Notwithstanding takings contemplated in §217.11 and authorized by an LOA issued under §216.106 of this chapter and §217.17, no person in connection with the activities described in §217.11 may:

(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 §217.17;

(b) Take any marine mammal not specified in such LOAs;

(c) Take any marine mammal specified in such LOAs other than by incidental, unintentional Level B harassment;

(d) Take a marine mammal specified in such LOAs if such taking results in more than a negligible impact on the species or stocks of such marine mammal; or

(e) Take a marine mammal specified in such LOAs if NMFS determines such taking results in an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of such species or stocks for taking for subsistence purposes.


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