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Lacey Act Ashley Polk, pd. 5

Lacey Act Ashley Polk, pd. 5. Drafted in 1900 Signed May 25, 1900 United States federal conservation law Introduced to Congress by representative John F. Lacey. Lacey Act 1900. Protects plants & wildlife Creates civil & criminal penalties for violations

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Lacey Act Ashley Polk, pd. 5

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  1. Lacey ActAshley Polk, pd. 5 Drafted in 1900 Signed May 25, 1900 United States federal conservation law Introduced to Congress by representative John F. Lacey

  2. Lacey Act 1900 • Protects plants & wildlife • Creates civil & criminal penalties for violations • Prohibits trade of wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally removed, transported, or sold • Created because game species were threatened by commercial hunting • Today, it’s mainly used to prevent the spread of potentially dangerous non-native species • Unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant in violation of the laws of the U.S., a State, an Indian tribe, or any foreign law that protects plants • Amended in 2008

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