GroundRules
50 CFR 218.143: Prohibitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS
- PART 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS
- Subpart O—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT)
(a) Notwithstanding incidental takings contemplated in § 218.142(a) and authorized by LOAs issued under §§ 216.106 of this chapter and 218.146, no person in connection with the activities listed in § 218.140(c) may:
(1) Violate, or fail to comply with, the terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart or an LOA issued under §§ 216.106 of this chapter and 218.146;
(2) Take any marine mammal not specified in § 218.142(b);
(3) Take any marine mammal specified in § 218.142(b) in any manner other than as specified in the LOAs; or
(4) Take a marine mammal specified in § 218.142(b) if NMFS determines such taking results in more than a negligible impact on the species or stock of such marine mammal.
(b) [Reserved]
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