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50 CFR § 16.1 - Purpose of regulations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s16.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 16.1 - Purpose of regulations."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "16.1"
section_name: "Purpose of regulations."
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: "16"
part_name: "INJURIOUS WILDLIFE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 42."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 1169, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "16"
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# 16.1 Purpose of regulations.

The regulations contained in this part implement the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42).