---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 665.162"
title: "50"
number: "665.162"
heading: "Permits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/665.162"
---

# §665.162. Permits.

- (a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining American Samoa precious coral ECS in any American Samoa precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under [§ 665.13](/cfr/50/665.13.md).
- (b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in [§ 665.161](/cfr/50/665.161.md).
- (c) No more than one permit will be valid for any one vessel at any one time.
- (d) No more than one permit will be valid for any one person at any one time.
- (e) The holder of a valid permit to fish one permit area may obtain a permit to fish another permit area only upon surrendering to the Regional Administrator any current permit for the precious coral fishery issued under [§ 665.13](/cfr/50/665.13.md).
- (f) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits for the precious coral fishery are contained in [§ 665.13](/cfr/50/665.13.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2771, Feb. 8, 2019]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2771, Feb. 8, 2019]