50 CFR § 622.415 - Limited exemption regarding harvest in waters of a foreign nation.

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title: "50 CFR § 622.415 - Limited exemption regarding harvest in waters of a foreign nation."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "622.415"
section_name: "Limited exemption regarding harvest in waters of a foreign nation."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801"
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# 622.415 Limited exemption regarding harvest in waters of a foreign nation.

(a) An owner or operator of a vessel that has legally harvested spiny lobsters in the waters of a foreign nation and possesses spiny lobster, or separated tails, in the EEZ incidental to such foreign harvesting is exempt from the requirements of this subpart, except for § 622.409 with which such an owner or operator must comply, provided proof of lawful harvest in the waters of a foreign nation accompanies such lobsters or tails.

(b) [Reserved]

[84 FR 37153, July 31, 2019]