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S 1206 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Hunting and fishing Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Seafood Trade restrictions User charges and fees Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.

Introduced: May 23, 2017 Introduced by: King, Angus S., Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 2663 Related bill ACRE Act
  • HR 2504 Related bill To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1206: A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1206/
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