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Herbert Hoover: “It is ordered that no parrots may be introduced into the United States or any of its possessions or dependencies from…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1930
It is ordered that no parrots may be introduced into the United States or any of its possessions or dependencies from any foreign port, for such period of time as may be deemed necessary, except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5264—Restricting for the Time Being the Introduction of Parrots into the United States

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