In addition to the provisions in Sec. 23.3, you may only use CITES specimens after import into the United States for the following purposes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowed use within the
(a) Appendix I, except for specimens The specimen may be used
imported with a CITES exemption document only for noncommercial
listed in paragraph (d) of this section. purposes (see Sec. 23.5).(b) Appendix II with an annotation for Exception:
noncommercial purposes where other If the specimen was lawfully
specimens of that species are treated as imported, with no
if listed in Appendix I. restrictions on its use(c) Appendix II without an annotation for after import, before the
noncommercial purposes, or Appendix III, species was listed as
and threatened under the ESA, except as described in paragraphs
(a), (b), or (c) of this
17.40 through 17.48 or under a permit section, you may continue
granted under Sec. Sec. 17.32 or 17.52 to use the specimen as
indicated for paragraphs
(d), (e) and (f) of this
section provided you can
clearly demonstrate (using
written records or other
documentary evidence) that
your specimen was imported
prior to the CITES listing,
with no restrictions on its
use after import. If you
are unable to clearly
demonstrate that this
exception applies, the
specimen may be used only
for noncommercial purposes.------------------------------------------------------------------------(d) Appendix I, and imported with a CITES The specimen may be used for
exemption document as follows: any lawful purpose, except(1) U.S-issued certificate for personally if the regulations in this
owned wildlife. part or other parts of this(2) Pre-Convention certificate. subchapter or a permit(3) Export permit or re-export certificate condition allowed the
for wildlife from a registered commercial import only for
breeding operation. noncommercial purposes,(4) Export permit or re-export certificate then the import and
for a plant from a registered nursery or subsequent use must be only
under a permit with a source code of for noncommercial purposes.
``D.''(5) Certificate for artificially
propagated plants with a source code of
``A'' for artificially propagated hybrid
specimens derived from one or more
unannotated Appendix-I species or other
taxa.(6) U.S.-issued traveling-exhibition
certificate.(e) Appendix II, other than those in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.(f) Appendix III, other than those in
paragraph (c) of this section.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 30426, May 27, 2014]