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B-192739 1 (1978-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgml0001 and id is 1 raw text is: g . \THE COMP' .JLLER GENERMAL DECISION . OP rIa uNt~rC SrATES W/A 0HI NG1-ON, D. Z. 2ROS41D FILE: B-979DATF: 3 tember 29, 19{8 MATTE r3F:Anhou ser-Busch, Inc, DIGEST: Where Government' received benefit of servipes requested by employee who lacked athority,..o contract, yment may be .made on quantum meruit basis in view of -administra- vredetermination that aount of 'settlement is, reqsonattle and. .i'Uthorized 'Jo:itracting ottleer's ratification. Thii.,decisionAs in esponse to a request from Mr. Richard' D. Mundinger, Chief, Division of Con- tracting and General Services (contracting officer), Fish andflildlife :E-iice, Region 1, United States Departmnt of the Interior, fdr ruling 1y our Off ice concrning the,ro' b riety of pai'ment of a settleent entered into between th aish Fnd Wildlife Service (Service) and Anheuser-Busch Inic. (Anheuset). The settlement is for expenses incurred in caring for and feeding Amazon parrots. On October',29, 1974, representatives of the Se'ivice seized *205 Amazon parrots which had been imported into the United Statesfrom Mexico in violation of the provisions of the Lacey Act, 18 U.S.C. S 43(a)(2) (1976). Since the Service did no have facilities for the care of the parrots, they wereoplaced for temporary care 4ith Aheuser at its Busch Gardens in Van Nuys, California, by Mr. Gdne Wilson, Senior Resident Agent, Division of Law Enforcement, Fish and Wildlife Service, Long Beach, C&iifcinia. No agreement Ias entered into at that time between the Service and Anheuser relating to the cost or payment for the care. However, Mr. Wilson did ask Busch Gar-dens to determine a cost for the care.

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