claim: "while states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep."
author: greg abbott
evidence_1: feb 17, 2016 ... has the federal government over-reached on fishing regulations? ... in a 90- page call to action,”restoring the rule of law with states leading the way,” ...  used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to  the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep.
evidence_2: "while states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now  regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can  keep.".
evidence_3: put differently, there were no federal laws governing fish size. ... “while states  used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to  the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep.” ... the feds  have usurped state authority to regulate the minimum size fish that anglers can  keep?
evidence_4: "while states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now  regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can  keep.
evidence_5: 2018 pennsylvania summary of fishing regulations and laws .... fishing is  defined as the act of angling, or to catch, take, kill or remove, or the attempt to ...  1998, federal and state laws require purchasers .... while mentors will be  permitted to fish for trout, they are not permit- ... species) with a minimum size of 7  inches.