50 CFR § 660.352 - Recreational fishery—prohibitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s660.352"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 660.352 - Recreational fishery—prohibitions."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "660.352"
section_name: "Recreational fishery—prohibitions."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "660"
part_name: "FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES"
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. 1801 16 U.S.C. 773 and 16 U.S.C. 7001"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "660"
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# 660.352 Recreational fishery—prohibitions.
These prohibitions are specific to the recreational fisheries. General groundfish prohibitions are found at § 660.12, subpart C. In addition to the general groundfish prohibitions specified in § 600.12, subpart C, of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Sell, offer to sell, or purchase any groundfish taken in the course of recreational groundfish fishing.
(b) Use fishing gear other than hook-and-line or spear for recreational fishing.
(c) Fail to have at least one functional descending device on board ready for immediate use during a groundfish recreational fishing trip.
[89 FR 101541, Dec. 16, 2024]