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US - Endangered Species - Subpart D - Threatened Wildlife	| Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Title Name: Code of Federal Regulations. 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 D. Threatened Wildlife
Agency Citation: Agency Citation Agency Origin: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
These Endangered Species Act regulations relate to threatened species. Included in the provisions are requirements for obtaining permits to take such species for one of the following purposes: scientific purposes, or the enhancement of propagation or survival, or economic hardship, or zoological exhibition, or educational purposes, or incidental taking, or special purposes consistent with the purposes of the Act. Also included are special rules for certain mammals, reptiles, birds, and fishes among other species.
§ 17.47 Special rules--insects.
§ 17.31 Prohibitions. (a) Except as provided in subpart A of this Part, or in a permit issued under this subpart, all of the provisions in § 17.21 shall apply to threatened wildlife, except § 17.21(c)(5).
SOURCE: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975; 52 FR 29780, Aug. 11, 1987; 54 FR 5938, Feb. 7, 1989; 54 FR 38946, Sept. 21, 1989; 55 FR 39416, Sept. 27, 1990; 77 FR 75297, Dec. 19, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
§ 17.32 Permits--general. Upon receipt of a complete application the Director may issue a permit for any activity otherwise prohibited with regard to threatened wildlife. Such permit shall be governed by the provisions of this section unless a special rule applicable to the wildlife, appearing in § 17.40 to 17.48, of this part provides otherwise. Permits issued under this section must be for one of the following purposes: Scientific purposes, or the enhancement of propagation or survival, or economic hardship, or zoological exhibition, or educational purposes, or incidental taking, or special purposes consistent with the purposes of the Act. Such permits may authorize a single transaction, a series of transactions, or a number of activities over a specific period of time.
(a)(1) Application requirements for permits for scientific purposes, or the enhancement of propagation or survival, or economic hardship, or zoological exhibition, or educational purposes, or special purposes consistent with the purposes of the Act. A person wishing to get a permit for an activity prohibited by § 17.31 submits an application for activities under this paragraph. The Service provides Form 3–200 for the application to which as much of the following information relating to the purpose of the permit must be attached:
(iii) Each application must be submitted on an official application (Form 3–200) provided by the Service, and must include as an attachment, all of the following information:
(c)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of survival through Safe Harbor Agreements. The applicant must submit an application for a permit under this paragraph (c) to the appropriate Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Region where the applicant resides or where the proposed action is to occur (for appropriate addresses, see 50 CFR 10.22), if the applicant wishes to engage in any activity prohibited by § 17.31. The applicant must submit an official Service application form (3–200.54) that includes the following information:
(d)(1) Application requirements for permits for the enhancement of survival through Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. The applicant must submit an application for a permit under this paragraph (d) to the appropriate Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Region where the applicant resides or where the proposed activity is to occur (for appropriate addresses, see 50 CFR 10.22). When a species covered by a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances is listed as threatened and the applicant wishes to engage in activities identified in the Agreement and otherwise prohibited by § 17.31, the applicant must apply for an enhancement of survival permit for species covered by the Agreement. The permit will become valid if and when covered proposed, candidate or other unlisted species is listed as a threatened species. The applicant must submit an official Service application form (3–200.54) that includes the following information:
§ 17.40 Special rules--Mammals. (a) [Reserved]
(d) [Reserved by 76 FR 81726]
(B) Conservation lands are defined as non–Federal areas set aside for the preservation of Utah prairie dogs and are managed specifically or primarily toward that purpose. Conservation lands may include, but are not limited to, properties set aside as conservation banks, fee-title purchased properties, properties under conservation easements, and properties subject to a safe harbor agreement (see § 17.22). Conservation lands do not include Federal lands.
(D) Take on properties within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of conservation lands is restricted to prairie dogs in excess of the baseline population. The baseline population is the highest estimated total (summer) population size on that property during the 5 years prior to the establishment of the conservation property, except that if no UDWR surveys to determine population size on a property were conducted during such 5–year period, the baseline population is the estimated total (summer) population size on that property as determined in the first survey conducted after the establishment of the conservation property. The baseline population will be established by the UDWR, or other parties as authorized in writing by the Service.
