50 CFR § 14.253 - What are the restrictions contained in the regulations in this subpart?

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title: "50 CFR § 14.253 - What are the restrictions contained in the regulations in this subpart?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "14.253"
section_name: "What are the restrictions contained in 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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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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# 14.253 What are the restrictions contained in the regulations in this subpart?

Except as provided in § 14.257, it is unlawful for any person to:

(a) Import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, any live prohibited wildlife species;

(b) Breed any live prohibited wildlife species;

(c) Possess any live prohibited wildlife species; or

(d) Attempt to commit any act described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section.