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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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Chapter II - National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
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SubChapter C - Marine Mammals |
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Part 216 - Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals |
| Subpart A - Introduction |
| § 216.1 - Purpose of regulations. |
| § 216.2 - Scope of regulations. |
| § 216.3 - Definitions. |
| § 216.4 - Other laws and regulations. |
| § 216.5 - Payment of penalty. |
| § 216.6 - Forfeiture and return of seized property. |
| § 216.7 - Holding and bonding. |
| § 216.8 - Enforcement officers. |
| Subpart B - Prohibitions |
| § 216.11 - Prohibited taking. |
| § 216.12 - Prohibited importation. |
| § 216.13 - Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, sales, and permits. |
| § 216.14 - Marine mammals taken before the MMPA. |
| § 216.15 - Depleted species. |
| § 216.16 - Prohibitions under the General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research. |
| § 216.17 - General prohibitions. |
| § 216.18 - Approaching humpback whales in Alaska. |
| § 216.19 - Special restrictions for humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaii. |
| § 216.20 - Special restrictions for Hawaiian spinner dolphins. |
| Subpart C - General Exceptions |
| § 216.21 - Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement. |
| § 216.22 - Taking by State or local government officials. |
| § 216.23 - Native exceptions. |
| § 216.24 - Taking and related acts in commercial fishing operations including tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. |
| § 216.25 - Exempted marine mammals and marine mammal products. |
| § 216.26 - Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization. |
| § 216.27 - Release, non-releasability, and disposition under special exception permits for rehabilitated marine mammals. |
| Subpart D - Special Exceptions |
| § 216.30 - [Reserved] |
| § 216.31 - Definitions. |
| § 216.32 - Scope. |
| § 216.33 - Permit application submission, review, and decision procedures. |
| § 216.34 - Issuance criteria. |
| § 216.35 - Permit restrictions. |
| § 216.36 - Permit conditions. |
| § 216.37 - Marine mammal parts. |
| § 216.38 - Reporting. |
| § 216.39 - Permit amendments. |
| § 216.40 - Penalties and permit sanctions. |
| § 216.41 - Permits for scientific research and enhancement. |
| § 216.42 - Photography. |
| § 216.43 - Public display. |
| § 216.44 - Applicability/transition. |
| § 216.45 - General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research. |
| § 216.46 - U.S. citizens on foreign flag vessels operating under the International Dolphin Conservation Program. |
| § 216.47 - Access to marine mammal tissue, analyses, and data. |
| §§ 216.46--216.49 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 216.47--216.49 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 216.48--216.49 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart E - Designated Ports |
| § 216.50 - Importation at designated ports. |
| Subpart F - Pribilof Islands, Taking for Subsistence Purposes |
| § 216.71 - Allowable take of fur seals. |
| § 216.72 - Restrictions on subsistence use of fur seals. |
| § 216.73 - Disposition of fur seal parts. |
| § 216.74 - Cooperation between fur seal subsistence users, tribal and Federal officials. |
| Subpart G - Pribilof Islands Administration |
| § 216.81 - Visits to fur seal rookeries. |
| § 216.82 - Dogs prohibited. |
| § 216.83 - Importation of birds or mammals. |
| § 216.84 - [Reserved] |
| § 216.85 - Walrus and Otter Islands. |
| § 216.86 - Local regulations. |
| § 216.87 - Wildlife research. |
| Subpart H - Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling |
| § 216.90 - Purposes. |
| § 216.91 - Dolphin-safe labeling standards. |
| § 216.92 - Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels. |
| § 216.93 - Tracking and verification program. |
| § 216.94 - False statements or endorsements. |
| § 216.95 - Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products. |
| § 216.96 - Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products. |
| Subpart I - General Regulations Governing Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities |
| § 216.101 - Purpose. |
| § 216.102 - Scope. |
| § 216.103 - Definitions. |
| § 216.104 - Submission of requests. |
| § 216.105 - Specific regulations. |
| § 216.106 - Letter of Authorization. |
| § 216.107 - Incidental harassment authorization for Arctic waters. |
| § 216.108 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting under incidental harassment authorizations for Arctic waters. |
| Subpart J - Taking of Eastern North Pacific (ENP) Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) by the Makah Indian Tribe Off the Coast of Washington State |
| § 216.110 - Purpose. |
| § 216.111 - Scope. |
| § 216.112 - Definitions. |
| § 216.113 - Issuance and duration of permits. |
| § 216.114 - Hunt management requirements and restrictions. |
| § 216.115 - Accounting and identification of gray whales. |
| § 216.116 - Use of edible and nonedible whale products. |
| § 216.117 - Prohibited acts. |
| § 216.118 - Requirements for monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping. |
| § 216.119 - Expiration and amendment. |
| § 216.120 - [Reserved] |
| Subparts J--X - XXX |
| Subpart K - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Space Vehicle and Test Flight Activities |
| § 216.121 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.122 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.123 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.124 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.125 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.126 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.127 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.128 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.129 - Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart L - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Power Plant Operations |
| § 216.130 - Specified activity, specified geographical region, and incidental take levels. |
| § 216.131 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.132 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.133 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.134 - [Reserved] |
| § 216.135 - Monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.136 - Renewal of the Letter of Authorization. |
| § 216.137 - Modifications to the Letter of Authorization. |
| §§ 216.138--216.140 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart M - Taking of Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted Dolphins Incidental to Oil and Gas Structure Removal Activities |
| § 216.141 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.142 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.143 - Permissible methods of taking; mitigation. |
