Orders are limited to temporary delegations of authority, emergency directives, special assignments, and initial policy or guidance for evolving activities. Director's orders are further described in the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, 012 FW 1. A listing of recently expired, revoked, or superseded Director's Orders is available by clicking Archived Director's Orders below.

Archived Director's Orders

Number
Date
Subject
Expiration Date
42
03/25/1992
Existing Manuals, Handbooks, and Other Directives
Amendment 13
12/31/2005
Amendment extending termination date
Amendment 14
12/31/2006
Amendment extending termination date
Amendment 15
12/31/2007
Amendment extending Order indefinitely and clarifying existing policy
N/A
109
03/28/2005
Use of Specimens Collected on Fish and Wildlife Service Lands
Amendment 19
03/07/2024
Extends termination date
03/31/2025
162
01/06/2004
Delegation of Authority - Chief, Law Enforcement
Amendment 6
03/24/2008
Updates references and delegation
Amendment 22
02/22/2024
Extends termination date
03/31/2025
194
04/17/2008
Extension of the Redelegation of Authority for Intra-Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Findings
Exhibit 1
04/17/2008
Regional and Headquarters Office Levels of Authority and Procedures
10/31/2025
199
10/20/2009
Program for Centralized Hiring of Refuge Officers
04/30/2025
205
08/06/2012
Training Requirements for Refuge's Federal Wildlife Officers
02/28/2025
210
02/25/2014
Administrative Actions to Strengthen U.S. Trade Controls for Elephant Ivory, Rhinoceros Horn, and Parts and Products of Other Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act
Appendix 1
02/25/2014
Guidance on the Antique Exception Under the Endangered Species Act
Amendment 1
05/15/2014
Amending dates in Order and several sections in Appendix 1
Amendment 2
07/31/2015
Clarifying information about ESA import permits
Amendment 3
07/18/2016
Amendment aligning Order with the 4(d) rule.
08/31/2025
212
12/09/2015
Using Available Legal and Regulatory Authority to Deny Wildlife Violators from Obtaining Federal Wildlife-Related Permits and Licenses
06/30/2025
213
12/11/2015
Waiver Process for Pre-Appointment Background Investigation Requirement to Attend Law Enforcement Training
06/30/2025
217
08/09/2016
Collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to Conserve Listed, Candidate, and Other At-Risk Species
01/31/2025
220
05/06/2019
Body-Worn Cameras
11/30/2025
225
10/05/2021
Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (effective December 3, 2021)
04/30/2025
226
09/08/2022
Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for Transformational and Lasting Change in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
03/31/2025
227
09/08/2022
Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Tribes and the Native Hawaiian Community, and Other Obligations to Alaska Native Corporations and Alaska Native Organizations, in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters
N/A
228
07/03/2024
Assistant Director for the Office of Conservation Investment - Renaming Title
N/A

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For questions regarding directives and guidance, please contact the Directives Management Team.