# 50 C.F.R. § 22.12 (2026): Illegal activities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_12

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 C.F.R. § 22.12 (2026)
- **Heading:** Illegal activities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 50 CFR: Wildlife and Fisheries / Chapter I: UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 22: EAGLE PERMITS / Subpart A: Introduction and General Requirements / § 22.12: § 22.12   Illegal activities.

## Text

(a) You may not sell, purchase, barter, trade, import, or export, or offer for sale, purchase, barter, or trade, at any time or in any manner, any bald eagle (
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
), or any golden eagle (
Aquila chrysaetos
), or the parts, nests, or eggs of these birds, and we will not issue a permit to authorize these acts.
(b) You may not transport into or out of the United States any
live
bald or golden eagle, or any
live
egg of those birds, and we will not issue a permit to authorize these acts.
(c) Application for a permit does not release you from liability for any take that occurs prior to issuance of, or outside the terms of, a permit.
[64 FR 50472, Sept. 17, 1999. Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022; 89 FR 9958, Feb. 12, 2024]

## Nearby sections

- [50 C.F.R. § 22.2 (2026) § 22.2   Purpose of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_2.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.4 (2026) § 22.4   Scope of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_4.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.5 (2026) § 22.5   Disqualifying factors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_5.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.6 (2026) § 22.6   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_6.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.8 (2026) § 22.8   Information collection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_8.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.10 (2026) § 22.10   Relationship to other permit requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_10.md)
- [50 C.F.R. § 22.12 (2026) § 22.12   Illegal activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T50_P22_S22_12.md)

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