{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-216.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 216.1","heading":"Purpose of regulations.","body":"The regulations in this part implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 1027, 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407, Pub. L. 92-522, 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 II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 216—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF 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":"4ddf7ff7380576044013cdecc3ceec957aea33cd707b9adf732775845e1c5de7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-200.2","next":"us/50-cfr-216.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}