[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR16]
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TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
PART 16--INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Subpart A--Introduction
Sec.
16.1 Purpose of regulations.
16.2 Scope of regulations.
16.3 General restrictions.
Subpart B--Importation or Shipment of Injurious Wildlife
16.11 Importation of live wild mammals.
16.12 Importation of live wild birds or their eggs.
16.13 Importation of live or dead fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, or
their eggs.
16.14 Importation of live amphibians or their eggs.
16.15 Importation of live reptiles or their eggs.
Subpart C--Permits
16.22 Injurious wildlife permits.
Subpart D--Additional Exemptions
16.32 Importation by Federal agencies.
16.33 Importation of natural-history specimens.
Authority: 18 U.S.C. 42.
Source: 39 FR 1169, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A--Introduction
Sec. 16.1 Purpose of regulations.
The regulations contained in this part implement the Lacey Act (18
U.S.C. 42).
Sec. 16.2 Scope of regulations.
The provisions of this part are in addition to, and are not in lieu
of, other regulations of this subchapter B which may require a permit or
prescribe additional restrictions or conditions for the importation,
exportation, and interstate transportation of wildlife (see also part
13).
Sec. 16.3 General restrictions.
Any importation or transportation of live wildlife or eggs thereof,
or dead fish or eggs or salmonids of the fish
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family Salmonidae into the United States or its territories or
possessions is deemed to be injurious or potentially injurious to the
health and welfare of human beings, to the interest of forestry,
agriculture, and horticulture, and to the welfare and survival of the
wildlife or wildlife resources of the United States; and any such
importation into or the transportation of live wildlife or eggs thereof
between the continental United States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the
United States by any means whatsoever, is prohibited except for certain
purposes and under certain conditions as hereinafter provided in this
part: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to
psittacine birds (see also Secs. 16.32 and 16.33 for other exemptions).
Subpart B--Importation or Shipment of Injurious Wildlife
Sec. 16.11 Importation of live wild mammals.
(a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of
live specimens of: (1) Any species of so-called ``flying fox'' or fruit
bat of the genus Pteropus; (2) any species of mongoose or meerkat of the
genera Atilax, Cynictis, Helogale, Herpestes, Ichneumia, Mungos, and
Suricata; (3) any species of European rabbit of the genus Oryctolagus;
(4) any species of Indian wild dog, red dog, or dhole of the genus Cuon;
(5) any species of multimammate rat or mouse of the genus Mastomys; (6)
any raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides; and (7) any brushtail possum,
Trichosurus vulpecula: Provided, that the Director shall issue permits
authorizing the importation, transportation, and possession of such
mammals under the terms and conditions set forth in Sec. 16.22.
(b) Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District
Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61,
all other species of live wild mammals may be imported, transported, and
possessed in captivity, without a permit, for scientific, medical,
educational, exhibition, or propagating purposes, but no such live wild
mammals or any progeny thereof may be released into the wild except by
the State wildlife conservation agency having jurisdiction over the area
of release or by persons having prior written permission for release
from such agency: Provided, That the provisions of this paragraph shall
not apply to live game mammals from Mexico, the importation of which is
governed by regulations under part 14 of this chapter.
[39 FR 1169, Jan. 4, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 56362, Dec. 16, 1982; 67
FR 39868, June 11, 2002]
Sec. 16.12 Importation of live wild birds or their eggs.
(a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of
any live specimen or egg of (1) the species of so-called ``pink
starling'' or ``rosy pastor'' Sturnus roseus; (2) the species of dioch
(including the subspecies black-fronted, red-billed, or Sudan dioch)
Quelea quelea; (3) any species of Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora; (4) the
species of red-whiskered bul-bul, Pycnonotus jocosus: Provided, That the
Director shall issue permits authorizing the importation,
transportation, and possession of such live birds under the terms and
conditions set forth in Sec. 16.22.
