[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR15.21] [Page 79] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 15_WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT--Table of Contents Subpart C_Permits and Approval of Cooperative Breeding Programs Sec. 15.21 General application procedures. (a) The Director may issue a permit authorizing the importation of exotic birds otherwise prohibited by Sec. 15.11, in accordance with the issuance criteria of this subpart, for the following purposes only: Scientific research; zoological breeding or display programs; cooperative breeding programs designed to promote the conservation and maintenance of the species in the wild; or personally owned pets accompanying persons returning to the United States after being out of the country for more than 1 year. (b) Additional requirements as indicated in parts 13, 14, 17, 21, and 23 of this subchapter must also be met. (c) A person wishing to obtain a permit under this subpart or approval of cooperative breeding programs under this subpart submits an application to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Attention: Office of Management Authority), 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203. Each application must contain the general information and certification required in Sec. 13.12(a) of this subchapter, and all of the information specified in the applicable section Sec. Sec. 15.22 through 15.26. [58 FR 60536, Nov. 16, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 52634, Oct. 1, 1998]