Federal
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US - Migratory Bird - Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Double-Crested Cormorant Management |
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US - Migratory Bird - Migratory Bird Treaty Act | This law implements the treaties that the US has signed with a number of countries protecting birds that migrate across our national borders. It makes illegal the taking, possessing or selling of protected species. |
US - Migratory Birds - Draft List of Bird Species to Which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act |
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US - Migratory Birds - Final List of Bird Species to Which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Does Not Apply |
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US - Migratory Birds - Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Double-Crested Cormorant Management |
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US - MMPA - Legislative History of 1972 |
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US - Native American - American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIFRA) | This act created an executive policy of respect for Native American religious ideas and practices. While it does not create any substantive right of action by a Native American, AIFRA has been used substantiate claims against federal acts that infringe the exercise of Native American religions (policy affirmed by a 1994 executive order). |
US - Native American - RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) | RFRA provides that the government may not substantially burden an individual's free exercise of religion unless it is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and it is done through the least restrictive means. |
US - Patent - Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents | The Patent Act governs the law of patents in the United States. Currently, the Patent and Trademark Office functions to issue patents, for which genetically engineered animal species may legally be patented in the United States. |
US - Permits - Subpart A. Introduction. § 13.4 Emergency variation from requirements. | This regulation provides that the Director of the USFWS may approve variations from the permit requirements if an emergency exists and it does not hinder the administration of other regulations. |