16 U.S.C. § 4912
Penalties and regulations
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 4912, Penalties and regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447928
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The several district courts of the United States, including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28, shall have jurisdiction over any action arising under this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, American Samoa shall be included in the Judicial District of the District Court of the United States for the District of Hawaii, and the Trust Territory of Palau and the Northern Marianas shall be included in the Judicial District of the District Court of the United States for the District of Guam.
The importation of an exotic bird is deemed to be transportation of wildlife for purposes of section 3(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(a)).
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
The authority of the Secretary under this chapter is in addition to and shall not affect the authority of the Secretary under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or diminish the authority of the Secretary under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing, superseding, or modifying any provision of Federal law.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally