Section 9-11-398
Applicability of provisions of article.
This article shall not apply with respect to any marine mammal taken before August 24, 1976, to any marine mammal product consisting of or composed, in whole or in part, of any marine mammal taken before August 24, 1976, or to any marine mammal unintentionally taken during the construction of any highway or utility facility.
(Acts 1976, No. 690, p. 953, §8.)