# 50 CFR § 17.1: Purpose of regulations

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 CFR § 17.1
- **Heading:** Purpose of regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS > PART 17—ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS > Subpart A—Introduction and General Provisions

## Text

(a) The regulations in this part implement the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, except for those provisions in the Act concerning the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, for which regulations are provided in part 23 of this subchapter.
(b) The regulations identify those species of wildlife and plants determined by the Director to be endangered or threatened with extinction under section 4(a) of the Act and also carry over the species and subspecies of wildlife designated as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 275, 16 U.S.C. 668cc-1 to 6) which are deemed endangered species under section 4(c)(3) of the Act.
[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 10465, Feb. 22, 1977]

## Nearby sections

- [50 CFR § 17.1 § 17.1 Purpose of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.1.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.2 § 17.2 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.2.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.3 § 17.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.3.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.4 § 17.4 Pre-Act wildlife.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.4.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.5 § 17.5 Alaska natives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.5.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.7 § 17.7 Raptor exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.7.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.8 § 17.8 Import exemption for threatened, CITES Appendix-II wildlife.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.8.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.9 § 17.9 Permit applications and information collection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.9.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.11 § 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.11.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.12 § 17.12 Endangered and threatened plants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.12.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.21 § 17.21 Prohibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.21.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.22 § 17.22 Permits for endangered species.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.22.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.23 § 17.23 Economic hardship permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.23.md)
- [50 CFR § 17.31 § 17.31 Prohibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-17.31.md)

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