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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6302"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "82"
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chapter_name: "GREAT APE CONSERVATION"
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section: "6302"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6302 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) CITES The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), including its appendices.
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(2) Conservation The term “conservation”—
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(A) means the use of methods and procedures necessary to prevent the diminution of, and to sustain viable populations of, a species; and
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(B) includes all activities associated with wildlife management, such as—
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(i) conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat;
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(ii) in-situ research and monitoring of populations and habitats;
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(iii) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of management plans for managed habitat ranges;
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(iv) enforcement and implementation of CITES;
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(v) enforcement and implementation of domestic laws relating to resource management;
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(vi) development and operation of sanctuaries for members of a species rescued from the illegal trade in live animals;
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(vii) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of the illegal killing of great apes;
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(viii) programs for the rehabilitation of members of a species in the wild and release of the members into the wild in ways which do not threaten existing wildlife populations by causing displacement or the introduction of disease;
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(ix) conflict resolution initiatives;
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(x) community outreach and education; and
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(xi) strengthening the capacity of local communities to implement conservation programs.
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(3) Fund The term “Fund” means the Great Ape Conservation Fund established by section 6304 of this title.
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(4) Great ape The term “great ape” means a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
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(5) Multinational Species Conservation Fund The term “Multinational Species Conservation Fund” means such fund as established in title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” [16 U.S.C. 4246].
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(6) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
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(Pub. L. 106–411, § 3, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1790.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextTitle I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–232. Provisions under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” in Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(e) [title I] appear at 112 Stat. 2681–237, and are classified in part to section 4246 of this title.
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