{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.73","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.73","heading":"Prohibitions.","body":"Except incidental take described in § 218.72 and authorized by a LOA issued under this subpart, it shall be unlawful for any person to do 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 an LOA issued under § 216.106 of this chapter and this subpart;\n(b) Take any marine mammal not specified in § 218.72(b);\n(c) Take any marine mammal specified in § 218.72(b) in any manner other than as specified in the LOAs; or\n(d) Take a marine mammal specified in § 218.72(b) after NMFS determines such taking results in more than a negligible impact on the species or stock of such marine mammal.","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 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS","Subpart H—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing Study Area"],"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":"ab5237b2d4d94aaee7976ceeb13b7188e816c8f352ff26811b9f8b6b30bf7506","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.72","next":"us/50-cfr-218.74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}