{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-4902","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 4902","heading":"Statement of purpose","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to promote the conservation of exotic birds by—(1) assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in the countries of origin of wild birds; (2) ensuring that all trade in species of exotic birds involving the United States is biologically sustainable and is not detrimental to the species; (3) limiting or prohibiting imports of exotic birds when necessary to ensure that—(A) wild exotic bird populations are not harmed by removal of exotic birds from the wild for the trade; or (B) exotic birds in trade are not subject to inhumane treatment; and (4) encouraging and supporting effective implementation of the Convention.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 69—WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"3ced16d51ca9c2d448e380c8d197cd033de218550a8f09456bc868f404d206e1","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-4901","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-4903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}