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no trophy hunting or sport hunting is allowed under US law," said Michael Markarian, the executive vice-president of external affairs with the Humane Society of the US. "So we don't believe American (people from the US) trophy hunters should go to other countries and kill polar bears if polar bears are protected here in the US."
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So US law applies to people of the US regardless of where they are and what the local law says? I doubt the US is about to recognize reciprocal extraterritorial application of foreign law over foreigners in the US.
What happens to a US trophy hunter who goes to Canada and kills a bear, when he comes back? They confiscate the stuffed head, fur...? Does the hunter have to pay a fine, go to jail, maybe he could be compelled to replace the bear (pay for the care and raising of one to be released in the hunted area)?