{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-217.343","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 217.343","heading":"Prohibitions.","body":"Except for the takings described in § 217.342 and authorized by the LOA issued under this subpart, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following in connection with the activities described in this subpart:\n(a) Violate, or fail to comply with, the terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart or the LOA issued under this subpart.\n(b) Take any marine mammal not specified in § 217.342(d).\n(c) Take any marine mammal specified in the LOA in any manner other than as specified in the LOA.\n(d) Take any marine mammal specified in § 217.342(d), after National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources determines such taking results in more than a negligible impact on the species or stocks of such 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 217—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES","Subpart II—Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Maryland Offshore Wind Project Offshore of Maryland"],"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":"02aa114e6f1bb6bf86f2c6f7a2f39468799ecc30d16d207e7a986d99067e5197","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-217.342","next":"us/50-cfr-217.344"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}