{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-18.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 18.1","heading":"Purpose of regulations.","body":"The regulations contained in this part implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), which among other things, restricts the taking, possession, transportation, selling, offering for sale, and importing of marine mammals.","path":["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 A—Introduction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"d5f52864c890048073ae645c7652457f35239ab3c596dc3064f83f226ba9fd9c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-17.109-17.199","next":"us/50-cfr-18.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}