| § 216.144 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.145 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.146 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.147 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.148 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart N - Taking Of Marine Mammals Incidental To Missile Launch Activities from San Nicolas Island, CA |
| § 216.150 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.151 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.152 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.153 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.154 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.155 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.156 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.157 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.158 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.159 - Modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart O - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Shock Testing the USS MESA VERDE (LPD 19) by Detonation of Conventional Explosives in the Offshore Waters of the U.S. Atlantic Coast |
| § 216.161 - Specified activity and incidental take levels by species. |
| § 216.162 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.163 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.164 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.165 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.166 - Modifications to the Letter of Authorization. |
| §§ 216.167--216.169 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart P - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Training in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) |
| § 216.170 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.171 - Effective dates and definitions. |
| § 216.172 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.173 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.174 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.175 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.176 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.177 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.178 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.179 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart Q - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA sonar) Sonar |
| § 216.180 - Specified activity. |
| § 216.181 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.182 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.183 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.184 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.185 - Requirements for monitoring. |
| § 216.186 - Requirements for reporting. |
| § 216.187 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.188 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.189 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.190 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.191 - Designation of Offshore Biologically Important Marine Mammal Areas. |
| Subpart R - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the U.S. Beaufort Sea |
| § 216.200 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.201 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.202 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.203 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.204 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.205 - Measures to ensure availability of species for subsistence uses. |
| § 216.206 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.207 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.208 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.209 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.210 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart S - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Explosive Severance Activities Conducted During Offshore Structure Removal Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico |
| § 216.211 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.212 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.213 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.214 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.215 - Definitions, terms, and criteria |
| § 216.216 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.217 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.218 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.219 - Renewal and modifications of Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart U - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocket Launches from the Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, AK |
| § 216.230 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.231 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.232 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.233 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.234 - Mitigation, monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.235 - Letter of Authorization. |
| § 216.236 - Renewal of a Letter of Authorization. |
| § 216.237 - Modifications to a Letter of Authorization. |
| Subpart V - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) |
| § 216.240 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.241 - Effective dates and definitions. |
| § 216.242 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.243 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.244 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.245 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.246 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.247 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.248 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization and Adaptive Management. |
| § 216.249 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart W - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Precision Strike Weapon Missions in the Gulf of Mexico |
| § 216.250 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.251 - Effective dates. |
| § 216.252 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.253 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.254 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.255 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.256 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.257 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.258 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.259 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Subpart X - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Training in the Southern California Range Complex (SOCAL Range Complex) |
| § 216.270 - Specified activity and specified geographical region. |
| § 216.271 - Effective dates and definitions. |
| § 216.272 - Permissible methods of taking. |
| § 216.273 - Prohibitions. |
| § 216.274 - Mitigation. |
| § 216.275 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting. |
| § 216.276 - Applications for Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.277 - Letters of Authorization. |
| § 216.278 - Renewal of Letters of Authorization and Adaptive Management. |
| § 216.279 - Modifications to Letters of Authorization. |
| Figure 1 to Part 216 - Northern Fur Seal Breeding Areas (Rookeries) and Hauling Grounds on St. George Island, Alaska |