§ 16.11 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition)

Subpart B—Importation or quelea; (3) any species of Java sparrow, Shipment of Injurious Wildlife Padda oryzivora; (4) the species of red- whiskered bul-bul, Pycnonotus jocosus: § 16.11 Importation of live wild mam- Provided, That the Director shall issue mals. permits authorizing the importation, (a) The importation, transportation, transportation, and possession of such or acquisition is prohibited of live live birds under the terms and condi- specimens of: (1) Any species of so- tions set forth in § 16.22. called ‘‘flying fox’’ or fruit bat of the (b) Upon the filing of a written dec- genus Pteropus; (2) any species of mon- laration with the District Director of goose or meerkat of the genera Atilax, Customs at the port of entry as re- Cynictis, Helogale, Herpestes, Ichneumia, quired under § 14.61, all species of live Mungos, and Suricata; (3) any species of wild game, birds may be imported, European rabbit of the genus transported, and possessed in captivity, Oryctolagus; (4) any species of Indian without a permit, for scientific, med- wild dog, red dog, or dhole of the genus ical, educational, exhibition, or propa- Cuon; (5) any species of multimammate gating purposes, and the eggs of such rat or mouse of the genus Mastomys; (6) birds may be imported, transported, any raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides; and (7) any brushtail pos- and possessed, without a permit, for sum, Trichosurus vulpecula: Provided, propagating or scientific collection that the Director shall issue permits purposes, but no such live wild game authorizing the importation, transpor- birds or any progeny thereof may be re- tation, and possession of such mam- leased into the wild except by the mals under the terms and conditions State wildlife conservation agency set forth in § 16.22. having jurisdiction over the area of re- (b) Upon the filing of a written dec- lease or by persons having prior writ- laration with the District Director of ten permission for release from such Customs at the port of entry as re- agency. quired under § 14.61, all other species of (c) Upon the filing of a written dec- live wild mammals may be imported, laration with the District Director of transported, and possessed in captivity, Customs at the port of entry as re- without a permit, for scientific, med- quired under § 14.61, all species of live, ical, educational, exhibition, or propa- wild nongame birds (other than those gating purposes, but no such live wild listed in paragraph (a) of this section) mammals or any progeny thereof may may be imported, transported, and pos- be released into the wild except by the sessed in captivity, without a permit, State wildlife conservation agency for scientific, medical, educational, ex- having jurisdiction over the area of re- hibition, or propagating purposes, but lease or by persons having prior writ- no such live, wild nongame birds or any ten permission for release from such agency: Provided, That the provisions progeny thereof may be released into of this paragraph shall not apply to the wild except by or under the direc- live game mammals from Mexico, the tion of State wildlife conservation importation of which is governed by agencies when such agencies have re- regulations under part 14 of this chap- ceived prior written permission from ter. the Director for such release: Provided, That the provisions of this paragraph [39 FR 1169, Jan. 4, 1974, as amended at 47 FR shall not apply to live bald and golden 56362, Dec. 16, 1982; 67 FR 39868, June 11, 2002] eagles or to live migratory birds, the § 16.12 Importation of live wild birds importation of which is governed by or their eggs. regulations under parts 22 and 21 of (a) The importation, transportation, this chapter, respectively, or to birds or acquisition is prohibited of any live of the Family Psittacidae (parrots, ma- specimen or egg of (1) the species of so- caws, cockatoos, parakeets, lories, called ‘‘pink starling’’ or ‘‘rosy pastor’’ lovebirds, etc.), the importation and Sturnus roseus; (2) the species of dioch transportation of which is governed by (including the subspecies black-front- U.S. Public Health Service regulations ed, red-billed, or Sudan dioch) Quelea under 42 CFR parts 71 and 72.

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(d) The importation of the eggs of (J) gachua (dwarf, gaucha, or wild nongame birds is prohibited ex- ). cept as permitted under § 16.33. (K) Channa harcourtbutleri (Inle snakehead). § 16.13 Importation of live or dead fish, (L) Channa lucius (shiny or splendid mollusks, and crustaceans, or their snakehead). eggs. (M) Channa maculata (blotched (a) Upon an exporter filing a written snakehead). declaration with the District Director (N) Channa marulius (bullseye, of Customs at the port of entry as re- murrel, Indian, great, or cobra quired under § 14.61 of this chapter, live snakehead). or dead fish, mollusks, and crusta- (O) Channa maruloides (emperor ceans, or parts thereof, or their snakehead). gametes or fertilized eggs, may be im- (P) Channa melanoptera. ported, transported, and possessed in (Q) Channa melasoma (black captivity without a permit except as snakehead). follows: (R) Channa micropeltes (giant, red, or (1) No such live fish, mollusks, crus- redline snakehead). tacean, or any progency or eggs thereof (S) Channa nox. may be released into the wild except by the State wildlife conservation agency (T) Channa orientalis (Ceylon or Cey- having jurisdiction over the area of re- lonese Green snakehead). lease or by persons having prior writ- (U) Channa panaw. ten permission from such agency. (V) Channa pleurophthalmus (ocel- (2) The importation, transportation, lated, spotted, or eyespot snakehead). or acquisition of any of the species list- (W) Channa punctata (dotted or spot- ed in this paragraph is prohibited ex- ted snakehead). cept as provided under the terms and (X) Channa stewartii (golden conditions set forth in § 16.22: snakehead). (i) Live fish or viable eggs of walking (Y) Channa striata (chevron or striped catfish, family Clariidae; snakehead). (ii) Live mitten crabs, genus (Z) Parachanna africana (Niger or Af- Eriocheir, or their viable eggs; rican snakehead). (iii) Live mollusks, veligers, or viable (AA) Parachanna insignis (Congo, eggs of zebra mussels, genus Dreissena; square-spotted African or light African (iv) Any live fish or viable eggs of snakehead). snakehead fishes of the genera Channa (BB) Parachanna obscura (dark Afri- and Parachanna (or their generic syno- can, dusky, or square-spotted nyms of Bostrychoides, Ophicephalus, snakehead); Ophiocephalus, and Parophiocephalus) of (v) Any live fish, gametes, viable the Family Channidae, including but eggs, or hybrids of the species silver not limited to: carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, and (A) Channa amphibeus (Chel or Borna largescale silver carp, snakehead). Hypophthalmichthys harmandi; and (B) Channa argus (Northern or Amur (vi) Any live fish, gametes, viable snakehead). eggs, or hybrids of the species black (C) Channa asiatica (Chinese or carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus. Northern Green snakehead). (3) Notwithstanding § 16.32, all Fed- (D) Channa aurantimaculata. eral agencies shall be subject to the re- (E) Channa bankanensis (Bangka quirements stated within this section. snakehead). Live or dead uneviscerated salmonid (F) Channa baramensis (Baram fish (family Salmonidae), live fertilized snakehead). eggs, or gametes of salmonid fish are (G) Channa barca (barca or tiger prohibited entry into the United States snakehead). for any purpose except by direct ship- (H) Channa bleheri (rainbow or jewel ment accompanied by a certification snakehead). that: as defined in paragraph (e)(1) of (I) Channa cyanospilos (bluespotted this section, the fish lots, from which snakehead). the shipments originated, have been

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