Laws

Waterfowl Depredations Prevention Act

7 USC 442-445, 70 Stat. 492 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Surplus Grain for Wildlife Act

7 USC 447-449, 75 Stat. 389, P.L. 87-152 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Horse Protection Act of 1970

15 USC 1821 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978

15 USC 3001 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Refuge Recreation Act

16 USC 460k (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Refuge Recreation Act

16 USC 460k-460k-4, 76 Stat. 653, P.L. 87-714 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Bald Eagle Protection Act

16 USC 668 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992

16 USC 668d (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966

16 USC 668dd-668ee, 80 Stat. 927, P.L. 89-669 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge System

16 USC 668dd (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Sikes Act, fishing on military land

16 USC 670a-670o, 74 Stat. 1052, P.L. 86-797 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Tule Elk Preservation Act

16 USC 673d, 90 Stat. 1189, P.L. 94-389 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, overview

16 USC 703 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

New England Fishery Resources Restoration Act of 1990

16 USC 777e-1, 104 Stat. 2960, Section 111 of P.L 101-593 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Whaling Convention Act of 1949

16 USC 916 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act

16 USC 917 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956

16 USC 931 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990

16 USC 941 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act

16 USC 943 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Tuna Conventions Act of 1950

16 USC 951 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act

16 USC 1331 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Wild Horses and Burros Act

16 USC 1331-1340, 85 Stat. 649, P.L. 92-195 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as Amended Through 1994

16 USC 1361 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act

16 USC 1385 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act

16 USC 1433 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Endangered Species Act of 1973

16 USC 1531 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Endangered Species Act of 1973

16 USC 1531 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987

16 USC 1822 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Driftnet Act Amendments of 1990

16 USC 1826 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Antarctic Conservation Act, overview

16 USC 2401 (National Science Foundation)

Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement Act

16 USC 3301-3371, 94 Stat. 3299, P.L. 96-561 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Lacey Act, overview

16 USC 3371 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985

16 USC 3631 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Partnerships for Wildlife Act

16 USC 3741 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

16 USC 4901 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978, summary

16 USC 7421, 92 Stat. 3110, P.L. 95-616 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Refuge Trespass Act

18 USC 41 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Wild Horse Annie Act

18 USC 47 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Fishermen's Protective Act, summary

22 USC 1971-1979, 68 Stat. 883, 85 Stat. 786, P.L. 92-219 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (ocean dumping), summary (PDF)

33 USC 1401-1445, 86 Stat. 1052 and 1061, P.L. 92-532 (Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate)

Livestock Transportation Act (Repealed)

45 USC 71 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Federal-Aid Highways Act of 1968 (wildlife refuges), as amended by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, summary

49 USC 303, 96 Stat. 2419, P.L. 97-499 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987, summary

P.L. 101-627 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Alien Species Prevention Enforcement Act of 1992 (in Hawaii), summary

P.L. 102-393 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Great Lakes Tissue Bank, summary

P.L. 102-440, Title II (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Restoration

98 Stat. 2721, P.L. 98-541 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Pyramid Lake/Truckee-Carson Water Rights Settlement

104 Stat. 3289, Title II of P.L. 101-618 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Wild Bird Conservation Act

106 Stat. 2224, Title I of P.L. 102-440 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987, summary

P.L. 101-627 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 (PDF)

H.R. 2508 (Food and Drug Administration)

Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996, overview (Food and Drug Administration)

A Guide to the Laws and Treaties of the United States for Protecting Migratory Birds (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Laws Enforced by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Federal Wildlife and Related Laws Handbook (Fish and Wildlife Service)

National Wildlife Refuge Acts (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Legal treatment of animals (Internet Law Library)

National Fish Hatchery Acts (Fish and Wildlife Service)

National Wildlife Refuge Acts (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Regulations

Conservation of Biological Diversity and Wildlife legal and regulatory framework (Commission for Environmental Cooperation)

Animal drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration - search (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Endangered Species Policies (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

APHIS Rules and Regulations published in the last 30 days (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Other

Animal and Plant Health Inspection animal care (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

Animal Rights Law Center (Rutgers University)

Equine Law Web (Miller, Griffin & Marks, PSC)

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, USDA

National Conservation Training Center (Fish and Wildlife Service)

National Marine Fisheries Service, DOC

National Wetlands Inventory, DOI

National Wildlife Refuge System, DOI

Scientific Names (Fish and Wildlife Service)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI

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