Clarke, et al,
The treatment of seeds is as follows:
1) Wild collected App. I seeds are regulated the same as the
plants--and cannot be traded for commercial purposes.
2) Artificially propagated App. I seed is treated the same as art.
prop. App I plants--they are treated as App. II's.
3) Appendix II seed is not regulated by CITES unless the listing of the
species is annotated to include seed. As such no CITES permits are necessary.
4) Local, state and national laws (i.e. the US Endangered Species Act
and similar statutes in other countries) laws as well as any applicable
phytosanitary rules must still be checked.
5) Keep in mind that CITES is implemented and enforced separately by
each party nation. Consequently requirements may vary from country to
country. Check with your management authority for the proper way to
ship.
Carlo
Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu
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