ELR Citation: ELR 20985
No(s). 92-10044 (9th Cir. Sep 27, 1993)

The court holds that the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the regulations implementing it do not make it a crime to take reasonable steps to deter porpoises from eating fish or bait off a fisherman's line. Defendant was convicted of "taking" a marine mammal in violation of MMPA §102(a)(2)(A)...