U.S. Efforts to Regulate Tiger Trade

How are capti ve tigers in the United States regulated?


The 2003 Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) and associated regulations gave the service a new enforcement tool to help keep large cats, including tigers, in responsible hands. Except for certain specified groups and persons or institutions licensed or registered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspecti on Service (APHIS) under the Animal Welfare Act,
the CWSA makes it illegal to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, live large cats (lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar,
and cougar, including all subspecies and hybrids of these species). In additi on, a number of States and local jurisdictions have regulations controlling the possession and sale of big cats.

http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/pdf/Tiger_DMA.pdf

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