Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

Summary

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001. Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill. Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 October 2019

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 22 October 2019

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• Reported to House, Part I

  summary · EN · 22 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 February 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 February 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 February 2019

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