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Public Comments and Federal Agencies

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Public Comments

For public comments prior to 2019, please contact the Government Affairs department.

03/20/2023 Proposed Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant
03/18/2020 Regulations Governing the Take of Migratory Birds
10/09/2019 Reclassifying the American Burying Beetle

5/20/2022 AZA Comments on Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the AWA

8/23/2021 AZA 2021 AZA Comments on Contingency Plans Proposed Rule

10/28/2020 AZA Comments on Establishing AWA Standards for Birds

05/07/2020 USDA Cub Petting Petition

06/05/2019 APHIS Animal Welfare Licensing Requirement Amendments

3/1/2021 AZA Comments on North Atlantic Right Whale Regulations
12/31/2019 AZA Public Comments on Docket Number NOAA-NOS-2019-0094
12/19/2019 AZA Comments to NMFS on EFPs
11/26/2019 AZA Comments to NMFS on Mystic Beluga Import
07/30/2019 Comments on Proposed Policies and Procedures for The National Inventory Of Marine Mammals
05/19/2019 AZA Comments on File No. 22686, Chicago Zoological Society

Federal Agencies

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Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species
Endangered Species Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Wild Bird Conservation Act
Polar Bear Conservation Research

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Endangered Species Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Highly Migratory Species (Sharks)

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Animal Care: Animal Welfare Act inspections and standards for public display of warm-blooded animals
Veterinary Services: Import and export of species monitored for human and animal health purposes

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Import/export of animals (human health threats) and non-human primates

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Interstate movement of animals (human health threats)

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Humane transportation of animals

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Air shipment/inspection of animals

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