50 CFR § 14.250 - What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart?

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title: "50 CFR § 14.250 - What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "14.250"
section_name: "What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 668, 704, 712, 1382, 1538(d)-(f), 1540(f), 3371-3378, 4223-4244, and 4901-4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Pub. L. 115-334, 132 Stat. 4490."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 56673, Aug. 25, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.250 What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart?

The regulations in this subpart implement the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), 136 Stat. 2336, which amended the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA), 117 Stat. 2871, which amended the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378.