating fishponds in any definite zone or area within three nautical or geographical miles from the coast line: Provided, That the catching of fish by vessels of more than three tons gross within the boundary of municipal waters shall be subject to the requirements of this article: Provided, further, That no license granted hereunder shall operate within two hundred meters of any fish corral licensed by a municipality, except if the licensee is the same person authorized by the municipality to operate such fish corral.