# 50 CFR § 18.11: Prohibited taking

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 CFR § 18.11
- **Heading:** Prohibited taking
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** 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 > PART 18—MARINE MAMMALS > Subpart B—Prohibitions

## Text

Except as otherwise provided in subpart C, D, or H of this part 18, or part 403, it is unlawful for:
(a) Any person, vessel, or conveyance subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take any marine mammal on the high seas, or
(b) Any person, vessel, or conveyance to take any marine mammal in waters or on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States.
[39 FR 7262, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 51 FR 17981, May 16, 1986]

## Nearby sections

- [50 CFR § 18.1 § 18.1 Purpose of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.1.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.2 § 18.2 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.2.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.3 § 18.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.3.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.11 § 18.11 Prohibited taking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.11.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.12 § 18.12 Prohibited importation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.12.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.13 § 18.13 Prohibited uses, possession, transportation, and sales.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.13.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.14 § 18.14 Marine mammals taken before the Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.14.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.21 § 18.21 Actions permitted by international treaty, convention, or agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.21.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.22 § 18.22 Taking by Federal, State or local government officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.22.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.23 § 18.23 Native exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.23.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.24 § 18.24 Taking incidental to commercial fishing operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.24.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.25 § 18.25 Exempted marine mammals or marine mammal products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.25.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.26 § 18.26 Collection of certain dead marine mammal parts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.26.md)
- [50 CFR § 18.27 § 18.27 Regulations governing small takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-18.27.md)

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