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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">What species?<br>
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If they are on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act list (<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/regulationspolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html">http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/regulationspolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html</a></b>)
then you need this permit: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-6.pdf">http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-6.pdf</a><br>
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If they are protected under the Endangered Species Act
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fws.gov/endangered/">http://www.fws.gov/endangered/</a>)* then this permit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-37.pdf">http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-37.pdf</a><br>
* Be sure to check both U.S. and foreign listings.<br>
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If they are protected under CITES
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html">http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html</a>) then again
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-37.pdf">http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-37.pdf</a> unless they are going
between CITES registered scientific institutions, in which case no
permit is needed but there is paperwork.<br>
<br>
There is another form (not a permit) called a 3-177. This is a
declaration form and you always, always, always have to use it for
every wildlife import even if no permit is required.<br>
<br>
Depending on what you are importing, there are also restrictions
on what ports and what days of the week (M-F, no federal holidays)
and times (regular business hours). <br>
<br>
And a host of other procedures.<br>
<br>
That's all for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<br>
<br>
For the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, the importer must have:<br>
<br>
1) A VS16-3 permit<br>
2) A certificate of origin or certificate of treatment, depending
on the country of origin and the status of the recipient (this
latter would not apply to a display collection; it pertains only
to research labs)<br>
3) A pro forma permit<br>
<br>
And again, lots of additional procedures.<br>
<br>
Suggest you contact me off-list.<br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
Phone (301) 986 8568
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET">"
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET"</a>
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