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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-541—OCT. 28, 1978

92 STAT. 2049

which is designated as a native species by the Director under section 6(b)(1), and includes any part of any such member. (7) The term "native mammal" means any member, at any stage of its life cycle, of any species of the class Mammalia, other than any species regulated by the International Whaling Commission, which is designated as a native species by the Director under section 6(b)(1), and includes any part of such member. (8) The term "native plant" means any member of any species of plant at any stage of its life cycle (including seeds) which is designated as such by the Director under section 6(b)(1), and includes any part of any such member. (9) The term "pollutant" means any substance designated as such by the Director under section 6(b)(6). (10) The term "site of special scientific interest" means any area designated as such by the Director under section 6(b)(3). (11) The term "specially protected area" means any area designated as such by the Director under section 6(b)(4). (12) The term "specially protected species" means any species of native mammal or native bird designated as such by the Director under section 6(b)(5). (13) The term "take" means to harass, molest, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, or capture, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. (14) The term "Treaty" means the Antarctic Treaty signed in 12 UST 794. Washington, D.C.. on December 1, 1959, (15) The term "United States" means the several States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, including the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands. (16) The term "United States citizen" means— (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; (B) any corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other legal entity existing or organized under the laws of any of the United States; and (C) any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government or of any State, and any officer, employee, or agent of any such instrumentality. SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful—

(1) foir any United States citizen, unless authorized by regulation prescribed under this Act or a permit issued under section 5— (A) to take within Antarctica any native mammal or native bird, (B) to collect within any specially protected area any native plant, (C) to introduce into Antarctica any animal or plant that is not indigenous to Antarctica, (D) to enter any specially protected area or site of special scientific interest, or (E) to discharge, or otherwise to dispose of, any pollutant within Antarctica; (2) for any United States citizen wherever located, or any foreign person while within the United States, unless authorized by regulation prescribed under this Act or a permit issued under section 5—

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