---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 648.235"
title: "50"
number: "648.235"
heading: "Spiny dogfish possession and landing restrictions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/648.235"
---

# §648.235. Spiny dogfish possession and landing restrictions.

- (a) **Possession limit.** Vessels issued a valid Federal spiny dogfish permit under [§ 648.4(a)(11)](/cfr/50/648.4.md?p=a-11) may:
  - (1) Possess up to 7,500 lb (3,402 kg) of spiny dogfish per trip; and
  - (2) **Land only one trip of spiny dogfish per calendar day.**
- (b) Regulations governing the harvest, possession, landing, purchase, and sale of shark fins are found at [part 600](/cfr/50/part600.md), [subpart N](/cfr/50/subpartN.md), of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 60643, Sept. 29, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 25864, May 3, 2013; 79 FR 41144, July 15, 2014; 79 FR 46378, Aug. 8, 2014; 81 FR 53960, Aug. 15, 2016; 87 FR 20350, Apr. 7, 2022]

### Source

Source: 65 FR 1570, Jan. 11, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 60643, Sept. 29, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 25864, May 3, 2013; 79 FR 41144, July 15, 2014; 79 FR 46378, Aug. 8, 2014; 81 FR 53960, Aug. 15, 2016; 87 FR 20350, Apr. 7, 2022]