[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR670.5]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 670_CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart B_Prohibited Acts, Exceptions

 

Sec. 670.5  Exception in extraordinary circumstances.



    (a) Emergency exception. No act described in Sec. 670.4 shall be 

unlawful if the person committing the act reasonably believed that the 

act was committed under emergency circumstances involving the safety of 

human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment or facilities of high 

value, or the protection of the environment.

    (b) Aiding or salvaging native mammals or native birds. The 

prohibition on taking shall not apply to any taking of native mammals or 

native birds if such action is necessary to:

    (1) Aid a sick, injured or orphaned specimen;

    (2) Dispose of a dead specimen; or

    (3) Salvage a dead specimen which may be useful for scientific 

study.

    (c) Reporting. Any actions taken under the exceptions in this 

section shall be reported promptly to the Director.