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Title 50Wildlife and FisheriesPart / Section
Chapter IUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior1 – 92
Subchapter BTaking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and Plants10 – 24
Part 23Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)23.1 – 23.92
Subpart BProhibitions, Exemptions, and Requirements23.13 – 23.27
§ 23.13What is prohibited?
§ 23.14 [Reserved]
§ 23.15How may I travel internationally with my personal or household effects, including tourist souvenirs?
§ 23.16What are the U.S. CITES requirements for urine, feces, and synthetically derived DNA?
§ 23.17What are the requirements for CITES specimens traded internationally by diplomatic, consular, military, and other persons exempt from customs duties or inspections?
§ 23.18What CITES documents are required to export Appendix-I wildlife?
§ 23.19What CITES documents are required to export Appendix-I plants?
§ 23.20What CITES documents are required for international trade?
§ 23.21What happens if a country enters a reservation for a species?
§ 23.22What are the requirements for in-transit shipments?
§ 23.23What information is required on U.S. and foreign CITES documents?
§ 23.24What code is used to show the source of the specimen?
§ 23.25What additional information is required on a non-Party CITES document?
§ 23.26When is a U.S. or foreign CITES document valid?
§ 23.27What CITES documents do I present at the port?