CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (Parts 10–24) > PART 18—MARINE MAMMALS > SUBPART A—Introduction (§18.1 to §18.4) > 18.1—Purpose of regulations.

18.1—Purpose of regulations.

The regulations contained in this part implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-140 7), which among other things, restricts the taking, possession, transportation, selling, offering for sale, and importing of marine mammals.