16 USC § 4902 - Statement of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4902"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 4902 - Statement of purpose"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4902"
section_name: "Statement of purpose"
chapter_number: 69
chapter_name: "WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 103, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2225.)"
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# § 4902. Statement of purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the conservation of exotic birds by—

**(1)** assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in the countries of origin of wild birds;

**(2)** ensuring that all trade in species of exotic birds involving the United States is biologically sustainable and is not detrimental to the species;

**(3)** limiting or prohibiting imports of exotic birds when necessary to ensure that—

**(A)** wild exotic bird populations are not harmed by removal of exotic birds from the wild for the trade; or

**(B)** exotic birds in trade are not subject to inhumane treatment; and

**(4)** encouraging and supporting effective implementation of the Convention.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 103, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2225.)