Type of application for an export permit | Form no. | ||||
(1) CITES: American Ginseng Appendix-I Plants Artificially Propagated for Commercial Purposes Biological Specimens Captive-born Raptors Captive-born Wildlife (except raptors) | Caviar/Live Eggs/Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon, From an Aquaculture Facility | 3-200-80 Caviar/Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon, Removed from the Wild Export of Skins of Bobcat, Canada Lynx, River Otter, Brown Bear, Gray Wolf, and American Alligator Taken under an Approved State or Tribal Program | Master File for the Export of Live Animals Bred in Captivity | 3-200-85 Personal Pets, One-time Export Plants Registration of a Native Species Production Facility Single-use Permits under a Master File or an Annual Program File Trophies by Hunters or Taxidermists Wildlife, Removed from the Wild (Live Animals/Samples/Parts/Products) | 3-200-34 3-200-33 3-200-29 3-200-25 3-200-24 3-200-76 3-200-26 3-200-46 3-200-32 3-200-75 3-200-74 3-200-28 3-200-27 |
(2) Endangered Species Act and CITES: ESA Plants ESA Wildlife | 3-200-36 3-200-37 | ||||
(3) Marine Mammal Protection Act and CITES: Biological Samples Live Captive-held Marine Mammals Take from the Wild for Export | 3-200-29 3-200-53 3-200-43 |
Criteria for an export permit | Appendix of the specimen | Section | ||
I | II | III | ||
(1) The wildlife or plant was legally acquired. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.60 |
(2) The proposed export would not be detrimental to the survival of the species. | Yes | Yes | n/a | 23.61 |
(3) An import permit has already been issued or the Management Authority of the importing country has confirmed that it will be issued. | Yes | n/a | n/a | 23.35 |
(4) The scientific name of the species is the standard nomenclature in the CITES Appendices or the references adopted by the CoP. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23 |
(5) Live wildlife or plants will be prepared and shipped so as to minimize risk of injury, damage to health, or cruel treatment of the specimen. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23 |
(6) The specimen originated in a country that listed the species. | n/a | n/a | Yes | 23.20 |
(7) For wildlife with the source code "W" or "F," the export is for noncommercial purposes. (See §23.46 for the export of specimens that originated at a commercial breeding operation for Appendix-I wildlife that is registered with the Secretariat.) | Yes | n/a | n/a | - |
50 C.F.R. § 23.36