---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 13.1172"
title: "36"
number: "13.1172"
heading: "When general operating restrictions do not apply."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/13.1172"
---

# §13.1172. When general operating restrictions do not apply.


[Section 13.1170](/cfr/36/13.1170.md) does not apply to a vessel being used in connection with federally permitted whale research or monitoring; other closures and restrictions in “Vessel Operating Restrictions,” [§§ 13.1170 through 13.1180](/cfr/36/13.1170..13.1180.md), do not apply to authorized persons conducting emergency or law enforcement operations, research or resource management, park administration/supply, or other necessary patrols.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102; Sec. 13.1204 also issued under Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 1035, 110 Stat. 4240, November 12, 1996.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted.