Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House committee actions |
| 2015-01-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |