---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 216.26"
title: "50"
number: "216.26"
heading: "Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/216.26"
---

# §216.26. Collection of certain marine mammal parts without prior authorization.


Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart:

- (a) Any bones, teeth or ivory of any dead marine mammal may be collected from a beach or from land within 1/4 of a mile of the ocean. The term ocean includes bays and estuaries.
- (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subpart D, soft parts that are sloughed, excreted, or discharged naturally by a living marine mammal in the wild may be collected or imported for bona fide scientific research and enhancement, provided that collection does not involve the taking of a living marine mammal in the wild.
- (c) Any marine mammal part collected under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section or any marine mammal part collected and imported under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section must be registered and identified, and may be transferred or otherwise possessed, in accordance with [§ 216.22(c)](/cfr/50/216.22.md?p=c). In registering a marine mammal part collected or imported under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the person who collected or imported the part must also state the scientific research or enhancement purpose for which the part was collected or imported.
- (d) No person may purchase, sell or trade for commercial purposes any marine mammal part collected or imported under this section.
- (e) The export of parts collected without prior authorization under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section may occur if consistent with the provisions at [§ 216.37(d)](/cfr/50/216.37.md?p=d) under subpart D.

## Notes

### Amendments

[39 FR 1852, Jan. 15, 1974, as amended at 59 FR 50376, Oct. 3, 1994; 61 FR 21933, May 10, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 39 FR 1852, Jan. 15, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[39 FR 1852, Jan. 15, 1974, as amended at 59 FR 50376, Oct. 3, 1994; 61 FR 21933, May 10, 1996]