§4906 Qualifying Facilities

Summary

When someone files a petition, the Secretary must decide if an exotic bird breeding facility qualifies. The decision lasts no more than 3 years. The Secretary will periodically publish a list of qualifying facilities in the Federal Register. To qualify, the Secretary must find six things: the facility can produce the number of captive-bred birds to be imported; its operation does not harm wild populations; it treats birds humanely; the host country's government has given written certification that the facility can breed the species and the Secretary accepts that certification; the country is a Party to the Convention; and every bird exported from the facility was bred there.