Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries (This book contains parts 1 to 16) Part CHAPTER I—United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- ment of the Interior ........................................................... 1 1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:08 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 244234 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 8008 Sfmt 8008 Y:\SGML\244234.XXX 244234 rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with CFR VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:08 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 244234 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 8008 Sfmt 8008 Y:\SGML\244234.XXX 244234 rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with CFR CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS Part Page 1 Definitions .............................................................. 5 2 Agency organization and locations ......................... 5 3 Nondiscrimination—contracts, permits, and use of facilities ............................................................... 7 SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PUR- CHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS 10 General provisions.................................................. 8 11 Civil procedures...................................................... 30 12 Seizure and forfeiture procedures ........................... 34 13 General permit procedures ...................................... 44 14 Importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife ................................................................. 57 15 Wild Bird Conservation Act .................................... 86 16 Injurious wildlife..................................................... 98 3 VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:08 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 244234 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 8008 Sfmt 8008 Y:\SGML\244234.XXX 244234 rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with CFR VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:08 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 244234 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 8008 Sfmt 8008 Y:\SGML\244234.XXX 244234 rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with CFR SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS PART 1—DEFINITIONS § 1.6 Person. Person means an individual, club, as- Sec. sociation, partnership, corporation, or 1.1 Meaning of terms. private or public body, any one or all, 1.2 Authorized representative. as the context requires. 1.3 Service. 1.4 Director. § 1.7 Regional director. 1.5 Officer in Charge. 1.6 Person. Regional director means the official in 1.7 Regional director. charge of a region of the U.S. Fish and 1.8 Secretary. Wildlife Service or the authorized rep- resentative of such official. AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301. [48 FR 44833, Sept. 30, 1983] SOURCE: 31 FR 16002, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted. § 1.8 Secretary. § 1.1 Meaning of terms. Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior or the authorized representa- As used in this chapter, unless sepa- tive of such official. rately defined, terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this part. [48 FR 44833, Sept. 30, 1983] § 1.2 Authorized representative. PART 2—AGENCY ORGANIZATION Authorized representative means the AND LOCATIONS subordinate official to which a prin- cipal official has delegated authority Sec. to act on a particular matter or a class 2.1 Headquarters. of matters. The Director, U.S. Fish and 2.2 Regional offices. Wildlife Service is frequently the au- AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301. thorized representative of the Sec- retary of the Interior, as also may be a § 2.1 Headquarters. regional director or an officer in charge of a Service field installation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is composed of a main office in the Wash- § 1.3 Service. ington, DC, area, referred to as ‘‘Head- quarters’’; eight regional offices, which Service means the United States Fish are described in § 2.2; and a variety of and Wildlife Service, Department of field installations, a nationwide net- the Interior. work of law enforcement agents, and a § 1.4 Director. number of field study teams for bio- logical and ecological activities. Head- Director means the Director, U.S. quarters includes the Office of the Di- Fish and Wildlife Service or the au- rector, as well as program areas headed thorized representative of such official. by Assistant Directors. [48 FR 44833, Sept. 30, 1983] (a) The address for the Office of the Director is: Office of the Director, U.S. § 1.5 Officer in Charge. Fish and Wildlife Service, Main Inte- rior, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3331, Officer in Charge means any person in Washington, DC 20240–0001. charge of a national fish hatchery, na- (b) The address of Headquarters pro- tional wildlife refuge, research center, gram areas is: U.S. Fish and Wildlife or other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Service Headquarters, MS: [Insert ap- installation, or the authorized rep- propriate Mail Stop from table], 5275 resentative of such official. Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– [48 FR 44833, Sept. 30, 1983] 3803. 5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:08 Nov 27, 2018 Jkt 244234 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\244234.XXX 244234 rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with CFR § 2.2 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–18 Edition) Headquarters program Mail stop Business Management and Operations .............................................................................................................. MS: BMO. Budget, Planning and Human Capital, including: • Service’s Information Collection Clearance Officer .......................................................................... MS: BPHC. External Affairs .................................................................................................................................................... MS: EA. Ecological Services, Including: • Division of Environmental Review ..................................................................................................... MS: ES. Fish and Aquatic Conservation, including: • Division of Fish and Aquatic Conservation Programs ...................................................................... MS: FAC. International Affairs, including: • Division of Management Authority .................................................................................................... MS: IA. • Division of Scientific Authority. Information Resource and Technology Management ......................................................................................... MS: IRTM. Migratory Birds, including: • Division of Migratory Bird Management ............................................................................................ MS: MB. • Division of Bird Habitat Conservation. National Wildlife Refuge System ......................................................................................................................... MS: NWRS. Office of Diversity and Inclusive Workforce Management .................................................................................. MS: ODIWM. Office of Law Enforcement .................................................................................................................................. MS: OLE. Science Applications ........................................................................................................................................... MS: SA. Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration .................................................................................................................... MS: WSFR. [79 FR 43963, July 29, 2014] 9018 (P.O. Box 1306), Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102. § 2.2 Regional offices. (c) Midwest Regional Office (Region The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3—comprising the States of Illinois, In- has eight regional offices that are re- diana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis- sponsible for implementing national souri, Ohio, and Wisconsin), 5600 Amer- policies. Each Regional Director has ican Boulevard West, Suite 990, Bloom- jurisdiction over Service activities per- ington, Minnesota 55437. formed by field installations in the (d) Southeast Regional Office (Region State(s) encompassed by the region. 4—comprising the States of Alabama, Field installations include ecological Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, services stations, endangered species Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, stations, fishery assistance offices, na- South Carolina, and Tennessee; the tional fish hatcheries, national wildlife Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and the refuges, research laboratories, and Virgin Islands and Caribbean posses- sions), 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite wildlife assistance offices. Unless oth- 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. erwise stated for a particular matter in (e) Northeast Regional Office (Region the regulations, all persons may secure 5—comprising the States of Con- from the regional offices information necticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, or make submittals or requests, as well Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New as obtain forms and instructions as to Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the scope and contents of papers or re- Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and ports required of the public. The geo- West Virginia; and the District of Co- graphic jurisdictions and addresses of lumbia), 300 Westgate Center Drive, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife regional of- Hadley, Massachusetts 01035. fices are as follows: (f) Mountain-Prairie Regional Office (a) Pacific Regional Office (Region (Region 6—comprising the States of 1—comprising the States of Hawaii, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; the North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- Wyoming), 134 Union Boulevard (P.O. iana Islands; and American Samoa, Box 25486), Lakewood, Colorado 80228. Guam, and other Pacific possessions), (g) Alaska Regional Office (Region Eastside Federal Complex, 911 NE. 11th 7—comprising the