# 43 CFR § 49.1: What does this part do?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 49.1
- **Heading:** What does this part do?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 49—PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION > Subpart A—Preserving, Managing, and Protecting Paleontological Resources

## Text

This part:
(a) Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS) (collectively referred to as “the bureaus”) to preserve, manage, and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise;
(b) Coordinates paleontological resources management among the bureaus;
(c) Promotes public awareness; provides for collection under permit; clarifies that paleontological resources cannot be collected from Federal land for sale or purchase; establishes civil and criminal penalties; sets curation standards; and
(d) Authorizes casual collecting of common invertebrate and plant paleontological resources from certain BLM-administered land and certain Reclamation-administered land.

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 49.1 § 49.1 What does this part do?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.5 § 49.5 What terms are used in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.5.md)
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- [43 CFR § 49.15 § 49.15 When does this part not apply?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.15.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.20 § 49.20 Does this part create new rights or entitlements?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.20.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.25 § 49.25 What information concerning the nature and specific location of paleontological resources is confidential?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.25.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.30 § 49.30 How will the bureaus conduct inventory, monitoring, and preservation activities?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.30.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.35 § 49.35 How will the bureaus foster public education and awareness?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.35.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.40 § 49.40 May the bureaus restrict access to an area?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.40.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.100 § 49.100 When is a permit required to collect paleontological resources on Federal land?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.100.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.105 § 49.105 Who can receive a permit?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.105.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.110 § 49.110 What are permit applicant qualification requirements?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.110.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.115 § 49.115 Where must a permit application be filed and what information must it include?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.115.md)
- [43 CFR § 49.120 § 49.120 How will a bureau make a decision about a permit application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-49.120.md)

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