take
Defined in 7 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
“Take” or “taking” means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1151Conservation · Definitions · in this section
Take.—The term "take"—
(A) when used in reference to activities subject to regulation by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have the meaning given such term in that Act; and
(B) when used in reference to activities subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) shall have the meaning given such term in that Act.
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- 2018–present10 U.S.C. § 8635Armed Forces · Repealed. Pub. L. 90235, 6(a)(7), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 762] · in this section
The term “take” means—
(A) to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill; or
(B) to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill.
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- 2006–present16 U.S.C. § 718JConservation · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “take” means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1532Conservation · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “take” means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1362Conservation · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
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.
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- 1994–199616 U.S.C. § 2402Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
the term “take” means to kill, injure, capture, handle, or molest a native mammal or bird, or to remove or damage such quantities of native plants that their local distribution or abundance would be significantly affected;
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- 1996–present16 U.S.C. § 2402Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The terms “take”, “taking”, and “taken” mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill, or to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill.
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- 1997–present16 U.S.C. § 668EEConservation · Definitions · in this section