[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 40 FR 53400, Nov. 18, 1975; 41 FR 19226, May 11, 1976; 41 FR 45994, Oct. 19, 1976; 43 FR 9612, Mar. 9, 1978; 43 FR 20504, May 12, 1978; 46 FR 23938, Apr. 29, 1981; 47 FR 4211, Jan. 28, 1982; 47 FR 30787, July 15, 1982; 47 FR 31387, July 20, 1982; 48 FR 34761, Aug. 1, 1983, 48 FR 36265, Aug. 10, 1983; 49 FR 22334, May 29, 1984; 50 FR 35088, Aug. 29, 1985; 50 FR 50793, Dec. 12, 1985; 51 FR 33759, Sept. 23, 1986; 55 FR 9135, March 12, 1990; 56 FR 27443, June 14, 1991; 56 FR 40267, Aug. 14, 1991; 57 FR 594, Jan. 7, 1992; 57 FR 28024, June 23, 1992; 57 FR 35486, Aug. 10, 1992; 57 FR 37478, Aug. 19, 1992; 60 FR 12906, March 9, 1995; 65 FR 16085, March 24, 2000; 66 FR 28130, May 22, 2001; 67 FR 37721, May 30, 2002; 67 FR 61536, Oct. 1, 2002; 68 FR 15872, April 1, 2003; 68 FR 17428, April 9, 2003; 69 FR 29105, May 20, 2004; 70 FR 3493, Jan. 25, 2005; 70 FR 15781, March 29, 2005; 71 FR 46870, Aug. 15, 2006; 72 FR 6103, Feb. 8, 2007; 73 FR 28318, May 15, 2008; 73 FR 39838, July 10, 2008; 73 FR 75358, Dec. 11, 2008; 73 FR 76269, Dec. 16, 2008; 74 FR 15123, April 2, 2009; 74 FR 47486, Sept. 16, 2009; 75 FR 14497, March 26, 2010; 76 FR 47491, Aug. 5, 2011; 76 FR 81726, Dec. 28, 2011; 77 FR 4493, Jan. 30, 2012; 77 FR 46182, Aug. 2, 2012; 78 FR 11788, Feb. 20, 2013]
50 C. F. R. § 17.40, 50 CFR § 17.40
§ 17.41 Special rules--birds. (a) [Reserved by 76 FR 54713]
(1) Except as noted in paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of this section, all prohibitions and provisions of §§ 17.31 and 17.32 of this part apply to these species.
(3) Interstate commerce. Except where use after import is restricted under § 23.55 of this chapter, you may deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate commerce and in the course of a commercial activity, or sell or offer to sell, in interstate commerce the species listed in this paragraph (c) without a permit under the Act.
[43 FR 6233, Feb. 14, 1978; 58 FR 65095, Dec. 10, 1993; 60 FR 36010, July 12, 1995; 72 FR 37372, July 9, 2007; 73 FR 23970, May 1, 2008; 76 FR 30780, May 26, 2011; 76 FR 54713, Sept. 2, 2011; 78 FR 15641, March 12, 2013]
§ 17.42 Special rules--reptiles. (a) American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)--
(i) All provisions of §§ 17.31 and 17.32 apply to live specimens, including viable eggs, of all threatened crocodilians and to any specimen of the Appendix–I Nile crocodile.
(4) When and how will the Service inform the public of additional restrictions in trade of threatened crocodilians? Except in rare cases involving extenuating circumstances that do not adversely affect the conservation of the species, the Service will issue an information bulletin (posted on our websites, http://www.fws.gov/le and http://www.fws.gov/international ) announcing additional restrictions on trade of specimens of threatened crocodilians if any of the following criteria are met:
(1) Definition. For the purposes of this paragraph (e) “desert tortoise” shall mean any member of the species Gopherus agassizii, whether alive or dead, and any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, found outside of Arizona (south and east of the Colorado River) and Mexico, regardless of natal origin or place of removal from the wild.
(2) Applicable provisions. The provisions of § 17.31–17.32 shall apply to any desert tortoise subject to this paragraph (e).
