### Question
What is the definition of barter?


### Answer
The definition of **barter** is as follows in *16 U.S.C. § 1379*:

> the exchange of marine mammals or their parts, taken for subsistence uses—


(i) for other wildlife or fish or their parts, or


(ii) for other food or for nonedible items other than money if the exchange is of a limited and noncommercial nature

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1379*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER II-CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS**

