{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-697.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 697.9","heading":"Facilitation of enforcement.","body":"(a) General. See § 600.730 of this chapter.\n(b) Radio hails. Permit holders, while underway, must be alert for communication conveying enforcement instructions and immediately answer via VHF-FM radio, channel 16, when hailed by an enforcement officer. Vessels not required to have VHF-FM radios by the Coast Guard are exempt from this requirement.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 697—ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"4a7b220b221a08b817975ba822db7c95f790b3c1e1da77298dd3890de9c305dd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-697.8","next":"us/50-cfr-697.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}