United States Federal Government Laws, Ordinances, and Regulations

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The primary agency responsible for enforcement at the federal level is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For a closer look at the agencies policies and procedures, visit their web site, just click on the image below.

For general information about the USF&WS program:

The Endangered Species Program

The Endangered Species Act

View the entire ESA as an html page or pdf file.

The pages at USF&WS which are most useful in researching the act are:

The Endangered Species Act and What We Do

Endangered Species Related Laws, Regulations, Policies & Notices

Endangered Species International Activities

Species Information - Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants

The Endangered Species Bulletin

The Federal Register

From the USF&WS website:

"These Federal Register documents do not include those published for foreign endangered or threatened species. They also do not include documents related to the administration or implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered and Threatened Species (CITES). Federal Register publications available on this site reflect the domestic mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program, which is the conservation and recovery of listed species of plants and animals native to the United States and its territories."

Visit the Federal Register site

Reptile and Amphibian register articles can also be found in the GRARE online library resources.

Last Page Update 2/21/07