Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 18, 2019)
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
This bill directs the 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.
What just happenedJan 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 18, 2019
- Jan 9, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Dec 18, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Dec 18, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House