(b) Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District
Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61,
all species of live wild game, birds may be imported, transported, and
possessed in captivity, without a permit, for scientific, medical,
educational, exhibition, or propagating purposes, and the eggs of such
birds may be imported, transported, and possessed, without a permit, for
propagating or scientific collection purposes, but no such live wild
game birds or any progeny thereof may be released into the wild except
by the State wildlife conservation agency having jurisdiction over the
area of release or by persons having prior written permission for
release from such agency.
(c) Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District
Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61,
all species of live, wild nongame birds (other than those listed in
paragraph (a) of this section) may be imported, transported, and
possessed in captivity, without a permit,
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for scientific, medical, educational, exhibition, or propagating
purposes, but no such live, wild nongame birds or any progeny thereof
may be released into the wild except by or under the direction of State
wildlife conservation agencies when such agencies have received prior
written permission from the Director for such release: Provided, That
the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to live bald and golden
eagles or to live migratory birds, the importation of which is governed
by regulations under parts 22 and 21 of this chapter, respectively, or
to birds of the Family Psittacidae (parrots, macaws, cockatoos,
parakeets, lories, lovebirds, etc.), the importation and transportation
of which is governed by U.S. Public Health Service regulations under 42
CFR parts 71 and 72.
(d) The importation of the eggs of wild nongame birds is prohibited
except as permitted under Sec. 16.33.
Sec. 16.13 Importation of live or dead fish, mollusks, and crustaceans,
or their eggs.
(a) Upon an exporter filing a written declaration with the District
Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61 of
this chapter, live or dead fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, or parts
thereof, or their gametes or fertilized eggs, may be imported,
transported, and possessed in captivity without a permit except as
follows:
(1) No such live fish, mollusks, crustacean, or any progency or eggs
thereof may be released into the wild except by the State wildlife
conservation agency having jurisdiction over the area of release or by
persons having prior written permission from such agency.
(2) The importation, transportation, or acquisition of any live fish
or viable eggs of the walking catfish, family Clariidae; live mitten
crabs, genus Eriochei, or their viable eggs; and live mollusks,
veligers, or viable eggs of zebra mussels, genus Dreissena, are
proibited except as provided under the terms and conditions set forth in
Sec. 16.22.
(3) Notwithstanding Sec. 16.32, all Federal agencies shall be
subject to the requirements stated within this section. Live or dead
uneviscerated salmonid fish (family Salmonidae), live fertilized eggs,
or gametes of salmonid fish are prohibited entry into the United States
for any purpose except by direct shipment accompanied by a certification
that: as defined in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, the fish lots,
from which the shipments originated, have been sampled; virus assays
have been conducted on the samples according to methods described in
paragraphs (e)(2) through (4); of this section; and Oncorhynchus masou
virus and the viruses causing viral hemorrhagic septicemia, infectious
hematopoietic necrosis, and infectious pancreatic necrosis have not been
detected in the fish stocks from which the samples were taken. In
addition, live salmonid fish can be imported into the United States only
upon written approval from the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
(4) All live fish eggs of salmonid fish must be disinfected within
24 hours prior to shipment to the United States. Disinfection shall be
accomplished by immersion for 15 minutes in a 75 part per million
(titratable active iodine) non-detergent solution of
polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine (iodophor) buffered to a pH of 6.0 to 7.0.
Following disinfection, the eggs shall be rinsed and maintained in water
free of fish pathogens until packed and shipped. Any ice or water used
for shipping shall be from pathogen-free water.
(b)(1) The certification to accompany importations as required by
this section shall consist of a statement in the English language,
printed or typewritten, stating that this shipment of dead uneviscerated
salmonid fish, live salmonid fish, or live, disinfected fertilized eggs
or gametes of salmonid fish has been tested, by the methods outlined in
this section, and none of the listed viruses were detected. The
certification shall be signed in the country of origin by a qualified
fish pathologist designated as a certifying official by the Director.
