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June 6, 2006
Subject:
Reminder-CITES Appendix III Listing for Alligator Snapping
Turtle and Map Turtles
Background: On
December 16, 2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published
a final rule in the Federal Register (Vol. 70, No. 241, pages 74700-74712)
announcing the inclusion of the alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys [Macrochelys] temminckii)
and all species of map turtles (Graptemys spp.) on Appendix III of the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). We wish to remind
the import/export community that the listing is effective June 14, 2006.
Action: Effective
June 14, 2006, all exports and re-exports from the United States
must be accompanied by valid U.S. CITES Appendix III documents.
Effective June 14, 2006, all imports into the United States of alligator
snapping turtles and map turtles and their parts and products must
be accompanied by valid foreign CITES Appendix III documents. Importers
and exporters should take into account the effective date to ensure
that shipments are imported or exported with the appropriate documents.
These new documents requirements do not apply to parts or products for
personal use in accompanying personal baggage or household goods. For
information on CITES Appendix III documents see our April 20, 2005 public
bulletin on Permit or Certificate
Requirements for Species in CITES Appendix III. For further information
on how to obtain CITES Appendix-III documents for these turtles
or to obtain a copy of the Federal Register final rule, please see the
Service’s
Office of International Affairs website at: http://www.fws.gov/international/appendix_III/index.html.
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