Captive-bred Wildlife Regulation

The final rule amends the definition of ``harass'' in Sec. 17.3 applied to captive wildlife to exclude generally accepted animal husbandry practices, breeding procedures, and provisions of veterinary care that are not likely to result in injury to the animal. The final rule deletes the requirement to obtain a CBW registration for eight species of pheasants, parakeets of the species Neophema splendida and N. pulchella, the Laysan duck, and the ``generic'' or inter- subspecific crossed tiger. This final rule will be followed in the future by a new proposed rule that will set forth proposed criteria for addition to, or deletion from, the list of taxa exempted from registration requirements, and will further consider the subject of education.