On 4 December 1985, the Fish and Wildlife Service published 

 in the Federal Register proposed regulations governing the 

 humane and healthful transport of wild animals and birds. These 

 regulations are intended to satisfy the requirements of the 1981 

 amendments to the Lacey Act, which governs the importation and 

 shipment of wild animals and birds in interstate commerce. The 

 1981 amendments required, among other things, the implementation 

 of transportation standards for all wild animals and birds. 

 Separate regulatory requirements have been proposed for the 

 transport of marine mammals. The Commission commented on the 

 proposed regulations by letter of 4 February 1986. Several 

 proposed changes to the standards involving marine mammals were 

 set forth in the Commission's letter, including the recommen- 

 dation that the standards be at least as stringent as the 

 corresponding provisions of the Standards for the Humane 

 Handling, Care, Treatment and Transportation of Marine Mammals 

 promulgated under the Animal Welfare Act. By the end of 1986, 

 final regulations had not been published. 



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