§4906 Qualifying Facilities

Summary

When someone petitions, the Secretary must decide if an exotic bird breeding facility qualifies. The decision can last up to 3 years, and a list of qualifying facilities must be published in the Federal Register. To qualify, the facility must meet six points: it can produce the numbers to be imported; it does not harm wild populations; it is humane; the country where it is located gives a written government certificate that the Secretary accepts saying it can breed the species; the country is a Party to the Convention; and every bird exported from the facility was bred there.