Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 69 — Wild Exotic Bird Conservation
§ 4902. Statement of purpose
Statutory text
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the conservation of exotic birds by—
assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in the countries of origin of wild birds;
ensuring that all trade in species of exotic birds involving the United States is biologically sustainable and is not detrimental to the species;
limiting or prohibiting imports of exotic birds when necessary to ensure that—
wild exotic bird populations are not harmed by removal of exotic birds from the wild for the trade; or
exotic birds in trade are not subject to inhumane treatment; and
encouraging and supporting effective implementation of the Convention.
Legislative history
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Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–440 title I § 103 · 106 Stat. 2224
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4902
(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 103, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2225.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 103, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2225.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 103. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this title is to promote the conservation of exotic birds by— (1) assisting wild bird conservation and management pro-grams in the countries of origin of wild birds; (2) ensuring that all trade in species of exotic birds involving the United States is biologically sustainable and is not detrimental to the species; (3) limiting or prohibiting imports of exotic birds when necessary to ensure that— (A) wild exotic bird populations are not harmed by removal of exotic birds from the wild for the trade; or (B) exotic birds in trade are not subject to inhumane treatment; and (4) encouraging and supporting effective implementation of the Convention.
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