C.F.R. » Title 50 » CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS › PART 14—IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE › Subpart E—Inspection and Clearance of Wildlife

50 C.F.R. § 14.52

Clearance of imported wildlife

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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subpart, a Service officer must clear all wildlife imported into the United States prior to release from detention by Customs officers. A Service officer must clear all wildlife to be exported from the United States prior to the physical loading of the merchandise on a vehicle or aircraft, or the containerization or palletizing of such merchandise for export, unless a Service officer expressly authorizes otherwise. Such clearance does not constitute a certification of the legality of an importation or exportation under the laws or regulations of the United States.

(b) An importer/exporter or his/her agent may obtain clearance by a Service officer only at designated ports (§ 14.12), at border ports (§ 14.16), at special ports (§ 14.19), or at a port where importation or exportation is authorized by a permit issued under subpart C of this part. An importer/exporter must return forthwith any wildlife released without a Service officer's clearance or clearance by Customs for the Service under authority of § 14.54 to a port where clearance may be obtained pursuant to this subpart.

(c) To obtain clearance, the importer, exporter, or the importer's or exporter's agent will make available to a Service officer or a Customs officer acting under § 14.54:

(1) All shipping documents (including bills of lading, waybills and packing lists or invoices);

(2) All permits, licenses or other documents required by the laws or regulations of the United States;

(3) All permits or other documents required by the laws or regulations of any foreign country;

(4) The wildlife being imported or exported; and

(5) Any documents and permits required by the country of export or re-export for the wildlife.

[45 FR 56673, Aug. 25, 1980; 45 FR 64953, Oct. 1, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 52889, Dec. 26, 1985; 61 FR 31869, June 21, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: United States v. Manneh, 645 F. Supp. 2d 98 (E.D.N.Y 2008).
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United States v. Manneh, 645 F. Supp. 2d 98 (E.D.N.Y 2008). · cites it 2× “See 50 C.F.R. § 14.52 (a). 7 *104 3. Fish & Wildlife’s Interview and Search 8 On January 13, 2006, the morning after the shipment was seized, Fish & Wildlife agents telephoned defendant, who confirmed that she had learned from Cargo Hut of a problem involving her shipment from…”
United States v. Eduardo Martinez (11th Cir. 2025). · cites it 7× “§§ 545 and 2 and 50 C.F.R. §§ 14.52 and 14.61 (Counts 1–8), three counts of smuggling goods from the United States in viola- tion of 18 U.”
Florsheim Shoe Co. v. United States, 880 F. Supp. 848 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1995). “” 50 C.F.R. §§ 14.52 , 14.61 (1993) (emphasis added).”
Unichem Enters., Inc. v. United States, 2024 CIT 131 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2024). “§§ 1538 (d)(3), 1540(e)(3) (Secretary of the Interior); see also 50 C.F.R. § 14.52 (“[A] Service officer [of the U.”
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