Title 50, Part 216 — Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
80 sections
Section 216.1
Purpose of regulations.
Section 216.2
Scope of regulations.
Section 216.3
Definitions.
Section 216.4
Other laws and regulations.
Section 216.5
Payment of penalty.
Section 216.6
Forfeiture and return of seized property.
Section 216.7
Holding and bonding.
Section 216.8
Enforcement officers.
Section 216.11
Prohibited taking.
Section 216.12
Prohibited importation.
Section 216.13
Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, sales, and permits.
Section 216.14
Marine mammals taken before the MMPA.
Section 216.15
Depleted species.
Section 216.16
Prohibitions under the General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
Section 216.17
General prohibitions.
Section 216.18
Approaching humpback whales in Alaska.
Section 216.19
Special restrictions for humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaii.
Section 216.20
Special restrictions for Hawaiian spinner dolphins.
Section 216.21
Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement.
Section 216.22
Taking by State or local government officials.
Section 216.23
Native exceptions.
Section 216.24
Taking and related acts in commercial fishing operations including tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
Section 216.25
Exempted marine mammals and marine mammal products.
Section 216.26
Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization.
Section 216.27
Release, non-releasability, and disposition under special exception permits for rehabilitated marine mammals.
Section 216.30
[Reserved]
Section 216.31
Definitions.
Section 216.32
Scope.
Section 216.33
Permit application submission, review, and decision procedures.
Section 216.34
Issuance criteria.
Section 216.35
Permit restrictions.
Section 216.36
Permit conditions.
Section 216.37
Marine mammal parts.
Section 216.38
Reporting.
Section 216.39
Permit amendments.
Section 216.40
Penalties and permit sanctions.
Section 216.41
Permits for scientific research and enhancement.
Section 216.42
Photography. [Reserved]
Section 216.43
Public display. [Reserved]
Section 216.44
Applicability/transition.
Section 216.45
General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
Section 216.46
U.S. citizens on foreign flag vessels operating under the International Dolphin Conservation Program.
Section 216.47
Access to marine mammal tissue, analyses, and data.
Section 216.48-216.49
§§ 216.48-216.49 [Reserved]
Section 216.50
Importation at designated ports.
Section 216.71
Allowable take of fur seals.
Section 216.72
Restrictions on subsistence use of fur seals.
Section 216.73
Disposition of fur seal parts.
Section 216.74
Cooperation between fur seal subsistence users, tribal and Federal officials.
Section 216.81
Visits to fur seal rookeries.
Section 216.82
Dogs prohibited.
Section 216.83
Importation of birds or mammals.
Section 216.84
[Reserved]
Section 216.85
Walrus and Otter Islands.
Section 216.86
Local regulations.
Section 216.87
Wildlife research.
Section 216.90
Purposes.
Section 216.91
Dolphin-safe labeling standards.
Section 216.92
Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels.
Section 216.93
Tracking and verification program.
Section 216.94
False statements or endorsements.
Section 216.95
Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products.
Section 216.101
Purpose.
Section 216.102
Scope.
Section 216.103
Definitions.
Section 216.104
Submission of requests.
Section 216.105
Specific regulations.
Section 216.106
Letter of Authorization.
Section 216.107
Incidental harassment authorization for Arctic waters.
Section 216.108
Requirements for monitoring and reporting under incidental harassment authorizations for Arctic waters.
Section 216.110
Purpose.
Section 216.111
Scope.
Section 216.112
Definitions.
Section 216.113
Issuance and duration of permits.
Section 216.114
Hunt management requirements and restrictions.
Section 216.115
Accounting and identification of gray whales.
Section 216.116
Use of edible and nonedible whale products.
Section 216.117
Prohibited acts.
Section 216.118
Requirements for monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.
Section 216.119
Expiration and amendment.