Frequently Used Laws, Regulations, and Service Manuals |
| Law |
U.S.
Code |
Regulations |
FWS
Manual |
| Migratory Bird Treaty
Act |
16 USC 703 712 |
50 CFR 10.13 & 21 |
720 729 FW |
| Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act |
16 USC 668a |
50 CFR 22 |
|
| Endangered
Species Act of 1973 |
16 USC 1532 et
seq. |
50 CFR 17, ESA list, prohibitions, etc.; 50 CFR 24, import/export under ESA and CITES; 50 CFR 402, interagency consultations; 50 CFR 424, listing and critical habitat; 50 CFR 450-453, exemption process |
730-739 FW |
| Marine Mammal Protection
Act of 1972 |
16 USC 1361-1407 |
50 CFR 18; grant in aid,
50 CFR 82 |
740-749 FW |
| Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act |
16 USC 661-667e |
draft regs never ratified |
502 FW 1-7 |
| National Environmental
Policy Act |
42 USC 4321 et
seq.
(4321-4347)
|
FWS 40 CFR 1502
CEQ 40 CFR 1500-1508
EPA 40 CFR 6, grants for environmental protection 40 CFR 35
USBR 40 CFR 1500-1508
|
550 FW 1-3; 30 AM ;
516 DM;
Environmental Compliance Memorandum No. PEP ECM95-3. Office of the
Secretary. May 30, 1995.
|
Clean
Water Act
aka Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
33 USC 1251 et
seq. |
EPA, Ocean Dumping: 40
CFR 220-238
ACOE, Section 404 |
|
| Lacey Act |
16 USC 3371-3378 |
50 CFR 14 & 16 &10 |
440-469 FW & 720-739
FW |
| CITES |
27 U.S.T. 1087 |
50 CFR 81 |
|
| Wild Bird Conservation
Act of 1992 |
16 USC 4901-4916 |
50 CFR 15 |
|
References:
The Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, State Wildlife Laws Handbook: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Fish and Wildlife Service NEPA Reference Handbook, Correspondence
Handbook; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, <www.fws.gov/policy/manual.html>. |
