50 CFR § 27.51 - Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s27.51"
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title: "50 CFR § 27.51 - Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "27.51"
section_name: "Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "PROHIBITED ACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 685, 752, 690d; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 460-6d, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 715s, 725; 43 U.S.C. 315a."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 9168, Mar. 3, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "27"
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# 27.51 Disturbing, injuring, and damaging plants and animals.

(a) Disturbing, injuring, spearing, poisoning, destroying, collecting or attempting to disturb, injure, spear, poison, destroy or collect any plant or animal on any national wildlife refuge is prohibited except by special permit unless otherwise permitted under this subchapter C.

(b) [Reserved]