The USDA APHIS has announced new provisions allowing the importation of hunter-harvested waterfowl from Canada into the U.S., amending their recent rule that banned the import of all game birds.
Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus Co-Chairs Bob Zimmer and Ken McDonald sent a letter to Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, about the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s decision to ban the importation of hunter-harvested wild game birds from Canada into the United States and requesting that the ban be rescinded.
Safari Club International (SCI) strongly opposes the inclusion of Section 436 in the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2022. If signed into law, Section 436 would ban the importation of sport hunted elephants or lions from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia.