HR 12460 · 94th Congress · Animals

A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 in order to prohibit the taking of the killer whale.

Introduced 1976-03-11· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.(1976-03-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating from issuing permits for the taking of the killer whale during the moratorium on the taking of such species. Exempts taking for specified scientific purposes from such prohibition.…

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