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NFIB Files Brief Opposing Agency Overregulation in Marine Industry
NFIB Files Brief Opposing Agency Overregulation in Marine Industry
December 15, 2022
NFIB Files Brief Opposing Agency Overregulation in Marine Industry
- The MSA’s statutory “silence” did not empower the NMFS to force the regulated parties to pay the salaries of government mandated bureaucrats living on boats.
- If allowed to stand, the NMFS final rule will encourage further agency overreach and raise constitutional questions.
- The case presents an excellent vehicle for the Court to address the issues presented because it demonstrates how far the government will go if it can rely on Chevron
- The burden from overregulation crushes small businesses.
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