Part 216 — Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
Subpart A — Introduction
Subpart B — Prohibitions
- § 216.11— Prohibited taking.
- § 216.12— Prohibited importation.
- § 216.13— Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, sales, and permits.
- § 216.14— Marine mammals taken before the MMPA.
- § 216.15— Depleted species.
- § 216.16— Prohibitions under the General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
- § 216.17— General prohibitions.
- § 216.18— Approaching humpback whales in Alaska.
- § 216.19— Special restrictions for humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaii.
- § 216.20— Special restrictions for Hawaiian spinner dolphins.
Subpart C — General Exceptions
- § 216.21— Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement.
- § 216.22— Taking by State or local government officials.
- § 216.23— Native exceptions.
- § 216.24— Taking and related acts in commercial fishing operations including tuna purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
- § 216.25— Exempted marine mammals and marine mammal products.
- § 216.26— Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization.
- § 216.27— Release, non-releasability, and disposition under special exception permits for rehabilitated marine mammals.
Subpart D — Special Exceptions
- § 216.31— Definitions.
- § 216.32— Scope.
- § 216.33— Permit application submission, review, and decision procedures.
- § 216.34— Issuance criteria.
- § 216.35— Permit restrictions.
- § 216.36— Permit conditions.
- § 216.37— Marine mammal parts.
- § 216.38— Reporting.
- § 216.39— Permit amendments.
- § 216.40— Penalties and permit sanctions.
- § 216.41— Permits for scientific research and enhancement.
- § 216.44— Applicability/transition.
- § 216.45— General Authorization for Level B harassment for scientific research.
- § 216.46— U.S. citizens on foreign flag vessels operating under the International Dolphin Conservation Program.
- § 216.47— Access to marine mammal tissue, analyses, and data.
Subpart E — Designated Ports
Subpart F — Pribilof Islands, Taking for Subsistence Purposes
Subpart G — Pribilof Islands Administration
Subpart H — Dolphin Safe Tuna Labeling
- § 216.90— Purposes.
- § 216.91— Dolphin-safe labeling standards.
- § 216.92— Dolphin-safe requirements for tuna harvested in the ETP by large purse seine vessels.
- § 216.93— Tracking and verification program.
- § 216.94— False statements or endorsements.
- § 216.95— Official mark for “Dolphin-safe” tuna products.
Subpart I — General Regulations Governing Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities
- § 216.101— Purpose.
- § 216.102— Scope.
- § 216.103— Definitions.
- § 216.104— Submission of requests.
- § 216.105— Specific regulations.
- § 216.106— Letter of Authorization.
- § 216.107— Incidental harassment authorization for Arctic waters.
- § 216.108— Requirements for monitoring and reporting under incidental harassment authorizations for Arctic waters.
Subpart J — Taking of Eastern North Pacific (ENP) Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) by the Makah Indian Tribe Off the Coast of Washington State
- § 216.110— Purpose.
- § 216.111— Scope.
- § 216.112— Definitions.
- § 216.113— Issuance and duration of permits.
- § 216.114— Hunt management requirements and restrictions.
- § 216.115— Accounting and identification of gray whales.
- § 216.116— Use of edible and nonedible whale products.
- § 216.117— Prohibited acts.
- § 216.118— Requirements for monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.
- § 216.119— Expiration and amendment.