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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter B - Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants |
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Part 23 - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) |
| Subpart A - Introduction |
| § 23.1 - What are the purposes of these regulations and CITES? |
| § 23.2 - How do I decide if these regulations apply to my shipment or me? |
| § 23.3 - What other wildlife and plant regulations may apply? |
| § 23.4 - What are Appendixes I, II, and III? |
| § 23.5 - How are the terms used in these regulations defined? |
| § 23.6 - What are the roles of the Management and Scientific Authorities? |
| § 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information? |
| § 23.8 - What are the information collection requirements? |
| § 23.9 - Incorporation by reference. |
| Subpart B - Prohibitions, Exemptions, and Requirements |
| § 23.11 - Prohibitions. |
| § 23.12 - Requirements. |
| § 23.13 - What is prohibited? |
| § 23.14 - [Reserved] |
| § 23.15 - How may I travel internationally with my personal or household effects, including tourist souvenirs? |
| § 23.16 - What are the U.S. CITES requirements for urine, feces, and synthetically derived DNA? |
| § 23.17 - What are the requirements for CITES specimens traded internationally by diplomatic, consular, military, and other persons exempt from customs duties or inspections? |
| § 23.18 - What CITES documents are required to export Appendix-I wildlife? |
| § 23.19 - What CITES documents are required to export Appendix-I plants? |
| § 23.20 - What CITES documents are required for international trade? |
| § 23.21 - What happens if a country enters a reservation for a species? |
| § 23.22 - What are the requirements for in-transit shipments? |
| § 23.23 - What information is required on U.S. and foreign CITES documents? |
| § 23.24 - What code is used to show the source of the specimen? |
| § 23.25 - What additional information is required on a non-Party CITES document? |
| § 23.26 - When is a U.S. or foreign CITES document valid? |
| § 23.27 - What CITES documents do I present at the port? |
| Subpart C - Application Procedures, Criteria, and Conditions |
| § 23.32 - How do I apply for a U.S. CITES document? |
| § 23.33 - How is the decision made to issue or deny a request for a U.S. CITES document? |
| § 23.34 - What kinds of records may I use to show the origin of a specimen when I apply for a U.S. CITES document? |
| § 23.35 - What are the requirements for an import permit? |
| § 23.36 - What are the requirements for an export permit? |
| § 23.37 - What are the requirements for a re-export certificate? |
| § 23.38 - What are the requirements for a certificate of origin? |
| § 23.39 - What are the requirements for an introduction-from-the-sea certificate? |
| § 23.40 - What are the requirements for a certificate for artificially propagated plants? |
| § 23.41 - What are the requirements for a bred-in-captivity certificate? |
| § 23.42 - What are the requirements for a plant hybrid? |
| § 23.43 - What are the requirements for a wildlife hybrid? |
| § 23.44 - What are the requirements for traveling internationally with my personally owned live wildlife? |
| § 23.45 - What are the requirements for a pre-Convention specimen? |
| § 23.46 - What are the requirements for registering a commercial breeding operation for Appendix-I wildlife and commercially exporting specimens? |
| § 23.47 - What are the requirements for export of an Appendix-I plant artificially propagated for commercial purposes? |
| § 23.48 - What are the requirements for a registered scientific institution? |
| § 23.49 - What are the requirements for an exhibition traveling internationally? |
| § 23.50 - What are the requirements for a sample collection covered by an ATA carnet? |
| § 23.51 - What are the requirements for issuing a partially completed CITES document? |
| § 23.52 - What are the requirements for replacing a lost, damaged, stolen, or accidentally destroyed CITES document? |
| § 23.53 - What are the requirements for obtaining a retrospective CITES document? |
| § 23.54 - How long is a U.S. or foreign CITES document valid? |
| § 23.55 - How may I use a CITES specimen after import into the United States? |
| § 23.56 - What U.S. CITES document conditions do I need to follow? |
| Subpart D - Factors Considered in Making Certain Findings |
| § 23.31 - Purpose of regulations. |
| § 23.60 - What factors are considered in making a legal acquisition finding? |
| § 23.61 - What factors are considered in making a non-detriment finding? |
| § 23.62 - What factors are considered in making a finding of not for primarily commercial purposes? |
| § 23.63 - What factors are considered in making a finding that an animal is bred in captivity? |
| § 23.64 - What factors are considered in making a finding that a plant is artificially propagated? |
| § 23.65 - What factors are considered in making a finding that an applicant is suitably equipped to house and care for a live specimen? |
| Subpart E - International Trade in Certain Specimens |
| § 23.68 - How can I trade internationally in roots of American ginseng? |
| § 23.69 - How can I trade internationally in fur skins and fur skin products of bobcat, river otter, Canada lynx, gray wolf, and brown bear harvested in the United States? |
| § 23.70 - How can I trade internationally in American alligator and other crocodilian skins, parts, and products? |
| § 23.71 - How can I trade internationally in sturgeon caviar? |
| § 23.72 - How can I trade internationally in plants? |
| § 23.73 - How can I trade internationally in timber? |
| § 23.74 - How can I trade internationally in personal sport-hunted trophies? |
| § 23.75 - How can I trade internationally in vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)? |
| Subpart F - Disposal of Confiscated Wildlife and Plants |
| § 23.57 - American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). |
| § 23.78 - What happens to confiscated wildlife and plants? |
| § 23.79 - How may I participate in the Plant Rescue Center Program? |
| Subpart G - CITES Administration |
| § 23.84 - What are the roles of the Secretariat and the committees? |
| § 23.85 - What is a meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP)? |
| § 23.86 - How can I obtain information on a CoP? |
| § 23.87 - How does the United States develop documents and negotiating positions for a CoP? |
| § 23.88 - What are the resolutions and decisions of the CoP? |
| Subpart H - Lists of Species |
| § 23.89 - What are the criteria for listing species in Appendix I or II? |
| § 23.90 - What are the criteria for listing species in Appendix III? |
| § 23.91 - How do I find out if a species is listed? |
| § 23.92 - Are any wildlife or plants, and their parts, products, or derivatives, exempt? |