[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: 50CFR697.3]

[Page 829]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 697--ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 697.3  Relation to other Federal and state laws.

    (a) The provisions of sections 307 through 311 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, as amended, regarding prohibited acts, civil penalties, 
criminal offenses, civil forfeitures, and enforcement apply with respect 
to the regulations in this part, as if the regulations in this part were 
issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
    (b) The relation of this part to other laws is set forth in 
Sec. 600.705 of this chapter.
    (c) The regulations in this part do not preempt more restrictive 
state laws, or state enforcement of more restrictive state laws, with 
respect to weakfish fishing and American lobster fishing. If a 
requirement of this part and a management measure required by state or 
local law differ, any vessel owner permitted to fish in the EEZ must 
comply with the more restrictive requirement or measure.