§ 697.9 Facilitation of enforcement.

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Title 50 CFR: Wildlife and Fisheries › Chapter VI: FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Part 697: ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT › Subpart A: General Provisions › § 697.9: § 697.9 Facilitation of enforcement.

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(a)

General.

See § 600.730 of this chapter.

(b)

Radio hails.

Permit holders, while underway, must be alert for communication conveying enforcement instructions and immediately answer via VHF-FM radio, channel 16, when hailed by an enforcement officer. Vessels not required to have VHF-FM radios by the Coast Guard are exempt from this requirement.

[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 73 FR 67809, Nov. 17, 2008]

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