[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 7] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR216.31] [Page 38] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 216_REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS --Table of Contents Subpart D_Special Exceptions Sec. 216.31 Definitions. For the purpose of this subpart, the definitions set forth in 50 CFR part 217 shall apply to all threatened and endangered marine mammals, unless a more restrictive definition exists under the MMPA or part 216. [61 FR 21935, May 10, 1996]