Importation of Exotic Wild Birds to the United States; Amendment of Final Rule Implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992; Final Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Краткое содержание

On October 23, 1992, the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) was signed into law, the purposes of which include promoting the conservation of exotic birds by: ensuring that all imports into the United States of species of exotic birds are biologically sustainable and not detrimental to the species; ensuring that imported birds are not subject to inhumane treatment during capture and transport; and assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in countries of origin. This final rule amends the final rule published by the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on November 16, 1993, in the Federal Register (58 FR 60524), which implements the prohibitions stipulated in the WBCA and provides permit requirements and procedures for some allowed exemptions. As a result of a lawsuit filed on February 15, 1994 by the Humane Society of the United States and Defenders of Wildlife, and a resultant District Court Order that declared a portion of the contested regulation as invalid, the Service hereby amends 50 CFR 15.11 (b) and (c). Notice of the Court Order was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 1994 (59 FR 26810). Consistent with that Court Order, the Service announced in that