50 CFR § 300.128 - Penalties.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s300.128"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 300.128 - Penalties."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "300.128"
section_name: "Penalties."
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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# 300.128 Penalties.
Any person committing or fishing vessel used in the commission of a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act or any regulation issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, is subject to the civil and criminal penalty provisions and civil forfeiture provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, to part 600 of this title, to 15 CFR part 904, and to other applicable law. In addition, Colombian authorities may require a vessel involved in a violation of this subpart to leave treaty waters.