# 50 C.F.R. § 18.13 (2026): Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales

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## Section

- **Citation:** 50 C.F.R. § 18.13 (2026)
- **Heading:** Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 50 CFR: Wildlife and Fisheries / Chapter I: UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 18: MARINE MAMMALS / Subpart B: Prohibitions / § 18.13: § 18.13   Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales.

## Text

Except as otherwise provided in the Act or these regulations, it is unlawful for:
(a) Any person to use any port, harbor, or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States for any purpose in any way connected with a prohibited taking or any unlawful importation of any marine mammal or marine mammal products;
(b) Any person to possess any marine mammal, or product therefrom, taken in violation of the Act or these regulations;
(c) Any person to transport, purchase, sell, or offer to purchase or sell any marine mammal or marine mammal product; or
(d) Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to use in a commercial fishery, any means or method of fishing in contravention of regulations and limitations issued by the Secretary of Commerce for that fishery to achieve the purposes of this Act.
[39 FR 7262, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 51 FR 17981, May 16, 1986]

## Nearby sections

- [50 C.F.R. § 18.11 (2026) § 18.11   Prohibited taking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P18_S18_11.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 18.12 (2026) § 18.12   Prohibited importation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P18_S18_12.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 18.13 (2026) § 18.13   Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P18_S18_13.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 18.14 (2026) § 18.14   Marine mammals taken before the Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P18_S18_14.md)

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