HR 5489
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act, amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow for the importation of polar bear trophies (excluding internal organs) taken in sport hunts in Canada, even if those hunts occurred before the polar bear was officially listed as threatened. It provides a process for obtaining permits for these imports, focusing on trophies harvested before specific dates, and aims to ensure fairness for hunters who legally obtained their trophies prior to the species’ listing. The bill seeks to accommodate existing imports and provide a pathway for future legal trophy imports.
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Don [R-AK-At Large] Young
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