The proper permits had, in fact, been filed, according to Paul Wien, a department spokesman.
"We don't know," he explained, "if they have the proper permits for such a visit".
"I imported and transported Mongolian fossils that were exported from Mongolia without the proper permits".
"He has decided to bring to our nation two dogs without actually getting proper certification and the proper permits required.
Ms. Moe, the production manager, was charged with obtaining the proper permits and maintaining safety on the set.
Even after they redid the study, they faced hurdles to getting the proper permits to build along the Pacific.
Getting the proper permits has taken more than a year, but she expects the deal to close in another month or so after final building approvals are issued.
But it will remain a skeleton unless its owners obtain the proper permits to build a luxury hotel, says President Vicente Fox's environmental minister, Víctor Lichtinger.
Mr. Greco said he always had his operation keep a low profile, even while getting the proper permits from the National Museum of the Philippines and other authorities.
"All I can tell you is what Mr. Small told me -- that he purchased the collection from a dealer who represented that she had the proper permits.
In Jerusalem, they threatened to fine any news organization $15,000 if it was found harboring Palestinians "without the proper permits" in one building housing news bureaus.
