Current Director's Orders
Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs
Updated:  April 11, 2019
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42 03/25/92 Existing Manuals, Handbooks, and Other Directives

Amend.15 (12/31/07) - Amendment extending Order indefinitely and clarifying existing policy PDF 
Amend.13 (12/31/05) - Amendment extending termination date PDF 
Amend.14 (12/31/06) - Amendment extending termination date PDF 
Text   PDF    
109 03/28/05 Use of Specimens Collected on Fish and Wildlife Service Lands

Amend.14 (03/31/19) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   03/31/20  
130 11/24/00 Reassignment of the National Eagle and Wildlife Property Repository

Amend.18 (12/31/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   12/31/19  
139 11/07/01 Concession Contracts

Exhibit 1 - Sample Prospectus Text  PDF 
Exhibit 2 - Sample Public Notice Text  PDF 
Amend.17 (12/31/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   12/31/19  
147 10/04/02 Renaming and Reorganizing the Division of Law Enforcement

Amend.3 (09/23/05) - Updates references to new Service Manual chapter numbers PDF 
Amend.16 (12/31/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   12/31/19  
154 07/10/03 Vacancy Announcements for Law Enforcement and Firefighter Positions

Amend.15 (09/30/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   09/30/19  
155 07/16/03 National Wildlife Refuge System Law Enforcement Program Reforms

Amend.15 (09/30/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   09/30/19  
160 10/21/03 Personnel Actions for GS-14 and 15 Positions

Amend.15 (12/31/18) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   12/31/19  
162 01/06/04 Delegation of Authority - Chief, Law Enforcement

Amend.6 (03/24/08) - Updates references and delegation PDF 
Amend.17 (03/31/19) - Extends termination date PDF 
Text   PDF   03/31/20  
194 04/17/08 Extension of the Redelegation of Authority for Intra-Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Findings

Exhibit 1 - Regional and Headquarters Office Levels of Authority and Procedures   PDF 
Text   PDF   10/31/19  
199 10/20/09 Program for Centralized Hiring of Refuge Officers

Text   PDF   04/30/20  
203 07/19/11 IT Transformation

Text   PDF   01/31/20  
205 08/06/12 Training Requirements for Refuge's Federal Wildlife Officers

Text   PDF   02/28/20  
210 02/25/14 Administrative Actions to Strengthen U.S. Trade Controls for Elephant Ivory, Rhinoceros Horn, and Parts and Products of Other Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act

Appendix 1 - Guidance on the Antique Exception Under the Endangered Species Act   PDF 
Amend.3 (07/18/16) - Amendment aligning Order with the 4(d) rule. PDF 
Amend.1 (05/15/14) - Amending dates in Order and several sections in Appendix 1 PDF 
Amend.2 (07/31/15) - Clarifying information about ESA import permits PDF 
Text   PDF   08/31/19  
212 12/09/15 Using Available Legal and Regulatory Authority to Deny Wildlife Violators from Obtaining Federal Wildlife-Related Permits and Licenses

Text   PDF   06/30/19  
213 12/11/15 Waiver Process for Pre-Appointment Background Investigation Requirement to Attend Law Enforcement Training

Text   PDF   06/30/19  
214 03/03/16 Phased Retirement Policy

Exhibit 1 - FWS Phased Retirement Agreement Text  PDF 
Exhibit 2 - Comparison of Phased Retirement, Reemployed Annuitant, NDAA, Part-Time and Temporary NTE Appointments   PDF 
Text   PDF   09/30/19  
216 05/23/16 Delegation of Authority to the Assistant Director - Information Resources and Technology Management for Certain Servicewide Requirements and Procedures

Text   PDF   11/30/19  
217 08/09/16 Collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to Conserve Listed, Candidate, and Other At-Risk Species

Text   PDF   01/31/20  
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