[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR660.15]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Western Pacific Fisheries--General
 
Sec. 660.15  Prohibitions.

    In addition to the prohibitions in Sec. 600.725 of this chapter, it 
is unlawful for any person to:
    (a) Engage in fishing without a valid permit or facsimile of a valid 
permit on board the vessel and available for inspection by an authorized 
officer, when a permit is required under Sec. 660.13 or Sec. 660.17, 
unless the vessel was at sea when the permit was issued under 
Sec. 660.13, in which case the permit must be on board the vessel before 
its next trip.
    (b) File false information on any application for a fishing permit 
under Sec. 660.13 or an EFP under Sec. 660.17.
    (c) Fail to file reports in the exact manner required by any state 
law or regulation, as required in Sec. 660.14.
    (d) Falsify or fail to make, keep, maintain, or submit any logbook 
or logbook form or other record or report required under Secs. 660.14 
and 660.17.
    (e) Refuse to make available to an authorized officer or a designee 
of the Regional Director for inspection or copying, any records that 
must be made available in accordance with Sec. 660.14.
    (f) Fail to affix or maintain vessel or gear markings, as required 
by Secs. 660.16, 660.24, and 660.47.
    (g) Violate a term or condition of an EFP issued under Sec. 660.17.
    (h) Fail to report any take of or interaction with protected species 
as required by Sec. 660.17(k).
    (i) Fish without an observer on board the vessel after the owner or 
agent of the owner has been directed by NMFS to make accommodations 
available for an observer under Secs. 660.17, 660.28, 660.49, or 660.65.
    (j) Refuse to make accommodations available for an observer when so 
directed by the Regional Director under Sec. 660.28, Sec. 660.49, or 
Sec. 660.65, or under any provision in an EFP issued under Sec. 660.17.
    (k) Fail to notify officials as required in Secs. 660.23, 660.28, 
660.43, and 660.63.