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FEDERAL · 50 CFR

Part 216 — Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals

80 sections · Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

§ 216.1Purpose of regulations.
§ 216.2Scope of regulations.
§ 216.3Definitions.
§ 216.4Other laws and regulations.
§ 216.5Payment of penalty.
§ 216.6Forfeiture and return of seized property.
§ 216.7Holding and bonding.
§ 216.8Enforcement officers.
§ 216.11Prohibited taking.
§ 216.12Prohibited importation.
§ 216.13Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, sales, and permits.
§ 216.14Marine mammals taken before the MMPA.
§ 216.15Depleted species.
§ 216.16Prohibitions under the General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
§ 216.17General prohibitions.
§ 216.18Approaching humpback whales in Alaska.
§ 216.19Special restrictions for humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaii.
§ 216.20Special restrictions for Hawaiian spinner dolphins.
§ 216.21Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement.
§ 216.22Taking by State or local government officials.
§ 216.23Native exceptions.
§ 216.24Taking and related acts in commercial fishing operations including tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
§ 216.25Exempted marine mammals and marine mammal products.
§ 216.26Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization.
§ 216.27Release, non-releasability, and disposition under special exception permits for rehabilitated marine mammals.
§ 216.30§ 216.30 [Reserved]
§ 216.31Definitions.
§ 216.32Scope.
§ 216.33Permit application submission, review, and decision procedures.
§ 216.34Issuance criteria.
§ 216.35Permit restrictions.
§ 216.36Permit conditions.
§ 216.37Marine mammal parts.
§ 216.38Reporting.
§ 216.39Permit amendments.
§ 216.40Penalties and permit sanctions.
§ 216.41Permits for scientific research and enhancement.
§ 216.42§ 216.42 Photography. [Reserved]
§ 216.43§ 216.43 Public display. [Reserved]
§ 216.44Applicability/transition.
§ 216.45General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
§ 216.46U.S. citizens on foreign flag vessels operating under the International Dolphin Conservation Program.
§ 216.47Access to marine mammal tissue, analyses, and data.
§ 216.48-216.49§§ 216.48-216.49 [Reserved]
§ 216.50Importation at designated ports.
§ 216.71Allowable take of fur seals.
§ 216.72Restrictions on subsistence use of fur seals.
§ 216.73Disposition of fur seal parts.
§ 216.74Cooperation between fur seal subsistence users, tribal and Federal officials.
§ 216.81Visits to fur seal rookeries.
§ 216.82Dogs prohibited.
§ 216.83Importation of birds or mammals.
§ 216.84§ 216.84 [Reserved]
§ 216.85Walrus and Otter Islands.
§ 216.86Local regulations.
§ 216.87Wildlife research.
§ 216.90Purposes.
§ 216.91Dolphin-safe labeling standards.
§ 216.92Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels.
§ 216.93Tracking and verification program.
§ 216.94False statements or endorsements.
§ 216.95Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products.
§ 216.101Purpose.
§ 216.102Scope.
§ 216.103Definitions.
§ 216.104Submission of requests.
§ 216.105Specific regulations.
§ 216.106Letter of Authorization.
§ 216.107Incidental harassment authorization for Arctic waters.
§ 216.108Requirements for monitoring and reporting under incidental harassment authorizations for Arctic waters.
§ 216.110Purpose.
§ 216.111Scope.
§ 216.112Definitions.
§ 216.113Issuance and duration of permits.
§ 216.114Hunt management requirements and restrictions.
§ 216.115Accounting and identification of gray whales.
§ 216.116Use of edible and nonedible whale products.
§ 216.117Prohibited acts.
§ 216.118Requirements for monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.
§ 216.119Expiration and amendment.