ESA

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ESA is a landmark U.S. environmental law that provides for the conservation and protection of threatened and endangered plant and animal species and their habitats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
abbreviation ESA self-linksurface differs
administeredBy National Marine Fisheries Service
surface form: NOAA Fisheries

National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
allows citizen suits to enforce the act
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1973-12-28
effectiveDate 1973-12-28
jurisdiction federal
legalMechanism consultation requirement for federal agencies
designation of critical habitat
development of recovery plans
listing of species as endangered or threatened
prohibition of take of listed species
legislativeBody United States Congress
notableFeature one of the strongest environmental laws in the United States
penaltyType civil penalties
criminal penalties
policyArea biodiversity conservation
habitat conservation
wildlife protection
policyType environmental protection law
protectsCategory endangered species
threatened species
purpose conservation of endangered species
conservation of threatened species
prevention of species extinction
protection of critical habitat
protection of ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend
relatedAgency U.S. Department of Commerce
United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
scope animals
fish
invertebrates
plants
wildlife habitats
section Section 10
Section 4
Section 7
Section 9
section10Function permits for incidental take and habitat conservation plans
section4Function listing species and designating critical habitat
section7Function federal agency consultation to avoid jeopardizing listed species
section9Function prohibition of take of endangered species
shortName U.S. Endangered Species Act
surface form: Endangered Species Act
signedBy Richard Nixon
signingPresident Richard Nixon
title U.S. Endangered Species Act
surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973
yearEnacted 1973

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ESA abbreviation ESA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Endangered Species Act