---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 223.201"
title: "50"
number: "223.201"
heading: "Guadalupe fur seal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/223.201"
---

# §223.201. Guadalupe fur seal.

- (a) **Prohibitions.** The prohibitions of section 9 of the Act ([16 U.S.C. 1538](/usc/16/1538.md)) relating to endangered species apply to the Guadalupe fur seal except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) **Exceptions.**
  - (1) The Assistant Administrator may issue permits authorizing activities which would otherwise be prohibited under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section subject to the provisions of [part 222](/cfr/50/part222.md) [subpart C](/cfr/50/subpartC.md), General Permit Procedures.
  - (2) Any Federal, State or local government official, employee, or designated agent may, in the course of official duties, take a stranded Guadalupe fur seal without a permit if such taking:
    - (i) Is accomplished in a humane manner;
    - (ii) Is for the protection or welfare of the animal, is for the protection of the public health or welfare, or is for the salvage or disposal of a dead specimen;
    - (iii) Includes steps designed to ensure the return of the animal to its natural habitat, if feasible; and
    - (iv) Is reported within 30 days to the Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
  - (3) Any animal or specimen taken under [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section may only be retained, disposed of, or salvaged in accordance with directions from the Director, Southwest Region.

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 51258, Dec. 16, 1985. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14068, Mar. 23, 1999, as amended at 79 FR 20812, Apr. 14, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 1543; subpart B, § 223.201-202 also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for § 223.206(d)(9).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 32809, July 28, 1978, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 64 FR 14068, Mar. 23, 1999.

### Amendments

[50 FR 51258, Dec. 16, 1985. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 14068, Mar. 23, 1999, as amended at 79 FR 20812, Apr. 14, 2014]