16-U.S.C.-5303
§5303 – Definitions
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- Reference: Section 5303
- Legend: §5303 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
In this chapter—
(1) CITES means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on March 3, 1973, and its appendices;
(2) conservation means the use of all methods and procedures necessary to bring rhinoceros and tigers to the point at which there are sufficient populations to ensure that those species do not become extinct, including all activities associated with scientific resource management, such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat protection, acquisition, and management, propagation, live trapping, and transportation;
(3) Fund means the the account established by division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading multinational species conservation fund [16 U.S.C. 4246];
(4) Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior;
(5) Administrator means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development; and
(6) person means—
(A) an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other private entity;
(B) an officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of—
(i) the Federal Government;
(ii) any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State; or
(iii) any foreign government;
(C) a State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State; or
(D) any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(Pub. L. 103–391, §4, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4095; Pub. L. 105–312, title IV, §404, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 107–112, §6(a)(1), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2098.)
References in Text
Division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–232. Provisions under the heading multinational species conservation fund in Pub. L. 105–277, §101(e) [title I] appear at 112 Stat. 2681–237, and are classified in part to section 4246 of this title.
Amendments
2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–112 substituted the account established by division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading ‘multinational species conservation fund’ for Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund established under section 5305(a) of this title.
1998—Par. (6). Pub. L. 105–312 added par. (6).
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
16-U.S.C.-5205 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
In this entry about 16-U.S.C.-5205, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to conservation in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States conservation-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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