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50 CFR §300.126

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In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this title and the prohibited acts specified in § 300.4, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
  1. (a)Fish in treaty waters without the certificate and permit aboard, or fail to display the certificate and permit, as specified in § 300.123(a) and (f).
  2. (b)Fail to notify the Regional Administrator of a change in application information, as specified in § 300.123(j).
  3. (c)Fail to report a vessel's arrival in and departure from treaty waters, as required by § 300.124(a).
  4. (d)Falsify or fail to display and maintain vessel identification, as required by § 300.125.
  5. (e)Fail to comply immediately with instructions and signals issued by an enforcement officer of the Republic of Colombia, as specified in § 300.127.
  6. (f)Operate a factory vessel in treaty waters, as specified in § 300.130(a).
  7. (g)Use a monofilament gillnet in treaty waters, as specified in § 300.130(b).
  8. (h)Use autonomous or semi-autonomous diving equipment in treaty waters, as specified in § 300.130(c).
  9. (i)Use or possess in treaty waters a lobster trap or fish trap without a degradable panel, as specified in § 300.130(d).
  10. (j)Possess conch smaller than the minimum size limit, as specified in § 300.131(a).
  11. (k)Fish for or possess conch in the closed area or during the closed season, as specified in § 300.131(b) and (c).
  12. (l)Retain on board a berried lobster or strip eggs from or otherwise molest a berried lobster, as specified in § 300.132(a).
  13. (m)Possess a lobster smaller than the minimum size, as specified in § 300.132(b).
  14. (n)Fail to return immediately to the water unharmed a berried or undersized lobster, as specified in § 300.132(a) and (b).