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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 · Sec. 410

Sec. 410. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 410 DEFINITIONS **[**[16 U.S.C. 1421h](/us/usc/t16/s1421h)**]** In this title, the following definitions apply: ####
(1)The term “**entangle**” or “**entanglement**” means an event in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or attached to the marine mammal and is— #####
(A)on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States, including beaches and shorelines; or #####
(B)in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States, including any navigable waters. ####
(2)Except as used in section 408, the term“**Fund**” means the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund established by section 405(a). ####
(3)The term “**Health MAP**” means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 408A(a)(1). ####
(4)The term “**Observation System**” means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603). ####
(5)The term “**Office**” means the Office of Protected Resources, in the National Marine Fisheries Service. ####
(6)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. ####
(7)The term “**stranding network participant**” means a person who is authorized by an agreement under section 112(c) to take marine mammals as described in section 109(h)(1) in response to a stranding. ####
(8)The term “**Tissue Bank**” means the National Marine Tissue Bank provided for under section 407(a). ####
(9)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. # TITLE V POLAR BEARS
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