§668ee. Definitions

(a) The term "person" as used in this Act means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

(b) The terms "take" or "taking" or "taken" as used in this Act mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, kill, or attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill.

(c) The terms "State" and the "United States" as used in this Act mean the several States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

( Pub. L. 89–669, §5, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 929 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c), means Pub. L. 89–669, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 927 , as amended, which enacted sections 668aa to 668ee, amended sections 460k, 696, 696b, 715c, 715i to 715k, 718d, and repealed sections 715d–1, 715d–2, 715l, 715m of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 459j–4, 3125, 3212 of this title.