Subpart A General Provisions
Subpart B Takes of Endangered and Threatened Marine Mammals
Subpart C Take Reduction Plan Regulations and Emergency Regulations

Terms Used In 50 CFR Part 229 - Authorization for Commercial Fisheries Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • gillnet: includes gillnets of all types, including but not limited to sink gillnets, other anchored gillnets (e. See 50 CFR 229.2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.