---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 19.11"
title: "50"
number: "19.11"
heading: "General prohibitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/19.11"
---

# §19.11. General prohibitions.

- (a) **Except as otherwise authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 as amended, no person shall—**
  - (1) While airborne in any aircraft shoot or attempt to shoot for the purpose of capturing or killing any wildlife;
  - (2) Use an aircraft to harass any wildlife; or
  - (3) Knowingly participate in using an aircraft whether in the aircraft or on the ground for any purpose referred to in [paragraph (a)](#a) (1) or (2) of this section.
- (b) **The acts prohibited in this section include, but are not limited to, any person who—**
  - (1) Pilots or assists in the operation of an aircraft from which another person shoots or shoots at wildlife while airborne, or
  - (2) **While on the ground takes or attempts to take any wildlife by means, aid, or use of an aircraft.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 85 Stat. 480, as amended, 86 Stat. 905 (16 U.S.C. 742a—j-1).

### Source

Source: 39 FR 1177, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted.