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50 CFR 18.124: Authorized take allowed under an LOA.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
- PART 18—MARINE MAMMALS
- Subpart J—Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production Activities in the Beaufort Sea and Adjacent Northern Coast of Alaska
(a) To incidentally take marine mammals pursuant to this subpart, the applicant must apply for and obtain an LOA in accordance with §§ 18.27(f) and 18.122.
(b) An LOA issued under this subpart allows for the incidental take, as defined under section 3 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1362), of walruses and/or polar bears during activities specified in § 18.119 within the Beaufort Sea ITR region described in § 18.120.
(c) Each LOA will set forth:
(1) Permissible methods of incidental take;
(2) Means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact (i.e., mitigation) on the species, its habitat, and the availability of the species for subsistence uses; and
(3) Requirements for monitoring and reporting.
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