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S. 561 114th Congress Senate

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on whic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: February 25, 2015 Introduced by: Mike Crapo Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCanadaEndangered and threatened speciesHunting and fishing
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Feb 25, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 25, 2015
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 Latest action February 25, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015

This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct 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 any 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 327 Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015
  • S 405 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015
  • S 659 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016
  • HR 2406 SHARE Act
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 25, 2015
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