USFWS / USESA Permitting or Restricting Trade in Interstate Commerce

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, within the Department of the Interior, enforces the United States Endangered Species Act, passed by Congress in 1973.    Relevant documents in .pdf format      Get free Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 esa_20basics.pdf  ESA Basics esawlf.pdf  FFW License/Permit Application form for Import/Export/Interstate and Foreign Commerce of animals captive.pdf   What you need to know about exporting CITES Bred-in-Captivity Wildlife cbw.pdf   Captive Bred Wildlife, includes form OMB No. 1018-0093 and excerpts from 50CFR  (14 pages) http://international.fws.gov/ http://endangered.fws.gov/ Other information and permits: http://international.fws.gov/permits/pkeylnk.html http://ecos.fws.gov/webpage/ http://ecos.fws.gov/webpage/webpage_foreign.html?module=undefined&listings=0#B http://ecos.fws.gov/tess/frdocs/1994/94-7226.html http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_98/50cfr453_98.html http://www.access.gpo.gov  government printing office http://international.fws.gov/pdf/esawlf.pdf An article on importing finches from Japan by Michael Marcotrigiano