Laws & Regulations

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">       <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11"></div> <div> <A HREF="id319.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="State Veterinarians"><U>State Veterinarians</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cites.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cites.org/"><U>http://www.cites.org/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DIVERSITY SHOULD BE OUR STRENGTH"><U>DIVERSITY SHOULD BE OUR STRENGTH</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=94 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="121700d10egerdp.jpg"> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=386 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>HEAVEN ON EARTH AVIAN ACRE by Cherane Pefley</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HEAVEN ON EARTH AVIAN ACRE by Cherane Pe"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> Laws & Regulations</div> <div> <B>Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992</B>. This Act restricted the importation of Exotic Birds into the United States.  An approved List for Import was Cooperative Breeding Programs.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B><U>Avian Health Program </U></B></FONT><B>- </B>To guard against the risk of any future avian disease outbreak, CDFA and USDA formed the Avian Health Program. The program will consist of promoting disease recognition and prevention for backyard bird owners, hobby bird owners, and the commercial avian industry. </div> <div> <B><U>CITES</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> - Information on the Convention in International Trade of Endangered Species.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Florida Transportation of Exotic Birds</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" > - All 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. Virginia Islands' policies regarding importation of birds. Includes updates on Exotic Newcastle Disease requirements. </FONT></div> <div> <B><U>Lacey Act</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" > - Digest of the Lacey Act regulating trade in birds. </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B><U>State Vets</U></B></FONT><B> </B>- List of each States', plus Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virginia Islands' official veterinarian including contact information. It is highly recommended that ALL State Veterinarians be contacted prior to shipment to or through their states for anyone in a state with a confirmed END outbreak. </div> <div> <B><U>CA Baby Bird Law</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> </B></FONT><B><U>Formerly known as AB 202, this law prohibits the sale of unweaned baby parrots by pet shops unless certain conditions are met. Furthermore, this law prevents the sale of ALL unweaned baby parrots by anyone at bird marts or swap meets. Anyone selling a baby parrot under the age of 1 year that was hand-fed at a bird mart or swap meet must provide written documentation of the bird's weight at the time </U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="828" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 629 WIDTH="0"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="629" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="781"><bR> <div> Aviculture, Conservation, & Zoological<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Loro Parque Fundacion</U></FONT>- Saving wildlife and habitats.</div> <div> International Government Agencies for Animal Trade </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Wild Bird Conservation Act</U></B></FONT><B> </B>Exact text of the WBCA of 1992. The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Final Rule</U></B></FONT> adopted in 1999 allows for the importation of some wild-caught species under certain conditions.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>CITES</U></B></FONT> - Information on the Convention in International Trade of Endangered Species.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Animal Welfare Act</U></B><U> </U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- Exact text of the Animal Welfare Act as well as the </FONT><B><U>2002 Farm Bill Amendment</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > pertaining to birds. Also, Synopsis of the presentation made by </FONT><B><U>Dr. Gipson of USDA</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > at the 2002 American Federation of Aviculture convention. </FONT></div> <div> <B><U>Endangered Species Act</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Digest of the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973</FONT></div> <div> <U>C.I.T.E.S.</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Convention for the International Trade in Endangered Species</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>U.S.F.W.S. </U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- Wild Bird Conservation Act</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>U.S.D.A.</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Importing Commercial Birds into the United States</FONT></div> <div> <B><U>USDA/APHIS Hist</U></B><U>. </U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- A history of the United States Department of Aviculture and USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service with respect to laws and regulations affecting birds.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Bird Smuggling</U></B></FONT><B> </B>- News release from US Fish & Wildlife Service on the trade in smuggled birds and what you can do to help stop it. </div> <bR> <div> <U>European Commission </U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- Import Ban on Avian Influenza H5N1</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Importing & Exporting Birds from Australia </U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Avian Publications </div> <div> Aviculture Federation of America</div> <div> <U>Lexicon of Parrots</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - English/German</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Parrots Magazine</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - United Kingdom</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Australian Birdkeeper</U></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="37"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="781"><div> ©1999-2009 Cherane Pefley-Heaven On Earth Avian Acre</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>