Legal Opinion
United States v. Fifty-Three (53) Eclectus Parrots, and George E. Allen, Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1982No. 80-4604PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
Allen appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the government, ordering the forfeiture of 56 eelectus parrots. We affirm.
Appellant Allen raises and trades birds as an avocation. On his behalf, an importer bought eelectus parrots from a bird dealer in Singapore and imported them into the United States. The birds originated in Indonesia, which has prohibited the export of eelectus parrots, with special exceptions not applicable here, since 1972. The parrots arrived in the United States without any documentation showing their legal acquisition or export from Indonesia.…
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