50 CFR § 19.12 - Exceptions to general prohibitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s19.12"
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title: "50 CFR § 19.12 - Exceptions to general prohibitions."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "19.12"
section_name: "Exceptions to general prohibitions."
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: "19"
part_name: "AIRBORNE HUNTING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 85 Stat. 480, as amended, 86 Stat. 905 (16 U.S.C. 742a—j-1)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 1177, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 19.12 Exceptions to general prohibitions.

The prohibitions of the preceding section shall not apply to any person who:

(1) Is acting within the scope of his official duties as an employee or authorized agent of a State or the United States to administer or protect or aid in the administration or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life or crops; or

(2) Is acting within the limitations of a permit referred to in § 19.21 or § 19.31 of this part.