---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 355.1"
title: "7"
number: "355.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/355.1"
---

# §355.1. Purpose.


Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 1531](/usc/16/1531.md) et seq.), the Secretary is responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the Act and Convention that pertain to the importation, exportation, or reexportation of terrestrial plants. 1 The regulations in this part are for the purpose of implementing this authority. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior that correlate with the regulations in this part are contained in [50 CFR chapter](/cfr/50.md) I. 2


## Notes

### Amendments

[66 FR 21060, Apr. 27, 2001]

### Source

Source: Redesignated at 84 FR 2430, Feb. 7, 2019.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1532, 1538, and 1540; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 42912, Oct. 25, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[66 FR 21060, Apr. 27, 2001]