Injurious Species Listings Under the Lacey Act : A Legal Briefing.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Criminal procedure.

Import quotas.

Trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (28 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on Lacey Act provision that bars import of species found to be injurious to the U.S., and is codified in criminal code Title 18.8, addressing prohibited acts, exceptions, and penalties. Examines regulatory listing process and legal issues before Congress. Discusses H.R. 996 and S. 1153, both to address effectiveness of the Lacey Act and propose deadlines to regulatory process of adding injurious species.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Injurious Species Listings Under the Lacey Act

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