{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-270.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 270.20","heading":"Payment of assessments.","body":"Persons subject to an assessment would be required to pay the assessment on or before the date due, unless they have demanded a refund or filed a petition of objection with NMFS under § 270.21. However, persons who have demanded a refund under § 270.22 or filed a petition of objection under § 270.21 may submit proof of these actions in leu of payment. In the case of a petition of objection, NMFs will inform the Council and the petitioner of its finding at which time petitioner must pay the revised assessment if applicable.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER H—FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION","PART 270—SPECIES-SPECIFIC SEAFOOD MARKETING COUNCILS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"1d6529bb8ab741af672a3b303c7c6cc1d170e5422e8e9b5eabbaae9f90816b7b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-270.19","next":"us/50-cfr-270.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}