§150A-6.2  Animal import.  (a)  The
board shall maintain:



(1)  A list of conditionally approved animals that
require a permit for import into the State;



(2)  A list of restricted animals that require a
permit for both import into the State and possession; and



(3)  A list of animals that are prohibited entry into
the State.



(b)  The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to
chapter 91, to establish an advisory committee of no fewer than three members
with applicable expertise in vertebrate biology to identify whether an animal
is a prohibited hybrid animal when the department suspects that the lineage of
the animal is not as stated by the owner or on other official documents.



(c)  Animals on the lists of conditionally
approved and restricted animals shall be imported only by permit.  Any animal
that is not on the lists of conditionally approved, restricted, or prohibited
animals shall be prohibited until the board's review and determination for
placement on one of these lists; provided that the department may issue a
special permit on a case-by-case basis for the importation and possession of an
animal that is not on the lists of prohibited, restricted, or conditionally
approved animals, for the purpose of remediating medical emergencies or
agricultural or ecological disasters, or conducting medical or scientific
research in a manner that the animal will not be detrimental to agriculture,
the environment, or humans, if the importer of the animal can meet permit
requirements as determined by the board; and provided further that the
department may issue a short-term special permit on a case-by-case basis not to
exceed ninety days for the importation and possession of an animal that is not
on the lists of prohibited, restricted, or conditionally approved animals for the
purpose of filming, performance, or exhibition, if the importer of the animal
can meet permit and bonding requirements as determined by the board. [L 2000, c
211, pt of §1]