### Question
What does permit mean?


### Answer
**Permit** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 773f*:

> any license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, exemption, or other form of permission issued by the Commission or the Secretary, and includes any quota share or other transferable quota issued by the Secretary

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 773f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 10-NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING > SUBCHAPTER IV-NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982**

