[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR14.93]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                INTERIOR
 
PART 14--IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart I--Import/Export Licenses
 
Sec. 14.93  License application procedure, conditions, and duration.

    (a) General. The Director may, upon receipt of an application 
submitted in accordance with the provisions of this section and 
Secs. 13.11 and 13.12 of this subchapter, issue a license authorizing 
the applicant to engage in business as an importer or exporter of 
wildlife.
    (b) Application procedure. Applications for import/export licenses 
must be submitted to the appropriate Special Agent in Charge (see 
Sec. 10.22 of this subchapter). Each application must contain the 
general information and certification required by Sec. 13.12(a) of this 
subchapter, plus the following additional information:
    (1) A brief description of the nature of the applicant's business as 
it relates to the importation or exportation of wildlife, e.g., ``live 
animal dealer,'' ``fur broker,'' ``taxidermist,'' ``retail department 
store,'' and ``pet shop;''
    (2) If the application is in the name of a business, a statement 
disclosing the names and addresses of all partners and principal 
officers;
    (3) A statement of where books or records concerning wildlife 
imports or exports will be kept;
    (4) A statement of where inventories of wildlife will be stored; and
    (5) Name, address, and telephone number of the officer, manager, or 
other person authorized to make records or wildlife inventories 
available for examination by Service officials.
    (c) Additional license conditions. In addition to the general 
conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter B, import/export 
licenses are subject to the following special conditions:
    (1) The licensee shall, from the effective date of the license, keep 
such records as will fully and correctly disclose each importation or 
exportation of wildlife made by the licensee and the subsequent 
disposition made by the licensee with respect to such wildlife. The 
records must include a general description of the form of the wildlife, 
such as ``live,'' ``raw hides,'' or ``fur garments;'' the quantity of 
wildlife, in numbers, weight, or other appropriate measure; the common 
and scientific names; the country or place of origin of the wildlife, if 
known; the date and place of import or export; the date of the 
subsequent disposition of the wildlife; the manner of disposition, 
whether by sale, barter, consignment, loan, delivery, destruction, or 
other means; and the name and address of the person who received the 
wildlife pursuant to such disposition, if applicable;
    (2) Licensees shall include and retain in their records copies of 
all permits required by the laws and regulations of the United States 
and any country of export or origin;

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    (3) Licensees shall maintain such books and records for a period of 
five years;
    (4) Subject to applicable limitations of law, licensees must provide 
duly authorized Service officers at all reasonable times, upon notice, 
access to the licensee's places of business and give an opportunity to 
examine the licensee's inventory of imported wildlife and the records 
required to be kept under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, and give an 
opportunity to copy such records;
    (5) Licensees must, upon written request by the Director, submit 
within 30 days of such request a report containing the information 
required to be maintained by paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
    (6) An import/export license is only permission to engage in 
business as an importer or exporter of wildlife. Such a license is in 
addition to, and does not supersede, any other requirement established 
by law for the importation or exportation of wildlife.
    (7) Licensees agree to pay, as a condition of the license, 
reasonable user fees for inspections of commercial wildlife shipments 
imported or exported under the authorization of the license.
    (d) Duration of license. Any license issued under this section 
expires on the date designated on the face of the license. In no case 
will the license be valid for more than 1 year from the date of 
issuance.
    (e) Issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, or renewal of license. 
Payment of all license and inspection fees shall be a condition of the 
license. It shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of any 
license, or for denial or renewal of a license, or of grant of a new 
import/export license to any person named as the holder, or a principal 
officer or agent of a holder, of a previous license issued pursuant to 
this subpart, that any license fees or any fees owing for inspections of 
wildlife shipments remain unpaid at the time of application for renewal 
or of new application. Additional provisions governing the issuance, 
denial, suspension, revocation, and renewal of an import/export license 
are found in part 13 of this subchapter B.

[45 FR 56673, Aug. 25, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 52890, Dec. 26, 1985; 
61 FR 31871, June 21, 1996]