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 TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES

SCHEDULE 1. - ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS Part 15. - Other Animal and Vegetable Products

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Rates of Duty

Subpart D.

Feathers, Downs, Bristles, and Hair

Subpart D headnotes: 1. For the purposes of this subpart, the term "treated" means cleaned, disinfected, or treated for preservation. 2, (a) Except as provided in (b) and Ic) of this headnote, the importation of the feathers or skin of any bird Is hereby prohibited. Such prohibition shall apply to the feathers or skin of any bird — (I) whether raw or processed; (ii) whether the whole plumage or skin or any part of either; (lil) whether or not attached to a whole bird or any part thereof; and (iv) whether or not forming part of another article. (bl Headnote 2(al shall not apply — (i) in respect of any of the following birds (other than any such bird which, whether or not raised in captivity, is a wild bird): chickens (Including hens and roosters), turkeys, guinea fowl, geese, ducks, pigeons, ostriches, rheas, English ring-necked pheasants, and pea fowl; (il) to any importation for scientific or educational purposes; Hill to the importation of fullymanufactured artificial flies used for fishing; (iv) to the Importation of birds which are classifiable under item 313.20 of schedule 3; and (vl to the importation of live birds, (c) Notwithstanding headnote 2(a), there may be entered in each calendar year the following quotas of skins bearing feathers; (i> for use in the manufacture of artificial files used for fishing: (A) not more than 5,000 skins of grey Jungle fowl (Gal I us sonneratil). and (B) not more than 1,000 skins of mandarin duck (Dendronessa oalericulata); and (II) for use in the manufacture of artificial files used for fishing, or for millinery purposes, not more than 45,(XX) skins, in the aggregate, of the following species of pheasant: Lady Amherst pheasant (Chrvsolophus amherstlae). golden pheasant (Chrvsolophus plctus). sliver pheasant (Lophura nvcthemera), Reeves pheasant (Svrmatlcus reeves!I). blue-eared pheasant (CrossoptiIon aurlturn). and brown-eared pheasant (CrossoptI Ion mantchurIcum). For the purposes of these quotas, any part of a skin which has been severed shall be considered to be a whole skin. (d) No article specified In headnote 2(c) shall be entered except under a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of headnote 2(cl (Including regulations providing for

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