---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 20.151"
title: "50"
number: "20.151"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/20.151"
---

# §20.151. Purpose and scope.


The rules of this subpart N apply to the issuance of the annual regulations establishing seasons, bag limits, and other requirements for the seasonal hunting of migratory birds. The rules of this subpart N do not apply to the issuance of regulations under [part 21 of this title](/cfr/50/part21.md) or under subparts [A](/cfr/50/subpartA.md) through [J](/cfr/50/subpartJ.md) and L through M of this part 20.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 46 FR 62079, Dec. 22, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 742a-j. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 38558, June 26, 2026.

### Source

Source: 38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, unless otherwise noted.