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 16—INJURIOUS WILDLIFE › Subpart A—Introduction

50 C.F.R. § 16.3

General restrictions

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Any importation or transportation of live wildlife or eggs thereof, or dead fish or eggs or salmonids of the fish 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 §§ 16.32 and 16.33 for other exemptions).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: United States Ass'n of Reptile Keepers, Inc. v. Jewell, 103 F. Supp. 3d 133 (D.D.C. 2015).
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United States Ass'n of Reptile Keepers, Inc. v. Jewell, 103 F. Supp. 3d 133 (D.D.C. 2015). · cites it 2× “4 They claim that, although the preamble to the 2015 Rule states that the Rule’s effect is to prohibit interstate transport of the four listed species, the prohibition actually stems from the Interior Department’s 1965 Lacey Act regulations ( 50 C.F.R. § 16.3 ; the “1965…”
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