H.R. 6251, the 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…
H.R. 6251 — To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow…
What it does
This bill allows Americans to import polar bear trophies (heads, hides, etc.) from sport hunts in Canada that occurred before polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (1973). It creates a retroactive exemption to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, permitting imports of bears killed before February 1997, or before May 2008 from certain Canadian populations, without regard to current conservation restrictions.
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What happens next
H.R. 6251 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Nicholas Begich. Cosponsored by Buddy Carter and Lloyd Smucker.