50 CFR § 270.17 - Authority to impose assessments.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s270.17"
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title: "50 CFR § 270.17 - Authority to impose assessments."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "270.17"
section_name: "Authority to impose assessments."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "SPECIES-SPECIFIC SEAFOOD MARKETING COUNCILS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 4001-4017"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 18111, Apr. 11, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.17 Authority to impose assessments.

A Council will impose and administer the collection of the assessments that are necessary to pay for all expenses incurred by the Council in carrying out its functions under 50 CFR part 270.