16 U.S.C. § 4905 — List of approved species

(a)(1) One year after October 23, 1992, and periodically afterward, after notice and public comment, the Secretary^* must publish in the Federal Register species^* listed in a Convention^* Appendix that are not otherwise barred or suspended under section 4904(a), (b), or (c). (2) The Secretary must identify the origin countries from which each listed species may be imported and, when appropriate, the qualifying facilities in those countries. (3) The Secretary must use the best available science and consider the adequacy of regulatory and enforcement systems in every origin country, including systems against illegal trade.
(b) The Secretary must list a species if the Secretary finds either (1) it is regularly bred in captivity and no wild-caught birds of that species are traded, or (2) it is bred at a qualifying facility^*.
(c) For a species not covered by subsection (b), the Secretary must list an Appendix-listed species if the Convention is being effectively applied to it because: (1) Every listed origin country effectively applies the Convention, especially by (A) establishing a scientific or equivalent authority, (B) meeting Article IV requirements for the species, and (C) carrying out Convention Parties’ recommended corrective measures; (2) a science-based management plan has been developed that (A) conserves the species and habitat and provides conservation incentives, (B) keeps use biologically sustainable across the species’ range in the country, at a level consistent with its ecosystem role and well above the level at which it might become threatened with extinction, and (C) addresses illegal and domestic trade, subsistence use, disease, habitat loss, and other relevant conservation factors; (3) the plan is implemented and enforced; and (4) capture, transport, and maintenance methods minimize injury, health damage, and inhumane treatment.