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Introduced
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
In Committee
05/16/2018
05/16/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to a permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts (other than internal organs) that were legally harvested in sport hunts in Canada before the polar bear was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 2008. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue permits for such imports without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. The bill applies to polar bears legally harvested before February 18, 1997, or before May 15, 2008, from approved polar bear populations in Canada.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570. (on 06/12/2018)
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