Fish and Wildlife Service: federal rules
The Fish and Wildlife Service published 28 final rules in 2026 so far and 13 in 2025, counted by the Tribune from the Federal Register.
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Final rules 41
- Oct. 19, 2026
- Sept. 25, 2026National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations; Correction
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 71 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 4, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nine Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 1, 2026National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 32, 71 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 31, 2026Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 21, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 21, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 21, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 21, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Key Ring-Necked Snake and Rim Rock Crowned Snake
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 20, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Hawaiian Stilt (Kukuluae'o or Ae'o) From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 17, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Razorback Sucker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 16, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 14, 2026Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 17, 222 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 26, 2026Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 23, 2026Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 92 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 23, 2026Definition of Shellfish; Inclusion of Cephalopods
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 10 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 16, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 10, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Northeastern Bulrush From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 1, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 27, 2026Change of Address; Technical Amendment
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 2 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 19, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Rough Popcornflower From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 27, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rayed Bean, Sheepnose, Snuffbox, and Spectaclecase Mussels
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 27, 2026Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Northern Sea Otters During Specified Activities; Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 18 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 26, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in Compliance With Court Order
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 10, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Southeast U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Wood Stork From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2026Implementation of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 80 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2026Administrative Requirements; Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 80 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2026Rescission of Regulations Regarding Public Access, Use, and Recreation for Four National Wildlife Refuges
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 26 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 9, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Similarity of Appearance Explanation for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 28, 2025National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025-2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 32, 71 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 25, 2025Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Seasons for Certain Migratory Game Birds
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 18, 2025Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2025-26 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 18, 2025Civil Penalties; 2025 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 11 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 22, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Roanoke Logperch From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 8, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 26, 2025Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears During Specified Activities; North Slope, Alaska
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 18 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 3, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Significant Portion of Its Range Analysis for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 29, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Colorado Hookless Cactus From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 2, 2025Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 92 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 11, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Similarity of Appearance Explanation for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 10, 2025Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing Salamanders Due to Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus
Final rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 16 · Opens the Federal Register
Proposed rules 57
- Oct. 5, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Four Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 1, 2026General Provisions; Revised List of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 10, 21 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 21, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the San Francisco Estuary Distinct Population Segment of White Sturgeon
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 14, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for 10 Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 26, 2026Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 27, 2026National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 32, 71 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 18, 2026Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea; Seismic Exploration Activities by SAExploration, Inc.
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 18 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 4, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Temblor Legless Lizard
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 17, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Jamaican Kite Swallowtail
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 24, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 22 Species in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Territory of Guam
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 9, 2026Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears and Pacific Walruses in the Beaufort Sea and North Slope of Alaska
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 18 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 9, 2026Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 92 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 6, 2026Definition of Shellfish; Inclusion of Cephalopods
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 10 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 26, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Geocarpon Minimum From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 26, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Status Review for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 26, 2026Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for 10 Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 424 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 402 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 18, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Okinawa Woodpecker
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Oct. 31, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 26, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Eleven Species Treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 4, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Five Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 29, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Southern Hognose Snake
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 25, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Northern California-Southern Oregon Distinct Population Segment of Fisher
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 25, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Nine Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 14, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Borneo Earless Monitor
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 5, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Virginia Sneezeweed From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 1, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Barrens Darter
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 23, 2025Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Northern Sea Otters During Specified Activities; Seward, Sitka, and Kodiak, Alaska
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 18 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 17, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Seven Species of Pangolin
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 17, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Three Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 17, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Gila Chub From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 10, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 5, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Ghost Orchid
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 15, 2025National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025-2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 32, 71 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 24, 2025Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2025-26 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 17, 2025Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR parts 17, 222 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 19, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening Comment Periods for Three Proposed Rules; Announcement of a Public Hearing for One Proposed Rule
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 11, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Spinytail Crayfish
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 21, 2025Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 92 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Big Red Sage
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 21, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Eight Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 21, 2025Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary)
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 20 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 16, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Clear Lake Hitch
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Grizzly Bear in the Lower-48 States
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Grizzly Bear Listing on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife With a Revised Section 4(d) Rule
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 15, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem of the Grizzly Bear in the Lower-48 States
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 14, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Distinct Population Segments of the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 14, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Florida Manatee and Endangered Status for the Antillean Manatee
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 10, 2025Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing Two Freshwater Mussel Genera and One Crayfish Species
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 16 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 8, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Two Petitions for Gray Wolf
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 8, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Bleached Sandhill Skipper
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 7, 2025Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Ute Ladies'-Tresses From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
Proposed rule · Fish and Wildlife Service · 50 CFR part 17 · Opens the Federal Register