Current through October 31, 2024
Section 622.518 - Restrictions on sale or purchase(a)Reef fish. A live red hind or live mutton snapper in or from the EEZ around St. Thomas and St. John may not be sold or purchased and used in the marine aquarium trade.(c)Coral.(1) No person may sell or purchase a coral harvested in the EEZ around St. Thomas and St. John.(2) A coral that is sold in St. Thomas or St. John will be presumed to have been harvested in the EEZ around St. Thomas and St. John, unless it is accompanied by documentation showing that it was harvested elsewhere. Such documentation must contain: (i) The information specified in subpart K of part 300 of this title for marking containers or packages of fish or wildlife that are imported, exported, or transported in interstate commerce.(ii) The name and home port of the vessel, or the name and address of the individual harvesting the coral.(iii) The port and date of landing the coral.(iv) A statement signed by the person selling the coral attesting that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, such coral was harvested from other than in the EEZ around St. Thomas and St. John, or the waters of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.