H.R. 991 (112th): Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 09, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Don Young [R-AK0]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1818 on Apr 26, 2013. See H.R. 1818 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 5, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 09, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 09, 2011
Reported by Committee Oct 05, 2011
Cosponsors
35 cosponsors (30R, 5D) (show)
Committees

House Natural Resources

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Full Title

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Last updated Mar 09, 2011.
6 pages

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12/1/2011--Reported to House amended.
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011 - 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:
(1) who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before February 18, 1997; or
(2) who has submitted, in support of an application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the bear was legally harvested before such date from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date.
(Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.)

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  • Title 16: CONSERVATION
  • Chapter 31: MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
  • Subchapter II: CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS
  • Section 1374: Permits