(2) The certification must contain:
(i) The date and port of export in the country of origin and the
anticipated date of arrival in the United States and port of entry;
(ii) Surface vessel name or number or air carrier and flight number;
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(iii) Bill of lading number or airway bill number;
(iv) The date and location where fish, tissue, or fluid samples were
collected;
(v) The date and location where virus assays were completed; and
(vi) The original handwritten signature, in ink, of the certifying
official and his or her address and telephone number.
(3) Certification may be substantially in the following form:
I, --------, designated by the Director of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service on -------- (date), as a certifying official for ------
-- (country), as required by Title 50, CFR 16.13, do hereby certify that
the fish lot(s) of origin for this shipment of -------- (weight in
kilograms) dead uneviscerated salmonid fish, live salmonid fish, live
salmonid fish eggs disinfected as described in Sec. 16.13, or live
salmonid gametes to be shipped under -------- (bill of lading number or
airway bill number), were sampled at -------- (location of fish
facility) on -------- (sampling date) and the required viral assays were
completed on -------- (date assays were completed) at -------- (location
where assays were conducted) using the methodology described in
Sec. 16.13. I further certify that Oncorhynchus masou virus and the
viruses causing viral hemorrhagic septicemia, infectious hematopoietic
necrosis, and infectious pancreatic necrosis have not been detected in
viral assays of the fish lot(s) of origin.
The shipment is scheduled to depart -------- (city and country) on
-------- (date), via -------- (name of carrier) with anticipated arrival
at the port of -------- (city), U.S.A., on -------- (date).
________________________________________________________________________
(Signature in ink of certifying official)
________________________________________________________________________
(Printed name of certifying official)
Date:___________________________________________________________________
Organization employing certifying official:_____________________________
Mailing address:________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________________________________
State/Province:_________________________________________________________
Zip Code/Mail Code:_____________________________________________________
Country:________________________________________________________________
Office telephone number: International code_____________________________
Telephone number________________________________________________________
Fax number______________________________________________________________
(c) Nothing in this part shall restrict the importation and
transportation of dead salmonid fish when such fish have been
eviscerated (all internal organs removed, gills may remain) or filleted
or when such fish or eggs have been processed by canning, pickling,
smoking, or otherwise prepared in a manner whereby the Oncorhynchus
masou virus and the viruses causing viral hemorrhagic septicemia,
infectious hematopoietic necrosis, and infectious pancreatic necrosis
have been killed.
(d) Any fish caught in the wild in North America under a valid sport
or commercial fishing license shall be exempt from sampling and
certification requirements and from filing the Declaration for
Importation of Wildlife. The Director may enter into formal agreements
allowing the importation of gametes, fertilized eggs, live fish, or
dead, uneviscerated fish without inspection and certification of
pathogen status, if the exporting Nation has an acceptable program of
inspection and pathogen control in operation, can document the
occurrence and distribution of fish pathogens within its boundaries, and
can demonstrate that importation of salmonid fishes into the United
States from that National will not pose a substantial risk to the public
and private fish stocks of the United States.
(e) Fish sampling requirements, sample processing, and methods for
virus assays--(1) Fish sampling requirements. (i) Sampling for virus
assays required by this section must be conducted within the six (6)
months prior to the date of shipment of dead uneviscerated salmonid
fish, live salmonid fish, live salmonid eggs, or salmonid gametes to the
United States. Sampling shall be on a lot-by-lot basis with the samples
from each lot distinctively marked, maintained, and processed for virus
assay separately. A fish lot is defined as a group of fish of the same
species and age that originated from the same discrete spawning
population and that always have shared a common water supply. In the
case of adult broodstock, various age groups of the same fish species
may be sampled as a single lot, provided they meet the other conditions
previously stated and have shared the same container(s) for at least 1
year prior to the sampling date.
(ii) In a sample, or sub-sample of a given lot, collection of 10 or
more moribund fish shall be given first preference. The remainder of
fish required
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for collection shall be randomly selected live fish from all containers
occupied by the lot being sampled. Moribund fish shall be collected and
processed separately from randomly selected fish. In the event the
sample is taken from adult broodstock of different ages that share the
same container, first preference shall be given to collecting samples
from the older fish.
