Pub. L. 100-478, tit. I, sec. 1011
SCRIMSHAW CERTIFICATES.
SEC. 1011. SCRIMSHAW CERTIFICATES. (a) Section 10(f)(8)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(f)(8)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(8) (A) (i) Any valid certificate of exemption which was renewed after October 13, 1982, and was in effect on March 31, 1988, shall be deemed to be renewed for a six-month period beginning on the date of enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988. Any person holding such a certificate may apply to the Secretary for one additional renewal of such certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years beginning on the date of such enactment.”. (b) Section l(f)(8)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(f)(8)(b)) is amended by striking “original” and inserting “previous”. (c) Section 10(f)(8) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(f)(8)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following subparagraph: “(D) No person may, after January 31, 1984, sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce, any pre-Act finished scrimshaw product unless such person holds a valid certificate of exemption issued by the Secretary under this subsection, and unless such product or the raw material for such product was held by such person on October 13, 1982.”. (d) Section 10(0 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(0) is amended by striking paragraph (9).