Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code
now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-16/chapter-69/section-4902.md

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+title: "16 U.S.C. § 4902"
+description: "Statement of purpose"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "69"
+chapter_name: "WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION"
+section: "4902"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 4902"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4902"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 4902 - Statement of purpose
+
+## Text
+
+The purpose of this chapter is to promote the conservation of exotic birds by—
+
+(1) assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in the countries of origin of wild birds;
+
+(2) ensuring that all trade in species of exotic birds involving the United States is biologically sustainable and is not detrimental to the species;
+
+(3) limiting or prohibiting imports of exotic birds when necessary to ensure that—
+
+(A) wild exotic bird populations are not harmed by removal of exotic birds from the wild for the trade; or
+
+(B) exotic birds in trade are not subject to inhumane treatment; and
+
+(4) encouraging and supporting effective implementation of the Convention.
+
+(Pub. L. 102–440, title I, § 103, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2225.)