(iii) The minimum sample numbers collected from each lot must be in
accordance with a plan that provides 95 percent confidence that at least
one fish, with a detectable level of infection, will be collected and
will be present in the sample if the assumed minimum prevalence of
infection equals or exceeds 2 percent. A total of 150 fish collected
proportionately from among all containers shared by the lot usually
meets this requirement. A sampling strategy based on a presumed pathogen
prevalence of 5 percent (60 fish) may be used to meet sampling
requirements for shipments of gametes, fertilized eggs, or uneviscerated
dead fish; provided that in the previous 2 years no disease outbreaks
caused by a pathogen of concern have occurred at the facility from which
the shipment originated and all stocks held at the facility have been
inspected at least four times during that period (at intervals of
approximately 6 months) and no pathogens of concern detected.
(iv) Fish must be alive when collected and processed within 48 hours
after collection. Tissue and fluid samples shall be stored in sealed,
aseptic containers and kept at 4 deg. Celsius (C.) or on ice but not
frozen.
(v) Tissue collection shall be as follows:
(A) Sac Fry and fry to 4 centimeter (cm): Assay entire fish. If
present, remove the yolk sac.
(B) Fish 4-6 cm: Assay entire visceral mass including kidney.
(C) Fish longer than 6 cm: Assay kidney and spleen in approximately
equal weight proportions.
(D) Spawning adult broodstock: Assay kidney and spleen tissues from
males and/or females and ovarian fluid from females. Ovarian fluid may
comprise up to 50 percent of the samples collected.
(2) General sample processing requirements. (i) Ovarian fluid
samples shall be collected from each spawning female separately. All
samples from individual fish shall be measured to ensure that similar
quantities from each fish are combined if samples are pooled. Ovarian
fluid samples from no more than five fish may be combined to form a
pool.
(ii) Whole fry (less yolk sacs), viscera, and kidney and spleen
tissues from no more than five fish may be similarly pooled.
(iii) Antibiotics and antifungal agents may be added to ovarian
fluid or tissue samples to control microbial contaminant growth at the
time of sample collection. Final concentrations shall not exceed 200-500
micrograms/milliliter ([mu] g/ml) of Gentamycin, 800 international
units/milliliter (IU/ml) of penicillin, or 800 [mu] g/ml of
streptomycin. Antifungal agent concentrations should not exceed 200 IU/
ml of mycostatin (Nystatin) of 20 [mu] g/ml of amphotericin B
(Fungizone).
(iv) Sample temperature must be maintained between 4 at 15 deg.C.
during processing. Use separate sets of sterile homogenization and
processing equipment to process fluids or tissues from each fish lot
sampled. Processing equipment need not be sterilized between samples
within a single lot.
(v) Homogenized tissue samples may be diluted 1:10 with buffered
cell culture medium (pH 7.4-7.8) containing antibiotics and antifungal
agents not exceeding the concentrations described in paragraph
(e)(2)(iii) of this section. Centrifuge tissue suspensions and ovarian
fluid samples 4 deg.C. at 2,500 x gravity (g) (relative centrifugal
force) for 15 minutes. Resulting supernatant solutions can be stored
overnight at 4 deg.C.
(vi) At the time of inoculation onto cell cultures, total dilution
of processed tissue samples must not exceed 1:100 ((volume to volume)
(v/v)); total dilution of ovarian fluid samples must not exceed 1:20 (v/
v). In samples inoculated onto cell cultures, the final antibiotic
concentration shall not exceed 100 [mu] g/ml of Gentamicin, 100 IU/ml of
penicillin, or 100 [mu] g/ml of streptomycin and antifungal agent
concentrations should not exceed 25 IU/ml of
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mycostatin (Nystatin) or 2.5 [mu] g/ml of amphotericin B (Fungizone).
