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Fish and Wildlife Service Is Incurring Unnecessary Costs for Property Forfeited or Voluntarily Abandoned at Ports of Entry

B-196758 Published: Dec 06, 1979. Publicly Released: Dec 06, 1979.
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GAO reviewed the Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) procedures for disposing of property which is forfeited or abandoned because of a lack of a permit or documentation required for its import into the United States. This property includes some live endangered species and other restricted items.

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Endangered animalsEndangered plantsEndangered speciesImport regulationImport restrictionProperty disposalWildlifeStorage facilitiesPersonal propertySpecies