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US House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Washington, DC 20515
Sessions: 2 Years (even-odd)
Convenes: Jan 3 (unless another day appointed)
Adjourns: Usually Dec
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FEDERAL
US AGENCY
4700 River Road
Riverdale, MD 20737
(816) 737-4200
PERMITS
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US AGENCY
US Fish & Wildlife Service
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
1-800-344-WILD
PERMITS
Questions:
Division of Management Authority
1-800-358-2104
managementauthority@fws.gov
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
PURPOSE: Issues licenses for commercial purposes ONLY (zoo, facilities, breeders, sanctuaries open to the public, educators using animal programs, etc.) - NOT needed for noncommercial purposes like pets or sanctuaries closed to the public
LICENSE TYPES:
- Class A - Breeding and selling animals
- Class B - Wholesale and brokers
- Class C - Public exhibition
- Research license
LAWS:
- Animal Welfare Act - Regulates enclosures and care and rules for public exhibition
- Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Regulates prohibited wildlife species (cheetah, cougar, jaguar, leopards, lion, and tiger)
- Prohibits import/export and transport, sale, receipt, acquisition or purchase of a prohibited wildlife species across state lines
- Does NOT apply to aquiring one within the same state
- Exemptions:
- USDA license
- State college or university
- State agency
- State licensed wildlife rehabilitator
- State licensed veterinarian
- Wildlife sanctuary that does NOT propagate, commercial trade or allow public contact with such species
- Transporting an animal to one of the above
- USDA license
- Prohibits import/export and transport, sale, receipt, acquisition or purchase of a prohibited wildlife species across state lines
UNITED STATES Fish and Wildlife Service
PURPOSE: Issues licenses for threatened and endangered species, protected species and international import and export
LICENSE TYPES:
- Falconry
- Migratory Bird Permit (various)
- Endangered Species
- Captive Bred Wildlife Registration
- Unlimited import/interstate commerce - Must prove it will enhance the propagation or survival of the species and submit an annual report
- Unlimited import/interstate commerce - Must prove it will enhance the propagation or survival of the species and submit an annual report
- Interstate Commerce Permit
- One time use permit
- One time use permit
- Captive Bred Wildlife Registration
- Injurious Species - Import, Acquisition, Transport of Injurious Wildlife Permit
LAWS:
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act
- Requires special permit to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter any listed migratory bird
- Allows scientific collecting, banding and marking, falconry, raptor propagation, depredation, import, export, taxidermy, waterfowl sale and disposal, and special purposes - No pets
- Requires special permit to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter any listed migratory bird
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
- Provides special protection for eagles
- Allows scientific, educational, and Indian religious purposes, depredation, and falconry - No pets
- Provides special protection for eagles
- Marine Mammal Protection Act
- Special protection for marine mammals
- Allows scientific research, public display, enhancing the survival or recovery of a species or stock, educational or commercial photography, and Canada polor bear trophy import - No pets
- Special protection for marine mammals
- Wild Bird Conservation Act
- Requires special permit for import of exotic birds on CITES except US native species, budgie, cockatiel, ducks, goose, swan, guan, currasow, emu, crane, megapod, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, rhea, ostrich and those on the Approved List of Captive-Bred Species
- Allows research, zoos and pets
- Requires special permit for import of exotic birds on CITES except US native species, budgie, cockatiel, ducks, goose, swan, guan, currasow, emu, crane, megapod, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, rhea, ostrich and those on the Approved List of Captive-Bred Species
- Endangered Species Act
- Selling or transporting listed species in interstate commerce and also regulates taking of such species
- Permits not required for possession, buying and selling within the same state or even trades of similar species
- Permit required for both species - allows research, enhancement of species and incidental take for endangered and zoo, educational use, and special purposes for threatened
- Selling or transporting listed species in interstate commerce and also regulates taking of such species
- Injurious Wildlife (under Lacy Act)
- Requires special permit for importing into the US or transport across state lines - Not for pets
- Requires special permit for importing into the US or transport across state lines - Not for pets
Species lists for all categories can be found: http://www.fws.gov/permits/SpeciesLists/SpeciesLists.html.
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