Feds Extend Elephant Permit Paperwork With Zero Drama
Published Date: 6/8/2026
Notice
Summary
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing its paperwork for permits and reports related to African elephants without making any changes. This affects anyone applying for or reporting on these permits, keeping the current rules and forms in place. You have until August 7, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or extra hassle coming your way.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Range Country Annual Certification Requirement
Import permits for live wild-sourced African elephants or sport-hunted trophies require an annual certification from the exporting (range) country about elephant management and status; without a proper, verifiable annual certification, the Service says it cannot issue the requested import permit. The Service estimates 37 foreign government respondents, each providing about 1 response requiring about 10 hours annually.
Paperwork Renewal Without Change
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing the information collection for African elephant permits and reports without making any changes. You can comment on this renewal through August 7, 2026, and the agency states there are no new costs or extra burdens from this renewal.
Permit Form 3-200-37h Burden and Fees
If you apply to move, transfer, export, or engage in foreign commerce of live African elephants, you must use Form 3-200-37h and provide identifying information, animal details, transport and recipient information, facility and staff expertise, and retain records. The form has a $100 application processing fee (amendments $50), and the agency estimates total annual non-hour costs of $2,800 and a total annual paperwork burden of about 619 hours across respondents.
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