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[USC02] 16 USC 1362: Definitions
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16 USC 1362: Definitions Text contains those laws in effect on November 17, 2019
(1) The term "depletion" or "depleted" means any case in which-
(12)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "Secretary" means-
(15) The term "waters under the jurisdiction of the United States" means-
(16) The term "fishery" means-
(17) The term "competent regional organization"-
(18)(A) The term "harassment" means any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which-
(B) 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-
(19) The term "strategic stock" means a marine mammal stock-
(22) The term "bona fide research" means scientific research on marine mammals, the results of which-
(27) The term "minimum population estimate" means an estimate of the number of animals in a stock that-
( Pub. L. 92–522, §3, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1028 ; Pub. L. 93–205, §13(e)(1), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 903 ; Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, §404(a), Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 360 ; Pub. L. 97–58, §1(a), (b)(2), Oct. 9, 1981, 95 Stat. 979 ; Pub. L. 102–251, title III, §304, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65 ; Pub. L. 102–523, §2(c), Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3432 ; Pub. L. 102–582, title IV, §401(a), Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4909 ; Pub. L. 102–587, title III, §3004(b), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5067 ; Pub. L. 103–238, §§12, 16(a), 24(a)(2), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 557 , 559, 565; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(a) [title II, §211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009 , 3009-41; Pub. L. 104–297, title IV, §405(b)(2), (3), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3621 ; Pub. L. 105–42, §3, Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1123 ; Pub. L. 106–555, title II, §202(b), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2768 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, §319(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1433 .)
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in pars. (1)(C) and (19)(B), (C), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884 , which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§1531 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1531 of this title and Tables.
2003-Par. (18)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 108–136 added subpars. (B) to (D) and struck out former subpars. (B) and (C) which read as follows:
2000-Par. (12)(B). Pub. L. 106–555 inserted "(other than section 1421f–1 of this title)" after "subchapter V".
1997-Pars. (28), (29). Pub. L. 105–42 added pars. (28) and (29).
1996-Par. (15). Pub. L. 104–297, §405(b)(2), repealed Pub. L. 102–251, §304. See 1992 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 104–297, §404(b)(3), amended par. (15) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (15) read as follows: "The term 'waters under the jurisdiction of the United States' means-
1994-Par. (12)(B). Pub. L. 103–238, §24(a)(2), substituted "in section 1387 of this title and subchapter V" for "in subchapter V".
1992-Pars. (5) to (11). Pub. L. 102–582 added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) to (10) as (6) to (11), respectively.
1981-Par. (1). Pub. L. 97–58, §1(b)(2)(A), substituted a single management standard, that is, the maintenance of species at their optimum sustainable population, for the former management standard which had included the decline of a species or population stock that had declined to a significant degree over a period of years, the decline of a species or population stock which, if continued or resumed, would place the species or stock within the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and a species or population stock that was below the optimum carrying capacity for the species or stock within its environment.
1976-Par. (15)(B). Pub. L. 94–265 substituted "the waters included within a zone, contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, of which the inner boundary is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each coastal State, and the outer boundary is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured" for "the fisheries zone established pursuant to the Act of October 14, 1966".
1973-Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 93–205 substituted "Endangered Species Act of 1973" for "Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969".
Pub. L. 105–42, §8, Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1139 , provided that:
"(a) Amendments to Take Effect When IDCP in Force.-Sections 3 through 7 of this Act [enacting sections 962, 1412, 1413, 1414a to 1416 of this title, amending sections 952, 953, 1362, 1371, 1374, 1378, 1380, 1385, 1411, and 1417 of this title, and repealing sections 1412 to 1416 and 1418 of this title] (except for section 304 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as added by section 6 of this Act [section 1414a of this title]) shall become effective upon-
"(1) certification by the Secretary of Commerce that-
"(b) Special Effective Date.-Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce may issue regulations under-
Pub. L. 103–238, §24(e), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 566 , provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective as if enacted as part of section 3004 of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Act (106 Stat. 5067) [Pub. L. 102–587]."
Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, §404(b), Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 361 , provided that the amendment made by section 404(a) of Pub. L. 94–265 to this section was to take effect Mar. 1, 1977, prior to the general amendment of title IV of Pub. L. 94–265 by Pub. L. 104–297.
Pub. L. 103–238, §24(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 565 , provided that: "The amendments set forth in section 3004(b) of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Act (106 Stat. 5067) [Pub. L. 102–587, amending this section]-