(3) Cell culture procedures. (i) Both epithelioma papulosum cyprini
(EPC) and chinook salmon embryo (CHSE-214) cell lines must be maintained
and used in all virus assays. Susceptible, normal appearing, and rapidly
dividing cell cultures shall be selected. Penicillin (100 IU/ml),
streptomycin (100 [mu] g/ml), and antifungal agents, such as mycostatin/
Nystatin (25 IU/ml) or amphotericin B/Fungizone (2.5 [mu] g/ml), are
permitted in media used for cell culture and virus assay work.
(ii) Cell cultures shall be seeded and grown, at optimum
temperatures, to 80-90 percent confluence in 24-well plates for virus
assay work.
(iii) Decant the medium from the required number of 24-well plates
of each cell line, and inoculate four replicate wells per cell line with
.10 ml per well of each processed sample. When all wells have been
inoculated, tilt plates to spread the inocula evenly. Incubate
inoculated plates for 1 hour at 15 deg. C. for sample contact. After the
1 hour contact add cell culture medium. Medium shall be buffered or
cells incubated so that a pH between 7.4 and 7.8 is maintained. All cell
culture assays shall be incubated, without overlays, at 15 deg.C. for 21
days.
(4) Virus identification by serological methods. All cell cultures
showing cytopathic effects (CPE) must be sub-cultured onto fresh cell
cultures. If CPE is observed, determine the presence and identity the
virus by serum neutralization, dot blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay, or other equivalent serological technique.
(f) Information concerning the importation requirements of this
section and application requirements for designation as a certifying
official for purposes of this section may be obtained by contacting:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Fish Hatcheries (820 Arlington Square), 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240. Telephone 703-358-1878.
(g) The information collection requirements contained in this part
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned clearance number 1018-0078. The
information is being collected to inform U.S. Customs and USFWS
inspectors of the contents, origin, routing, and destination of fish and
eggs shipments and to certify that the fish lots were inspected for
listed pathogens. The information will be used to protect the health of
the fishery resource. Response is required to obtain a benefit.
[58 FR 58979, Nov. 5, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 37063, June 13, 2000]
Sec. 16.14 Importation of live amphibians or their eggs.
Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District Director
of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61, all
species of live amphibians or their eggs may be imported, transported,
and possessed in captivity, without a permit, for scientific, medical,
education, exhibition, or propagating purposes, but no such live
amphibians or any progeny or eggs thereof may be released into the wild
except by the State wildlife conservation agency having jurisdiction
over the area of release or by persons having prior written permission
for release from such agency.
Sec. 16.15 Importation of live reptiles or their eggs.
(a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of
any live specimen or egg of the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis):
Provided, that the Director shall issue permits authorizing the
importation, transportation, and possession of such live snakes or
viable eggs under the terms and conditions set forth in Sec. 16.22.
(b) Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District
Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under Sec. 14.61,
all other species of live reptiles or their eggs may be imported,
transported, and possessed in captivity, without a permit, for
scientific, medical, educational, exhibitional or propagating purposes,
but no such live reptiles or any progency or eggs thereof may be
released into the wild except by the State wildlife conservation agency
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having jurisdiction over the area of release or by persons having prior
written permission for release from such agency.
[55 FR 17441, Apr. 25, 1990]
Subpart C--Permits
Sec. 16.22 Injurious wildlife permits.
The Director may, upon receipt of an application and in accordance
with the issuance criteria of this section, issue a permit authorizing
the importation into or shipment between the continental United States,
the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
any possession of the United States of injurious wildlife (See subpart B
of this part) for zoological, educational, medical, or scientific
purposes.
(a) Application requirements. Submit applications for permits to
import, transport or acquire injurious wildlife for such purposes to the
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (Attention: Office of
Management Authority), 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA
22203. Submit applications in writing on a Federal Fish and Wildlife
License/Permit application (Form 3-200) and attach all of the following
information:
(1) The number of specimens and the common and scientific names
(genus and species) of each species of live wildlife proposed to be
imported or otherwise acquired, transported and possessed;
(2) The purpose of such importation or other acquisition,
transportation and possession;
(3) The address of the premises where such live wildlife will be
kept in captivity;
(4) A statement of the applicant's qualifications and previous
experience in caring for and handling captive wildlife.
