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Exporting CITES Bred-in-captivity WildlifeU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceCaptive breeding of wildlife is animportant source of animals for petowners, hobbyists, breeders, zoos,researchers, and commercial dealers. Ifyou plan to export captive-bred wildlife,to become acquainted with wildlife laws and regulations that may affect you.To ensure that commercial demand does not threaten their survival in the wild, many wildlife species are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna trade in listed species, including hybrids and captive-bred specimens, through asystem of permits and certicates.different permit requirements: prohibited for primarily commercialpurposes unless the animals meet the criteria for bred-in-captivity (seebelow). A shipment requires bothexport and import permits, issuedthe species’ survival and theExport to an importer establishing abreeding program to sell offspring isconsidered a commercial purpose. may become threatened with extinction if trade is not regulated. permit, issued for any purpose as to species’ survival and specimens  Appendix III includes species listed by their range countries to obtain international cooperation incontrolling trade. Export ofnon-native specimens born in theUnited States requires a certicate included in Appendix III, requires an export permit.Export permits for any CITES-listed live applicant demonstrates that the animals will be humanely shipped, e.g., if by air, the shipment meets the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Live The Division of Management Authority administers CITES in the United States and processes applications for permits The terms captive-born, captive hatched, captive-bred, and bred-in-captivity are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Captive-born or captive hatched describe animals born or hatched in captivity, but whose parents wild-caught female is pregnant at the time she is placed in captivity, or when hatched in captivity. Generally, captive bred describes animals that were born or hatched in captivity and whose parents mated in captivity.captivity only if the exporting country The parental breeding stock (founderdetrimental to species survival in the wild, and (3) maintained without theaddition of wild-caught animals,except for occasional addition ofdeleterious inbreeding and for otherexceptional circumstances. The captive-breeding program hasproduced offspring of secondgeneration or subsequent generationsin a controlled environment or thehas demonstrated reliable breeding tothe second generaion by otherCITES as bred-in-captivity becausethe breeding program does not Grey Parrot,CITES Appendix II Reuben Yau CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 produce sufcient offspring tomaintain the diversity of the captiveFor Appendix-II and -III species thatmeet the above criteria, the Service mayissue a bred-in-captivity certicate.However, for Appendix-I species,additional restrictions apply.Requirements differ, depending oncommercial purposes: If the Service nds that the specimencaptivity criteria outlined above, it issues a bred-in-captivity certicate. This document authorizes the export import permit. However, somecountries have domestic legislationthat requires an import permit. YouManagement Authority in the countryprior to export (addresses availableAuthority or from the nationalcontacts page at www.cites.org). Such trade is prohibited underSecretariat. Breeding stock mustmeet bred-in-captivity criteria for aexported for commercial use by theimporter. No separate CITESimport permit is required. However,contact the country of import to meetKeep good records. For applicationsinvolving exporting bred-in-captivityspecimens, the Division of ManagementAuthority may require information on:How, when, and where parental stockshow its legal origin—obtain a receiptfor your purchase and documentationshowing source of specimens andparental stock. Additional informationsubject to signicant levels of illegalinternational trade. Inventory of captive population that Annual production (eggs laid, youngborn or hatched, young reared toindependence) and mortalities within  transferred annually. breeder’s captive population from Transaction records (i.e., date,quantity of animals, name andaddress of seller, and a list ofhistory of transactions back to thebreeder or importer. For importedanimals, try to obtain and keep a copyof the CITES permit and wildlifeYou may need to permanently markmake available photographs or videos ofthe captive propagation program andfacilities, including activities duringnesting and production and rearing ofyoung. Additional information may becommercial purposes and are applyingto register your facility.Unfortunately, no. Young animals oreasier to conceal and trade illegally.Captive-bred animals are not of legalorigin if one of the parents was obtainedillegally. You can help conservationanimals you purchase and refusing tobuy questionable stock.application form (3-200-24) and submit it Authority. Allow at least 60 days forreview. Also contact your State wildlifeconservation agency and the CITESManagement Authority of the importingcountry to determine any additionalrequirements. Some species that areprotected under CITES are alsoprotected by other U.S. laws underwhich permit requirements may beSpecies Act and Migratory Bird TreatyAct.The registration process for acommercial Appendix-I species requiresextensive work. Application forms (3-200-64) are available on our website, www.fws.gov/international/. You can also Conf. 12.10 (Rev. CoP15), for additional information. You can also contact our ofce for information at the email and phone number listed below.Arlington, VA 22203http://www.fws.gov/international Like us on FacebookUSFWS_International Affairs@USFWSInternatl Teague O’Mara, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Radiated Tortoise, CITES Appendix I