The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a proposed rule to revise and update its regulations in 50 CFR Parts 10, 13, 17, and 23 that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a proposed rule that would add a new subpart K to 50 CFR Part 14 in order to make it illegal to import, export, buy, sell, transport, receive, or acquire, in interstate or foreign commerce live lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, or cougars, or any hybrid combination of any of these species (e.g., "ligers" and "tiglons") (prohibited wildlife species), unless certain exemptions apply.
FWS Again Extends Comment Period Regarding its Proposed Rule to List Black Carp as an Injurious Fish
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a notice which again extends the comment period on: (1) its July 2002 proposed rule to add all forms of live black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), including gametes, and viable eggs, to the list of injurious fish under the Lacey Act, and (2) the draft environmental assessment and draft economic analysis prepared in association with the proposed rule.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a notice that provides information on Argentina's trade restrictions for certain wildlife species. Pursuant to the Lacey Act, the FWS states it will assist Argentina in ensuring that wildlife traded between the U.S. and Argentina complies with the wildlife trade requirements put in place by Argentina.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a notice stating that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently implemented Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, which mandates the collection of advance electronic cargo information. CBP collects and accesses this information through its Air Automated Manifest System (AMS).