(b) Additional permit conditions. In addition to the general
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter B, permits to import
or ship injurious wildlife for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) All live wildlife acquired under permit and all progeny thereof,
must be confined in the approved facilities on the premises authorized
in the permit.
(2) No live wildlife, acquired under permit, or any eggs or progeny
thereof, may be sold, donated, traded, loaned, or transferred to any
other person unless such person has a permit issued by the Director
under Sec. 16.22 authorizing him to acquire and possess such wildlife or
the eggs or progeny thereof.
(3) Permittees shall notify the nearest Special Agent-in-Charge (see
Sec. 10.22 of this chapter) by telephone or other expedient means within
24 hours following the escape of any wildlife imported or transported
under authority of a permit issued under this section, or the escape of
any progeny of such wildlife, unless otherwise specifically exempted by
terms of the permit.
(c) Issuance criteria. The Director shall consider the following in
determining whether to issue a permit to import or ship injurious
wildlife for zoological, educational, medical, or scientific purposes:
(1) Whether the wildlife is being imported or otherwise acquired for
a bona fide scientific, medical, educational, or zoological exhibition
purpose;
(2) Whether the facilities for holding the wildlife in captivity
have been inspected and approved, and consist of a basic cage or
structure of a design and material adequate to prevent escape which is
maintained inside a building or other facility of such structure that
the wildlife could not escape from the building or other facility after
escaping from the cage or structure maintained therein;
(3) Whether the applicant is a responsible person who is aware of
the potential dangers to public interests posed by such wildlife, and
who by reason of his knowledge, experience, and facilities reasonably
can be expected to provide adequate protection for such public
interests; and
(4) If such wildlife is to be imported or otherwise acquired for
zoological or aquarium exhibition purposes, whether such exhibition or
display will be open to the public during regular appropriate hours.
(d) The Office of Management and Budget approved the information
collection requirements contained in this
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part 16 under 44 U.S.C. 3507 and assigned OMB Control Number 1018-0093.
The Service may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. We are collecting this information to provide
information necessary to evaluate permit applications. We will use this
information to review permit applications and make decisions, according
to criteria established in various Federal wildlife conservation
statutes and regulations, on the issuance, suspension, revocation, or
denial of permits. You must respond to obtain or retain a permit. We
estimate the public reporting burden for these reporting requirements to
average 2 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the forms.
Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of
these reporting requirements to the Service Information Collection
Control Officer, MS-222 ARLSQ, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Washington, DC 20240, or the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (1018-0093), Washington, DC 20603.
[39 FR 1169, Jan. 4, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 30786, July 15, 1982; 63
FR 52634, Oct. 1, 1998]
Subpart D--Additional Exemptions
Sec. 16.32 Importation by Federal agencies.
Nothing in this part shall restrict the importation and
transportation, without a permit, of any live wildlife by Federal
agencies solely for their own use, upon the filing of a written
declaration with the District Director of Customs at the port of entry
as required under Sec. 14.61: Provided, That the provisions of this
section shall not apply to bald and golden eagles or their eggs, or to
migratory birds or their eggs, the importations of which are governed by
regulations under parts 22 and 21 of this chapter, respectively.
Sec. 16.33 Importation of natural-history specimens.
Nothing in this part shall restrict the importation and
transportation, without a permit, of dead natural-history specimens of
wildlife or their eggs for museum or scientific collection purposes:
Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to dead
migratory birds, the importation of which is governed by regulations
under parts 20 and 21 of this chapter; to dead game mammals from Mexico,
the importation of which is governed by regulations under part 14 of
this chapter; or to dead bald and golden eagles or their eggs, the
importation of which is governed by regulations under part 22 of this
chapter.