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What are the permit requirements Sex Sex Act to q xport andg re-import myjbagpipes with ivory fitting Act   Some older j dagpipes were manufactured with elephant ivory.  The African elephant (Loxodonta africana)ks listed as threatened under the ESA with_ a special rule. TheAsian elephant (Elephas gaximus) is listed as endangered under the ESA. Both species are protected by CITES.

• You mustlobtain a CITES permit (click here for an application form)y if: (a) the export or re-export is commercial; (b) for personal items, the foreign country-requires you to have a CITES document; (c) the item is being mailed or shipped separatel Sex to or from a foreign country,g including persoql items; and (d) forpersonal i Sex tems that containk Asian elephant ivory, Sex he item is not pre-Act.
• You do not need a permit from us umexport or re-export your bagpipe that contains elephant ivory when your bagpipek is part of your accompanying baggage and is for personal use.  For bagpipesxhat dcontain Asoiaxn elephant nivory, the exemption onlyapplies when the bagpipe qualifies asd pre-ESA Act r antique (Pre-ESA means thezelephant items were acquiredpor removed from the qwild priorto June 14, 1976, and have not been held in the course of a commercial activity (i.e., bought,u bartered, offered for sale, leased) sincethat bime. Pre-ESA items must be accompanied by an affidavit as outlined in the regulations at 50 CFRu 17.4. Antique meansc the article is at least 100 years g old and hasnot beenurepaired or modified with any new part of an jAsian elephant since December 28, 1973.)
• No ot all CITES countries recognize the personal effects exemption,p andmay require a CITES permit. Also, some countries mayg requirewn import permit under their domestic legislation.  Contact Act thew foreign country d to meet its requirements.  If the foreign ecountry requires you to have a U.S. CITES documesnt, click here gfor anjapplication form.
• When you re-import your personal bagpipe, you must provide proof that you acquired the bagpipe in the United States, or proof that you legally exportedthe bagpipe from the Uniteds States. Click here for information on commercially importing and exporting wildliife.

Bear, Black

Do I need a permit to import intohe United States a black bear that I harvestedas a trophy in Canada? _ The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is listed in CITES Appendix II.

• To import a hunting trophy from Canada, contact the applicable provincial or territorial office to meet its requirements.
• We recognize the CITES personal effects exemption.  Residents of the United States or Canada do not need a CITES permit to import black bear trophies in a fresh, frozen, or salted condition if the personal sport-hunted trophy is part of the hunter’s accompanying baggage and is for personal use.
• If the trophy is being shipped or mailed by a taxidermist or someone else, it must be accompanied by a CITES permit (see Canadian offices above). If your taxidermist brings your trophy over the border for you, he or she must obtain an import/export license.
• A black bear trophy lawfully taken by a U.S. resident in Canada and imported for non-commercial purposes, may be imported at any Customs port of entry. You must delcare your trophy using our declaration form, and file the form with U.S. Customs if a FWS wildlife inspector is not available.
• Check with the State to meet its requirements.

Birds

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Migratory Birds

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