16 U.S.C. § 1362
Definitions
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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For the purposes of this chapter—
The term “depletion” or “depleted” means any case in which—
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “Secretary” means—
The term “waters under the jurisdiction of the United States” means—
The term “fishery” means—
The term “competent regional organization”—
The term “harassment” means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which—
In the case of a military readiness activity (as defined in section 315(f) of Public Law 107–314; 16 U.S.C. 703 note) or a scientific research activity conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government consistent with section 1374(c)(3) of this title, the term “harassment” means—
The term “strategic stock” means a marine mammal stock—
The term “potential biological removal level” means the maximum number of animals, not including natural mortalities, that may be removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach or maintain its optimum sustainable population. The potential biological removal level is the product of the following factors:
The term “bona fide research” means scientific research on marine mammals, the results of which—
The term “minimum population estimate” means an estimate of the number of animals in a stock that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Endangered Species Act of 1973House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to improve the operation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Act of 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- International Dolphin Conservation Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Oceans Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
- Sustainable Fisheries Act
- International Dolphin Conservation Program ActHouse: 262–166Senate: no recorded tally
- Striped Bass Conservation, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management, and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004