50 CFR § 300.100 - Purpose and scope.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s300.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 300.100 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "300.100"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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# 300.100 Purpose and scope.
(a) This subpart implements the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (AMLRCA or Act), 16 U.S.C. 2431 *et seq.*
(b) This subpart regulates—
(1) The harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources and other associated activities by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or by any vessel of the United States.
(2) The import, export, and re-export into the United States of any Antarctic marine living resource.