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Subject: ADDITIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) SCIENTIFIC CODES
THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) INTERFACE WITH CUSTOMS ACS INITIATED
IN NEW YORK AND NEWARK IN OCTOBER, 1990 HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO THE PORTS OF
DALLAS, TEXAS ON AUGUST 31, 1992 AND MIAMI, FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1992.
AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPANSION, THE FWS HAS ADDED FIVE ADDITIONAL
SCIENTIFIC CODES FOR SOME GROUPS OF WILDLIFE SUBJECT TO FWS REVIEW. THESE
CODES CAN BE USED TO GROUP SPECIES OF WILDLIFE THAT IS NOT PROTECTED:
MOLL - MOLLUSCS (INCLUDES MOST SEA SHELLS)
OLIN - OTHER LIVE INVERTEBRATES
NONV - NON - C.I.T.E.S. INVERTEBRATES (NOT LIVE)
TROP - TROPICAL FISH
BUTT - BUTTERFLIES, OTHER
THE FWS INTERFACE WAS EXPANDED TO CHICAGO ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1992
AND WILL BE EXPANDED TO NEW ORLEANS ON DECEMBER 7, 1992.
THE INTERFACE WILL BE EXPANDED TO THE
FWS DESIGNATED PORTS ON THE WEST COAST, HONOLULU, AND BALTIMORE IN 1993.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL YOUR ACS CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.