* Environmental Laws That Use Fish and Wildlife Service Permits

The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) provides information on the fish and wildlife laws, treaties, and regulations that use permits, including information on which office to contact about specific permit requirements.

To view some of these laws, visit the following links:

  • Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) - issues permits to take, possess, and transport bald and golden eagles for scientific, educational, and Indian religious purposes, depredation (incidents of wildlife killing livestock or pets), and falconry
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) - issues permits to import, export, and re-export listed species for commercial and noncommercial purposes
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA) - issues permits for the take, interstate and foreign commerce, importation, and exportation of listed species for scientific research and conservation activities on private lands, and for zoological, horticultural, or botanical exhibition purposes
  • Lacey Act - issues permits to import, transport, and acquire injurious wildlife for zoological, educational, medical, or scientific purposes
  • Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) - issues permits to take and import marine mammals for scientific research, public display, conservation activities, or educational and commercial photography
  • Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) - issues permits to take, possess, transport, sell, purchase, import, and export migratory birds for scientific collecting, banding and marking, falconry, raptor propagation, depredation, taxidermy, waterfowl sale and disposal, and special purposes
  • National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act - issues special use permits when uses of national wildlife refuges are compatible with a refuge's purpose and the National Wildlife Refuge System's (NWRS) mission; contact the individual refuge(s) for additional information
  • Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) - sets standards for qualifying bird breeding; it also includes provisions to limit or prohibit U.S. imports of exotic bird species covered by CITES

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The short link for this FAQ is http://1.usa.gov/pzY6P6

 

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