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.

Conservation of natural resources.

Criminal procedure.

Import quotas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

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

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-AML-0015

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