50 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose and scope.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s300.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "300.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 951 16 U.S.C. 1801 16 U.S.C. 5501 16 U.S.C. 2431 31 U.S.C. 9701"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 35550, July 5, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "300"
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# 300.1 Purpose and scope.
The purpose of this part is to implement the fishery conservation and management measures provided for in the international treaties, conventions, or agreements specified in each subpart, as well as certain provisions of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981. The regulations in this part apply, except where otherwise specified in this part, to all persons and all places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under the acts implemented under each subpart.