Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§4913 Exotic bird conservation assistance

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 69— - WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION › § 4913

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must use money from the Exotic Bird Conservation Fund, when funds are available, to pay for financial and technical help for projects that protect exotic birds in the countries where they live. The Fund is a separate Treasury account made up of penalties, fines, and forfeited property collected under this law after paying rewards under section 4912(c), donations for exotic bird conservation, and any money Congress provides. Projects for species under an import moratorium or quota must get special attention to help with conservation plans or law enforcement. The Secretary must work with industry, conservation groups, the Convention Secretariat, and other bodies to study voluntary labeling, breeder and retailer certification, and private technical aid, and must report the findings to Congress within 2 years after October 23, 1992.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §4913

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(a)The Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall use amounts in the Exotic Bird Conservation Fund established by subsection (b) to provide financial and technical assistance for projects to conserve exotic birds in their native countries. In selecting projects for assistance, the Secretary shall give particular attention to species that are subject to an import moratorium or quota under this chapter, in order to assist those countries in the development and implementation of conservation management programs, or law enforcement, or both.

(b)(1)There is established in the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the “Exotic Bird Conservation Fund”.

(2)The Fund shall consist of—

(A)all amounts received by the United States in the form of penalties, fines, or forfeiture of property collected under this chapter in excess of the cost of paying rewards under section 4912(c) of this title;

(B)donations received by the Secretary for exotic bird conservation; and

(C)such amounts as are appropriated to the Secretary for conserving exotic birds.

(c)The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate representatives of industry, the conservation community, the Secretariat of the Convention, and other national and international bodies, shall—

(1)review opportunities for a voluntary program of labeling exotic birds, certification of exotic bird breeding facilities and retail outlets, and provision of privately organized or funded technical assistance to other nations; and

(2)report to the Congress the results of this review within 2 years after October 23, 1992.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4913

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73