[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR222.101]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
  CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
           ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 222_GENERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED MARINE SPECIES--Table of
 
              Subpart A_Introduction and General Provisions
 
Sec. 222.101  Purpose and scope of regulations.


    (a) The regulations of parts 222, 223, and 224 of this chapter 
implement the Endangered Species Act (Act), and govern the taking, 
possession, transportation, sale, purchase, barter, exportation, 
importation of, and other requirements pertaining to wildlife and plants 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce and determined to be 
threatened or endangered pursuant to section 4(a) of the Act. These 
regulations are implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, This part pertains to general provisions and definitions. 
Specifically, parts 223 and 224 pertain to provisions to threatened 
species and endangered species, respectively. Part 226 enumerates 
designated critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. 
Certain of the endangered and threatened marine species enumerated in 
Sec. Sec. 224.102 and 223.102 are included in Appendix I or II to the 
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 
and Flora. The importation, exportation, and re-exportation of such 
species are subject to additional regulations set forth at 50 CFR part 
23, chapter I.

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    (b) For rules and procedures relating to species determined to be 
threatened or endangered under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior, see 50 CFR parts 10 through 17. For rules and procedures 
relating to the general implementation of the Act jointly by the 
Departments of the Interior and Commerce and for certain species under 
the joint jurisdiction of both the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Commerce, see 50 CFR Chapter IV. Marine mammals listed as endangered or 
threatened and subject to these regulations may also be subject to 
additional requirements pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(for regulations implementing that act, see 50 CFR part 216).
    (c) No statute or regulation of any state shall be construed to 
relieve a person from the restrictions, conditions, and requirements 
contained in parts 222, 223, and 224 of this chapter. In addition, 
nothing in parts 222, 223, and 224 of this chapter, including any permit 
issued pursuant thereto, shall be construed to relieve a person from any 
other requirements imposed by a statute or regulation of any state or of 
the United States, including any applicable health, quarantine, 
agricultural, or customs laws or regulations, or any other National 
Marine Fisheries Service enforced statutes or regulations.