Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§1421b Stranding or Entanglement Response Agreements
Title 16 › Chapter 31— MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION › Subchapter V— MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE › § 1421b
Summary
The Secretary can make agreements under section 1382(c) that allow people to take marine mammals under section 1379(h)(1) to respond to strandings or entanglements. Agreements must name who is authorized, set rules for delegating authority, include the data and outreach plan in section 1421a(f), and be reviewed periodically.
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Title 16, §1421b
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(a)The Secretary may enter into an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title with any person to take marine mammals under section 1379(h)(1) of this title in response to a stranding or entanglement.
(b)An agreement authorized by subsection (a) shall—
(1)specify each person who is authorized to perform activities under the agreement;
(2)specify any terms and conditions under which a person so specified may delegate that authority to another person; and
(3)include a description of the data management and public outreach policy established under section 1421a(f) of this title.
(c)The Secretary shall periodically review agreements under section 1382(c) of this title that are entered into pursuant to this subchapter, for performance adequacy and effectiveness.
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Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, § 10402(a)(1), inserted “or entanglement” before “response” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10402(a)(2), inserted “or entanglement” after “stranding”. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10402(a)(3), added par. (3).
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16 U.S.C. § 1421b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60