Title 24 — Ecosystem Protection and Development
15 chapters · 178 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 24.2301 Short Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Flying Foxes Conservation Act”. History: 1986, PL 19-61 § 1.
A.S.C.A. § 24.2302 Policy
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It is the public policy of American Samoa and the purpose of this chapter to conserve and protect from extinction the population of the three species of flying foxes indigenous in American Samoa: the pe’a (Pteropus tonganus), pe’a vao (Pteropus samoensis Peale) and pe’ape’a (Emba…
A.S.C.A. § 24.2303 Commercial hunting and exportation banned
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All commercial hunting or exportation of flying foxes is prohibited. History: 1986, PL 19-61 § 1.
A.S.C.A. § 24.2304 Private hunting regulated
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Private hunting of flying foxes is regulated as follows: (1) flying foxes killed are for personal use only and may not be sold or exchanged for value; (2) hunting during daylight hours before 6:00 p.m. each day is prohibited. (3) shooting at roosts is prohibited; (4) reasonable b…
A.S.C.A. § 24.2305 Administration of this chapter
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(a) The Director of Marine and Wildlife Resources has the responsibility for the administration of this chapter. (b) The Director is authorized and directed to: (1) design and conduct periodic censuses and other studies of flying fox populations to monitor the status and provide …
A.S.C.A. § 24.2306 Violation-Penalty
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the provisions of the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. History: 1986, PL 19-61 § 1.