Sec. 14. Relationship to State law
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Possession of lawfully obtained injurious wildlife taxa within a State shall— be a matter of State law; and not be federally regulated; or not require a Federal permit under this Act. Except as provided in subsection (c), nothing in this Act, or in the regulations and determinations to be promulgated or issued by the Secretary or the Director under this Act, preempts or otherwise affects the application of any State law that establishes more stringent requirements for— the importation, transportation, possession, sale, purchase, release, breeding of, or bartering for, or any other transaction involving, any nonnative wildlife taxon; or the prevention of wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites.
The Director may limit the application of this Act to facilitate implementation of any State, local, or tribal program that results in voluntary surrender of regulated nonnative wildlife, if the Director determines that the limitation will prevent the release of that wildlife.