<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
Those who asked about how the new USFWS policy on ivory will affect
interstate movement of ivory for non-commercial purposes, i.e., for
scientific research...here is the official answer. As I suggested,
there is no change. Please note that this same underlying policy -
no permits needed for interstate movement if there is no commerce -
pertains to all ESA/CITES material that originated within the U.S.
or that was imported legally.<br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
<div class="moz-forward-container"><br>
<br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>Ellen, that's correct. Most of the changes that will
result from the Director's Order pertain to commerce,
particularly within the United States, including intra-state
commerce for items that were imported subject to a
prohibition on commercial use.<br>
<br>
</div>
Regards,<br>
<br>
</div>
Roddy<br>
-- <br>
Robert R. Gabel
<div>Chief, Division of Management Authority</div>
<div>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</div>
<div>4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 212</div>
<div>Arlington, Virginia 22203, USA</div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fws.gov/international/" target="_blank">http://www.fws.gov/international/</a></div>
<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Ellen
Paul <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net" target="_blank">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi, Roddy,<br>
<br>
Per many conversations with DMA staffers over the years, I
have learned that it has always been the interpretation of
the USFWS as to movement of<br>
ESA/CITES material that was legally imported, if there is no
commerce involved (in the common parlance of that word, not
the legal sense),<br>
then no permits are needed to ship across state lines from
one museum/research institution to another. Similarly, if
the source of the ivory was a deceased zoo animal (from a
zoo in the U.S.) and the material was going to a museum or
research institution for research (no sale or other
commercial transaction involved), that no permit was needed
to<br>
ship across state lines.<br>
<br>
I'm not seeing anything in the Director's Order re: ivory
that would change that interpretation/practice but I wanted
to double-check with you.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Ellen Paul<br>
Executive Director<br>
The Ornithological Council<br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net" target="_blank">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a><br>
Phone (301) 986 8568<br>
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds"<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET" target="_blank">http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET</a>"<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote>
</div>
<br>
<br clear="all">
<br>
<br>
</div>
<br>
</div>
<br>
</body>
</html>