Bill113th Congress

S. 847

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013

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Introduced
Apr 25, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Animals
Latest Action
Apr 25, 2013
Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsor

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
847
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 25, 2013
Policy Area
Animals
Is Law
No
Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Source: Senate

Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Apr 25, 20130

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Senate· Standing
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCanadaEndangered and threatened speciesHunting and fishingLicensing and registrationsMammalsTrade restrictions

Introduced in Senate

Apr 25, 2013

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