---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 622.56"
title: "50"
number: "622.56"
heading: "Size limits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/622.56"
---

# §622.56. Size limits.


Shrimp not in compliance with the applicable size limit as specified in this section may not be possessed, sold, or purchased and must be released immediately with a minimum of harm. The operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ is responsible for ensuring that shrimp on board are in compliance with the size limit specified in this section.

- (a) **White shrimp.** White shrimp harvested in the Gulf EEZ are subject to the minimum-size landing and possession limits of Louisiana when possessed within the jurisdiction of that State.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted.