{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-905.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 905.4","heading":"Use of information.","body":"(a) Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, information collected by a voluntary fishery data collector may not be introduced by the Secretary as evidence against any consenting owner that is a party to an enforcement proceeding.\n(b) Provided that all applicable evidentiary requirements are satisfied:\n(1) Information collected by a voluntary fishery data collector may be introduced in an enforcement proceeding by any party except the Secretary;\n(2) If information is introduced pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this section, all information collected by a voluntary fishery data collector may be introduced by any other party, including the Secretary.\n(c) Independent evidence derived from information collected by a voluntary fishery data collector may be introduced by any party, including the Secretary, in an enforcement proceeding.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REGULATIONS","PART 905—USE IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS OF INFORMATION COLLECTED BY VOLUNTARY FISHERY DATA COLLECTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"b95d6487260f9e43f69d5777c0746fe73d9f2308173b354b1c31108ec370b698","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-905.3","next":"us/15-cfr-905.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}