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This page has links to U.S. Law and Regulations relevant to wetlands. The Ramsar International Convention on Wetlands is also here.

U.S. Code

U.S. Regulations

International Conventions

Parts of the United States Code are given below arranged by Title and Chapter (or Section). Chapters are arranged by Chapter. The complete United States Code for Title 16 (Conservation) may be found under U.S. Conservation Law.

Title 16 (Conservation)

Water Conservation (16 USC Chapter 3C)

Protection and Conservation of Wildlife (16 USC Chapter 5A)

Wildlife Restoration (16 USC Chapter 5B)

Conservation Programs on Government Lands (16 USC Chapter 5C)

Game and Bird Preserves (16 USC Chapter 6)

Protection of Migratory Insectivorous Birds (16 USC Chapter 7)

Upper Mississippi River Wild life and Fish Refuge (16 USC Chapter 8)

Fish and Wildlife Service (16 USC Chapter 9)

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (16 USC Chapter 18)

Estuarine Areas (16 USC Chapter 26)

Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation (16 USC Chapter 29)

Coastal Zone Management (16 USC Chapter 33)

Rural Environmental Conservation Program (16 USC Chapter 34)

Endangered Species (16 USC Chapter 35)

Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps (16 USC Chapter 37)

Soil and Water Resources Conservation (16 USC Chapter 40)

Emergency Conservation Program (16 USC Chapter 42)

Fish and Wildlife Conservation (16 USC Chapter 49)

Resource Conservation (16 USC Chapter 54)

Coastal Barrier Resources (16 USC Chapter 55)

Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program (16 USC Chapter 58)

Wetlands Resources (16 USC CHapter 59)

Wetlands (16 USC Chapter 59A)

North American Wetlands Conservation (16 USC Chapter 64)

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control (16 USC Chapter 67)

Sections of the U.S. Code not from Title 16 relevant to Wetlands

Clean Water Act, Section 404

Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 10

This is a list of federal regulations from the Consolidated Federal Regulations relevant to Wetlands. The regulations are arranged by Department or Agency. These links will take you outside Nearctica.

United State Department of Agriculture

Wetlands Reserve Program (7 CFR 620 and 7 CFR 1467)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (7 CFR 636)

Protection of Wetlands (7 CFR 650)

Conservation Reserve Program, Long-Term Policy (7 CFR 704 and 7 CFR 1410)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (7 CFR 1466)

Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation (7 CFR 12)

Environmental Protection Agency

Wetlands Protection: Guidelines for Specificationof Disposal Sites for Dredged or Fill Material (40 CFR 230)

Wetlands Protection: Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assesment of Civial Penalties and the Revocation or Suspension of Permits (40 CFR 22)

Wetlands: Procedures (40 CFR 231)

Wetlands: Program Definitions (40 CFR 232)

Wetlands: State Program Regulations (40 CFR 233)

Army Corps of Engineers

Permits for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials into Waters of the United States (33 CFR 323)

. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar Convention.