CHAPTER 31 — Marine Mammal Protection
65 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS 26 sections
- § 1371. — Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products
- § 1372. — Prohibitions
- § 1373. — Regulations on taking of marine mammals
- § 1374. — Permits
- § 1375. — Penalties
- § 1375a. — Use of fines for protection and recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses
- § 1376. — Seizure and forfeiture of cargo
- § 1377. — Enforcement
- § 1378. — International program
- § 1379. — Transfer of management authority
- § 1380. — Marine mammal research grants
- § 1381. — Commercial fisheries gear development
- § 1382. — Regulations and administration
- § 1383. — Application to other treaties and conventions
- § 1383a. — Interim exemption for commercial fisheries
- § 1383b. — Status review; conservation plans
- § 1384. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 1385. — Dolphin protection
- § 1386. — Stock assessments
- § 1387. — Taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations
- § 1388. — Marine mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska
- § 1389. — Pacific Coast Task Force; Gulf of Maine
- § 1390. — Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals
- § 1391. — Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans
- § 1392. — Monitoring ocean soundscapes
- § 1393. — Conservation and mitigation assistance
SUBCHAPTER III — MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 7 sections
SUBCHAPTER IV — INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM 9 sections
- § 1411. — Findings and policy
- § 1412. — International Dolphin Conservation Program
- § 1413. — Regulatory authority of Secretary
- § 1414. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(c), Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1130
- § 1414a. — Research
- § 1415. — Reports by Secretary
- § 1416. — Permits
- § 1417. — Prohibitions
- § 1418. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(e), Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1137
SUBCHAPTER V — MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE 12 sections
- § 1421. — Establishment of Program
- § 1421a. — Determination; data collection and dissemination
- § 1421b. — Stranding or entanglement response agreements
- § 1421c. — Unusual mortality event response
- § 1421d. — Unusual mortality event activity funding
- § 1421e. — Liability
- § 1421f. — National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis
- § 1421f–1. — Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund
- § 1421f–2. — Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (Health MAP)
- § 1421f–3. — Reports to Congress
- § 1421g. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 1421h. — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER VI — POLAR BEARS 9 sections
- § 1423. — Definitions
- § 1423a. — Prohibitions
- § 1423b. — Administration
- § 1423c. — Cooperative management agreement; authority to delegate enforcement authority
- § 1423d. — Commission appointments; compensation, travel expenses, and claims
- § 1423e. — Votes taken by the United States section on matters before the Commission
- § 1423f. — Implementation of actions taken by the Commission
- § 1423g. — Application with other subchapters of chapter
- § 1423h. — Authorization of appropriations