ELR Citation: ELR 20484
No(s). 76-2908 (5th Cir. Jun 13, 1977)

Reversing the lower court, 6 ELR 20683, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals holds that the criminal prohibitions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) do not reach conduct in the territorial waters of a foreign sovereignty. Defendant, an American citizen, was convicted of capturing dolphins with...