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PUBLIC LAW 103-238—APR. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 541 "(I) notify the Secretary of the birth of such progeny within 30 days after the date of birth; and "(II) notify the Secretary of the sale, purchase, or transj port of such progeny no later theui 15 days before such action. "(ii) The Secretary may only require notification under clause (i) to include the information required for the inventory established under paragraph (10). "(C) Any progeny of a marine mammal born in captivity before the date of the enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 and held in captivity for the purpose of public display shall be treated as though born after that date of enactment. "(9) No marine mammal may be exported for the purpose of public display, scientific research, or enhancing the survival or recovery of a species or stock unless the receiving facility meets standards that are comparable to the requirements that a person must meet to receive a permit under this subsection for that purpose. "(10) The Secretary shall establish and maintain an inven- Records, tory of all marine mammals possessed pursuant to permits issued under paragraph (2)(A), by persons exercising rights under paragraph (2)(C), and all progeny of such marine mammals. The inventory shall contain, for each marine mammal, only the following information which shall be provided by a person holding a marine mammal under this Act: "(A) The name of the marine mammal or other identification. "(B) The sex of the marine mammal. "(C) The estimated or actual birth date of the marine mammal. "(D) The date of acquisition or disposition of the marine mammal by the permit holder. "(E) The source from whom the marine mammal was acquired including the location of the take from the wild, if applicable. (F) If the marine mammal is transferred, the name of the recipient. "(G) A notation if the animal was acquired as the result of a stranding. "(H) The date of death of the marine mammal and the cause of death when determined."; and (3) in subsection (e)(1) by— (A) striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ", or"; and (C) adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) if, in the case of a permit under subsection (c)(5) authorizing importation of polar bear parts, the Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate authority in Canada, determines that the sustainability of Canada's polar bear population stocks are being adversely affected or that sport hunting may be having a detrimental effect on medntaining polar bear population stocks throughout their range.", (c) EXISTING PERMITS.—Any permit issued under section 16 USC 1374 104(c)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. "ot^. 1374(c)(2)) before the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby