To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Import permits for Canadian polar bears

If enacted, you could get a permit to import polar bear parts (not internal organs) taken in a Canadian sport hunt. You would need to submit proof you legally hunted the bear either before February 18, 1997, or before May 15, 2008 from a population whose trophies could be imported before that date under 50 C.F.R. §18.30(i). The Interior Secretary would have to issue the permit quickly after the 30-day waiting period ends. For pre-1997 hunts, the bill would let the Secretary issue permits without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii), subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act; for qualifying pre-2008 hunts, the Secretary would issue permits without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii), subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102.