2008 US Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 69 - WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION
Sec. 4909 - Petitions
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 69 - WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION Sec. 4909 - Petitions |
Contains | section 4909 |
Date | 2008 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 5, 2009 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 102-440, title I, §110, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2229. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 106 Stat. 2229 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 102-440 |
§4909. Petitions (a) In general
Any person may at any time submit to the Secretary a petition in writing requesting that the Secretary exercise authority of the Secretary under this chapter to—
(1) establish, modify, or terminate any prohibition, suspension, or quota under this chapter on importation of any species of exotic bird;
(2) add a species of exotic bird to, or remove such a species from, a list under section 4905 of this title; or
(3) determine under section 4906 of this title whether an exotic bird breeding facility is a qualifying facility.
(b) Consideration and rulingFor each petition submitted to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) within 90 days after receiving the petition, issue and publish in the Federal Register a preliminary ruling regarding whether the petition presents sufficient information indicating that the action requested in the petition might be warranted; and
(2) for each petition determined to present such sufficient information—
(A) provide an opportunity for the submission of public comment on the petition; and
(B) issue and publish in the Federal Register a final ruling on the petition, by not later than 90 days after the end of the period for public comment.
(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, §110, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2229.)
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