[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: 50CFR16.12]

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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--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B--Importation or Shipment of Injurious Wildlife
 
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.