The purpose of this Act is to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent the introduction and establishment in the United States of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites that are likely to cause--
(1) economic or environmental harm; or
(2) harm to humans or animal health.[/QUOTE]
If it's not ALL non-native animals, then what is it?
Section 3, Definitions, Part 6 reads:
That list is already defined by the Federal Wildlife Service. I will relink it here:
http://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ANS/pdf_files/Current_Listed_IW.pdf
My guess is that the 'everything will be banned' misconception comes from the inclusion of what is considered a non-native species in part 9 of the definitions. It is simply a list intended to define what a non-native species is. It could, perhaps, be a misinterpretation of Section 4, which
is titled "PROPOSALS FOR REGULATION OF NONNATIVE WILDLIFE TAXA". I can understand why that is concerning. If you look under that headline, though, under (a), it says that entities MAY propose regulation and even propose re-regulation of already listed species!
If someone with their panties in a twist /does/ decide to propose that legislation, Section 5, "SCIENTIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK DETERMINATION REGULATIONS" flat out states that prior to approving or rejecting the proposal, a risk anlaysis will be performed and that -- hence my earlier statement that creatures will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Is it paragraph 2 of Section 11, Prohibitions that is throwing everyone for a loop? It reads, which, taken out of context, certainly DOES sound like everything!! However, it refers to paragraph 1 immediately above it, which describes non-native taxa that are ALSO injurious, not ALL non-native taxa. That part could have been written better.
Please remind me precisely /which/ part I am supposed to be reading more carefully?
