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Case 1:13-cv-03241-AT Document 1 Filed 09/30/13 Page 8 of 6420. Notwithstanding this exemption, the MMPA makes it unlawful toimport into the United States any marine mammal if that mammal was: (a)pregnant at the time of taking; (b) nursing at the time of taking, or less than eightmonths old, whichever is later; (c) taken from a stock designated as depleted(beluga whales in Russia are not so designated); or (d) taken in an inhumanemanner. 16 U.S.C. §1372(b). It is also unlawful to import any marine mammaltaken in violation of the MMPA or taken in another country in violation of the lawsof that country. 16 U.S.C. §1372(c)(1).21. Permits for the taking or importation of marine mammals for publicdisplay are issued pursuant to 16 U.S.C. §1374. That section of law provides thatpermits for the taking or importation of marine mammals shall be consistent withany applicable regulations established under 16 U.S.C. §1373 and shall specify:(a) the methods of capture, supervision, care, and transportation which must beobserved pursuant to a taking or importation; (b) the number and kind of animalsto be taken or imported; (c) the location from which the animals may be taken orimported and the manner in which they may be taken, which manner must behumane; (d) the duration of the permit; and (e) other terms and conditions deemedappropriate. 16 U.S.C. §§1374(b) and 1374(c)(1).8