# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Exception to Permit Requirements
> **Rule** · Final rule with request for comments. · Published 1996-09-19 · Effective 1996-09-13 · 61 FR 49276
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-23971
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 49276
- **Publication date:** 1996-09-19
- **Effective date:** 1996-09-13
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 960216032-6246-07
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule to modify the regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This rule allows vessels fishing exclusively with pot gear, which are not otherwise allowed to possess multispecies finfish, to possess multispecies frames as bait, provided that a receipt for purchase of that specific bait is on board the vessel. The intended effect is to allow the current practice of using multispecies frames as bait in the pot gear fishery to continue.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/19/96-23971/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-multispecies-fishery-exception-to-permit)
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