50 CFR - § 270.1-270.23 - Species-Specific Seafood Marketing Councils.

This Part 270 describes matters pertaining to the establishment, representation, procedures, and termination of Seafood Marketing Councils, in compliance with the provisions of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986. The Regulations define the following relevant terms: Seafood Marketing Councils for fish species and fish products; consumer education; fish, including: fin fish, molluscs, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption, except for marine mammals and seabirds; harvester, as any person in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale in domestic or foreign markets; importer; marketing and promotion; research. The Part concerns: procedures for the submission of application on the establishment of a Council; nomination and appointment of Council members; quality standards; deposit of special funds; roles and responsibilities of a Council, including: preparation of a marketing and promotion Plan; investigation and making report to the competent authority about accounts of violations of rules or orders relating to quality standard requirements.