50 CFR § 300.33 - Compliance with applicable national laws.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s300.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 300.33 - Compliance with applicable national laws."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "300.33"
section_name: "Compliance with applicable national laws."
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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# 300.33 Compliance with applicable national laws.

The operator of the vessel shall comply with each of the applicable national laws, and the operator of the vessel shall be responsible for the compliance by the vessel and its crew with each of the applicable national laws, and the vessel shall be operated in accordance with those laws.