Endangered Species Act definition

Endangered Species Act means Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. sections 1531 to 1544, as amended through July 1, 2017.
Endangered Species Act means the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531, et seq.
Endangered Species Act means "Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. section 1533, as amended through June 1, 2010.

Examples of Endangered Species Act in a sentence

  • The Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and may wish to consult with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to seek protection under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act for these activities.

  • The species and all active roosts are protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act.

  • In the absence of separate authorization (e.g., an ESA Section 10 Permit, a Biological Opinion with “incidental take” provisions, etc.) from the FWS or the NMFS, the Endangered Species Act prohibits any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take a listed species, where "take" means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.

  • No activity is authorized under any NWP which is likely to directly or indirectly jeopardize the continued existence of a threatened or endangered species or a species proposed for such designation, as identified under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), or which will directly or indirectly destroy or adversely modify the critical habitat of such species.

  • Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 USC §1531 et seq.2. California Endangered Species Act, Fish & Game Code §§2050–2115.53.


More Definitions of Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Public Law 93-205 (87 Stat. 884), as it may be subsequently amended.
Endangered Species Act means the Endangered Species Act R.S.O. 2007, c.6, as amended;
Endangered Species Act has the meaning specified in Section 3.14(d).
Endangered Species Act means the United States Endangered Species Act;
Endangered Species Act or “ESA” means the federal statute set forth at 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544.
Endangered Species Act means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 884, or as such Act may be subsequently amended.