In March 1991 the US Department of the Interior and the secretary of commerce cited trade in hawksbill turtles and sea turtles by the Japanese as being in violation of the Pelly Amendment. It was only after Japan had agreed to ban the catching of sea turtles that the US decided not to introduce trade sanctions.
一九九一年三月美國內政部及商務部長曾認定日本國民買賣玳瑁與海龜，違反培利條款，後來日本同意禁止國民獵捕海龜，美國才未對日本實施貿易制裁。