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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter B - Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants |
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Part 18 - Marine Mammals |
| Subpart A - Introduction |
| § 18.1 - Purpose of regulations. |
| § 18.2 - Scope of regulations. |
| § 18.3 - Definitions. |
| § 18.4 - Information collection requirements. |
| Subpart B - Prohibitions |
| § 18.11 - Prohibited taking. |
| § 18.12 - Prohibited importation. |
| § 18.13 - Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales. |
| § 18.14 - Marine mammals taken before the Act. |
| Subpart C - General Exceptions |
| § 18.21 - Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement. |
| § 18.22 - Taking by Federal, State or local government officials. |
| § 18.23 - Native exemptions. |
| § 18.24 - Taking incidental to commercial fishing operations. |
| § 18.25 - Exempted marine mammals or marine mammal products. |
| § 18.26 - Collection of certain dead marine mammal parts. |
| § 18.27 - Regulations governing small takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities. |
| Subpart D - Special Exceptions |
| § 18.30 - Polar bear sport-hunted trophy import permits. |
| § 18.31 - Scientific research permits and public display permits. |
| § 18.32 - Waiver of the moratorium. |
| § 18.33 - Procedures for issuance of permits and modification, suspension, or revocation thereof. |
| § 18.34 - Guidelines for use in safely deterring polar bears. |
| Subpart E - Depleted Species or Stocks |
| Subpart F - Transfer of Management Authority to States |
| Subpart G - Notice and Hearing on Section 103 Regulations |
| § 18.70 - Basis and purpose. |
| § 18.71 - Definitions. |
| § 18.72 - Scope of regulations. |
| § 18.73 - Burden of proof. |
| § 18.74 - Notice of hearing. |
| § 18.75 - Notification by interested persons. |
| § 18.76 - Presiding officer. |
| § 18.77 - Direct testimony submitted as written documents. |
| § 18.78 - Mailing address. |
| § 18.79 - Inspection and copying of documents. |
| § 18.80 - Ex parte communications. |
| § 18.81 - Prehearing conference. |
| § 18.82 - Prehearing order. |
| § 18.83 - Determination to cancel the hearing. |
| § 18.84 - Rebuttal testimony and new issues of fact in prehearing order. |
| § 18.85 - Waiver of right to participate. |
| § 18.86 - Conduct of the hearing. |
| § 18.87 - Direct testimony. |
| § 18.88 - Cross-examination. |
| § 18.89 - Oral and written arguments. |
| § 18.90 - Recommended decision, certification of the transcript and submission of comments on the recommended decision. |
| § 18.91 - Director's decision. |
| Subpart H - Waiver of Moratorium on Taking and Importation of Individual Marine Mammal Species |
| § 18.92 - Purpose of regulations. |
| § 18.93 - Scope of regulations. |
| § 18.94 - Pacific walrus (Alaska). |
| Subpart I - Nonlethal Taking of Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears Incidental to Oil and Gas Exploration Activities in the Chukchi Sea and Adjacent Coast of Alaska |
| § 18.111 - What specified activities does this subpart cover? |
| § 18.112 - In what specified geographic region does this subpart apply? |
| § 18.113 - When is this subpart effective? |
| § 18.114 - How do I obtain a Letter of Authorization? |
| § 18.115 - What criteria does the Service use to evaluate Letter of Authorization requests? |
| § 18.116 - What does a Letter of Authorization allow? |
| § 18.117 - What activities are prohibited? |
| § 18.118 - What are the mitigation, monitoring, and reporting requirements? |
| Subpart J - Nonlethal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production Activities in the Beaufort Sea and Adjacent Northern Coast of Alaska |
| § 18.119 - Specified activities covered by this subpart. |
| § 18.120 - Specified geographic region where this subpart applies. |
| § 18.121 - Dates this subpart is in effect. |
| § 18.122 - Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.123 - How the Service will evaluate a request for a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.124 - Authorized take allowed under a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.125 - Prohibited take under a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.126 - Mitigation. |
| § 18.127 - Monitoring. |
| § 18.128 - Reporting requirements. |
| § 18.129 - Information collection requirements. |
| Subpart K - Nonlethal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
| § 18.130 - Specified activities covered by this subpart. |
| § 18.131 - Specified geographic region where this subpart applies. |
| § 18.132 - Dates this subpart is in effect. |
| § 18.133 - Authorized take allowed under a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.134 - Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.135 - How the Service will evaluate a request for a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.136 - Prohibited take under a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.137 - Mitigation. |
| § 18.138 - Monitoring. |
| § 18.139 - Reporting requirements. |
| § 18.140 - Measures to reduce impacts to subsistence users. |
| § 18.141 - Information collection requirements. |
| Subpart L - Nonlethal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving and Marine Construction Activities in the Gulf of Alaska |
| § 18.142 - Specified activities covered by this subpart. |
| § 18.143 - Specified geographic region where this subpart applies. |
| § 18.144 - Dates this subpart is in effect. |
| § 18.145 - Procedure to obtain a Letter of Authorization (LOA). |
| § 18.146 - How the Service will evaluate a request for an LOA. |
| § 18.147 - Authorized take allowed under an LOA. |
| § 18.148 - Prohibited take under an LOA. |
| § 18.149 - Mitigation. |
| § 18.150 - Monitoring. |
| § 18.151 - Reporting requirements. |
| § 18.152 - Information collection requirements. |