[42 FR 2076, Jan. 10, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 32809, July 28, 1978; 44 FR 59084, Oct. 12, 1979; 45 FR 17589, March 19, 1980; 45 FR 78154, Nov. 25, 1980; 46 FR 40669, Aug. 10, 1981; 48 FR 46336, Oct. 12, 1983; 50 FR 25678, June 20, 1985; 50 FR 45409, Oct. 31, 1985; 52 FR 21063, June 4, 1987; 52 FR 23151, June 17, 1987; 52 FR 42662, Nov. 6, 1987; 55 FR 12191, April 2, 1990; 58 FR 49873, Sept. 23, 1993; 61 FR 32366, June 24, 1996; 62 FR 59622, Nov. 4, 1997; 65 FR 25879, May 4, 2000; 72 FR 48446, Aug. 23, 2007; 78 FR 38190, June 25, 2013]
§ 17.43 Special rules--amphibians. (a) San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana)
(2) What activities are prohibited? Except as noted in paragraph (d)(3) of this section, all prohibitions of § 17.31 will apply to the California red-legged frog.
[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 45 FR 47363, July 14, 1980; 67 FR 40811, June 13, 2002; 69 FR 47248, Aug. 4, 2004; 71 FR 19293, April 13, 2006; 77 FR 16375, March 20, 2012]
§ 17.44 Special rules--fishes. (a) Lahontan cutthroat trout, Paiute cutthroat trout, and Arizona trout (Salmo clarki henshawi, Salmo clarki seleniris, and Salmo apache).
(p), (q) [Reserved by 77 FR 10909]
[40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 45528, Sept. 9, 1977; 43 FR 3715, Jan. 27, 1978; 43 FR 15429, April 13, 1978; 43 FR 16345, April 18, 1978; 48 FR 46057, Oct. 11, 1983; 49 FR 34497, Aug. 31, 1984; 50 FR 12302, 12306, March 28, 1985; 50 FR 24653, June 12, 1985; 50 FR 33951, Aug. 22, 1985; 50 FR 39122, Sept. 27, 1985; 50 FR 50308, Dec. 10, 1985; 51 FR 10864, March 31, 1986; 51 FR 16047, April 30, 1986; 51 FR 23781, July 1, 1986; 51 FR 39478, Oct. 28, 1986; 52 FR 5302, Feb. 20, 1987; 52 FR 7369, March 10, 1987; 52 FR 11286, April 8, 1987; 52 FR 35040, Sept. 16, 1987; 54 FR 39849, Sept. 28, 1989; 56 FR 49658, Sept. 30, 1991; 63 FR 31674, June 10, 1998; 64 FR 17124, April 8, 1999; 64 FR 58932, Nov. 1, 1999; 70 FR 10503, March 4, 2005; 70 FR 17924, April 8, 2005; 70 FR 48897, Aug. 22, 2005; 71 FR 40673, July 18, 2006; 75 FR 53604, Sept. 1, 2010; 76 FR 18103, April 1, 2011; 77 FR 10909, Feb. 23, 2011]
§ 17.45 Special rules--snails and clams. [Reserved] SOURCE: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975; 52 FR 29780, Aug. 11, 1987; 54 FR 5938, Feb. 7, 1989; 54 FR 38946, Sept. 21, 1989; 55 FR 39416, Sept. 27, 1990; 77 FR 75297, Dec. 19, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
§ 17.46 Special rules--crustaceans. (a) Cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), Ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus), and Nickerbean blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon).
(1) The provisions of § 17.31(c) apply to these species (cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, nickerbean blue butterfly), regardless of whether in the wild or in captivity, and also apply to the progeny of any such butterfly.
(3) Incidental take, that is, take that results from, but is not the purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity, will not apply to the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly.
(4) Collection of the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly is prohibited in coastal counties south of Interstate 4 and extending to the boundaries of the State of Florida at the endpoints of Interstate 4 at Tampa and Daytona Beach. Specifically, such activities are prohibited in the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, De Soto, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Martin, Miami–Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and Volusia.
[77 FR 20986, April 6, 2012]
§ 17.47 Special rules--insects. (a) Cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), Ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus), and Nickerbean blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon).
§ 17.48 Special rules--common sponges and other forms. [Reserved] SOURCE: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975; 52 FR 29780, Aug. 11, 1987; 54 FR 5938, Feb. 7, 1989; 54 FR 38946, Sept. 21, 1989; 55 FR 39416, Sept. 27, 1990; 77 FR 75297, Dec. 19, 2012, unless otherwise noted.