---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 217.183"
title: "50"
number: "217.183"
heading: "Prohibitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/217.183"
---

# §217.183. Prohibitions.


Notwithstanding takings contemplated in §§ [217.180](/cfr/50/217.180.md) and [217.182](/cfr/50/217.182.md), and authorized by an LOA issued under [§§ 216.106](/cfr/50/216.106.md) of this chapter and 217.186, no person in connection with the activities described in [§ 217.180](/cfr/50/217.180.md) may:

- (a) Violate, or fail to comply with, the terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart or an LOA issued under [§§ 216.106](/cfr/50/216.106.md) of this chapter and 217.186;
- (b) Take any marine mammal not specified in such LOAs;
- (c) Take any marine mammal specified in such LOAs in any manner other than as specified; or
- (d) Take a marine mammal specified in such LOAs if NMFS determines such taking results in more than a negligible impact on the species or stocks of such marine mammal.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 20852, Apr. 17, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 74 FR 35143, July 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted.