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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1421h. Definitions
In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term "Fund" means the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality
Event Fund established by section 1421d(a) of this title.
(2) The term "Office" means the Office of Protected Resources,
in the National Marine Fisheries Service.
(3) The term "stranding" means an event in the wild in which -
(A) a marine mammal is dead and is -
(i) on a beach or shore of the United States; or
(ii) in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States
(including any navigable waters); or
(B) a marine mammal is alive and is -
(i) on a beach or shore of the United States and unable to
return to the water;
(ii) on a beach or shore of the United States and, although
able to return to the water, is in need of apparent medical
attention; or
(iii) in the waters under the jurisdiction of the United
States (including any navigable waters), but is unable to
return to its natural habitat under its own power or without
assistance.
(4) The term "stranding network participant" means a person who
is authorized by an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title
to take marine mammals as described in section 1379(h)(1) of this
title in response to a stranding.
(5) The term "Tissue Bank" means the National Marine Tissue
Bank provided for under section 1421f(a) of this title.
(6) The term "unusual mortality event" means a stranding that -
(A) is unexpected;
(B) involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal
population; and
(C) demands immediate response.
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