Side note: I can not believe I wasted an enjoyable cup of coffee reading their entire diatribe of dribble... time not able to be replaced. haha!
Though hunt in Canada, Africa, South America, etc... this calls for banning of wild game. Quoted portions below.
Agree.. I see where they are attempting to enhance Lacey Act's regulations on the illegal import/export of black market activity. The problem and it's a glaring problem within their attempt - they either intentionally or unintentionally don't take into account the vast array of valuable import/export - i.e. hunting, science <for experiments> (I'm sure their intentional on the import for science experiments - it fits their overall agenda.)
The challenge they are naïve when it comes to the technical aspects of CITES, LACEY, etc... They intentionally want to eliminate discretion on behalf of our Customs and Border Protection Officers. If someone brings some item the bought or found - The Center for Biological Bullchit are petitioning to change the CFR - Officer related, "may" to "shall"... thus a simple mistake / other simple reasons an Officer, from his/her interview finds of the traveler, The Center for Biological Bullchit are petitioning to force Customs Officers to slam LACEY Act violations, etc. on that traveler. There are occasions where discretion is a MUST and an essential purpose our laws have written in "May" vs "Shall".
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CBD may or may not intentionally have their focus on hunters returning from foreign countries... agree or disagree, they are most definitely not comprehending the vastness of their reach within this petition.
Aside from accurately identifying the eco-extremist organizations with their proper name (placed in italics within the first quoted paragraph), every portion beyond that correction is as stated in their bullchit petition.
"...the Center for Biological Bullchit and the Natural Resources Bullchit Council submit this petition to the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS” or “the Service”) to ban import and export of wild mammals and birds and institute a comprehensive chain-of-custody and tracing system for all imports and exports of all wildlife and plants."
"While dead animals and animal parts present a lesser risk of direct disease transmission, the process of capturing and killing wildlife to create wildlife parts and products maintains the overall risk associated with live animal trade... Thus, as a major consumer of dead wild animals and wild animal parts, the United States shifts the risk of disease emergence to other countries where wildlife is collected, transported, slaughtered, and processed into goods before export."
"...and works in coordination with Customs and Border Patrol, it should expand upon the Service’s existing regulatory authorities to create the necessary tracing system to fully track wildlife, parts, and products to help prevent future pandemics."
<input added>: Their simple inaccuracy is a viral case within their entire attempt to petition... It's CBP: "Customs and Border Protection">
"PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES
1. Ban on Import of All Wild Mammals and Birds
In order to both reduce the risk of future pandemics and address the biodiversity crisis, we petition the Service to use its authority under the Lacey Act as well as its ESA and CITES authorities to ban imports of all wild mammals and birds and products"
"Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 16). Deletions are marked with strikeout and additions are indicated with underlining:
§ 16.11 Importation of live wild mammals and their parts. (a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of all wild mammals including live specimens and any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof"
"§ 16.12 Importation of live wild birds or their eggs. (a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of all wild birds including any live specimen, or egg, part, product, or offspring but excluding psittacine birds"
This is based on international import / export. I don't see any comments relating to interstate transport... except Ben Lamb's brief comment - the same as yours. Outside the two of you, no one has commented regarding interstate...
Though hunt in Canada, Africa, South America, etc... this calls for banning of wild game. Quoted portions below.
Agree.. I see where they are attempting to enhance Lacey Act's regulations on the illegal import/export of black market activity. The problem and it's a glaring problem within their attempt - they either intentionally or unintentionally don't take into account the vast array of valuable import/export - i.e. hunting, science <for experiments> (I'm sure their intentional on the import for science experiments - it fits their overall agenda.)
The challenge they are naïve when it comes to the technical aspects of CITES, LACEY, etc... They intentionally want to eliminate discretion on behalf of our Customs and Border Protection Officers. If someone brings some item the bought or found - The Center for Biological Bullchit are petitioning to change the CFR - Officer related, "may" to "shall"... thus a simple mistake / other simple reasons an Officer, from his/her interview finds of the traveler, The Center for Biological Bullchit are petitioning to force Customs Officers to slam LACEY Act violations, etc. on that traveler. There are occasions where discretion is a MUST and an essential purpose our laws have written in "May" vs "Shall".
Agree.
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CBD may or may not intentionally have their focus on hunters returning from foreign countries... agree or disagree, they are most definitely not comprehending the vastness of their reach within this petition.
Aside from accurately identifying the eco-extremist organizations with their proper name (placed in italics within the first quoted paragraph), every portion beyond that correction is as stated in their bullchit petition.
"...the Center for Biological Bullchit and the Natural Resources Bullchit Council submit this petition to the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS” or “the Service”) to ban import and export of wild mammals and birds and institute a comprehensive chain-of-custody and tracing system for all imports and exports of all wildlife and plants."
"While dead animals and animal parts present a lesser risk of direct disease transmission, the process of capturing and killing wildlife to create wildlife parts and products maintains the overall risk associated with live animal trade... Thus, as a major consumer of dead wild animals and wild animal parts, the United States shifts the risk of disease emergence to other countries where wildlife is collected, transported, slaughtered, and processed into goods before export."
"...and works in coordination with Customs and Border Patrol, it should expand upon the Service’s existing regulatory authorities to create the necessary tracing system to fully track wildlife, parts, and products to help prevent future pandemics."
<input added>: Their simple inaccuracy is a viral case within their entire attempt to petition... It's CBP: "Customs and Border Protection">
"PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES
1. Ban on Import of All Wild Mammals and Birds
In order to both reduce the risk of future pandemics and address the biodiversity crisis, we petition the Service to use its authority under the Lacey Act as well as its ESA and CITES authorities to ban imports of all wild mammals and birds and products"
"Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 16). Deletions are marked with strikeout and additions are indicated with underlining:
§ 16.11 Importation of live wild mammals and their parts. (a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of all wild mammals including live specimens and any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof"
"§ 16.12 Importation of live wild birds or their eggs. (a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition is prohibited of all wild birds including any live specimen, or egg, part, product, or offspring but excluding psittacine birds"
