---
kind: "unit"
title: "50"
title_heading: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
key: "chIV/subchA/part403"
level: "part"
label: "Part 403"
heading: "Transfer of Marine Mammal Management Authority to States"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/chIV-subchA-part403"
sections_count: 8
---

# Part 403 — Transfer of Marine Mammal Management Authority to States

Title 50 C.F.R. — Wildlife and Fisheries › Chapter IV — Joint Regulations (united States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior and National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce); Endangered Species Committee Regulations › Subchapter A — Subchapter A

## Sections

- [§403.01. Purpose and scope of regulations.](/cfr/50/403.01.md)
- [§403.02. Definitions.](/cfr/50/403.02.md)
- [§403.03. Review and approval of State request for management authority.](/cfr/50/403.03.md)
- [§403.04. Determinations and hearings under section 109(c) of the MMPA.](/cfr/50/403.04.md)
- [§403.05. State and Federal responsibilities after transfer of management authority.](/cfr/50/403.05.md)
- [§403.06. Monitoring and review of State management program.](/cfr/50/403.06.md)
- [§403.07. Revocation and return of State management authority.](/cfr/50/403.07.md)
- [§403.08. List of States to which management has been transferred.](/cfr/50/403.08.md)