{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_regulation_us_cites_appendices","category":"exotic-pet-regulations","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_regulation_us_cites_appendices\ncategory: exotic-pet-regulations\ntitle: \"CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"eCFR — CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_cites_50cfr23.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 130\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"50 CFR Part 23 (CITES) / 50 CFR 17.11 (ESA) — eCFR, U.S. National Archives, authentic\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"eCFR (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)\"\n  title: \"CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species\"\n  url: \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-23\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"50 CFR 23.1-23.5 / 50 CFR 17.11\"\n  doc_type: \"U.S. federal regulation (authentic eCFR text)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species\n\nVerbatim first-hand facts extracted from eCFR 50 CFR Part 23 (CITES) and 50 CFR 17.11 (ESA endangered/threatened wildlife listing), retrieved via Tokyo relay and tag-stripped. All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n\n## Verbatim regulatory facts (C1 substrings of source_file)\n> ( a ) Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by trade. Trade in Appendix-I specimens may take place only in exceptional circumstances.\n> ( b ) Appendix II includes species that are not presently threatened with extinction, but may become so if their trade is not regulated.\n> ( c ) Appendix III includes species listed unilaterally by a range country to obtain international cooperation in controlling trade.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_cites_50cfr23.txt` (first-hand eCFR regulation text, retrieved via relay and tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `( a ) Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by trade. Trade in Appendix-I specimens may take place only in exceptional circumstances.`\n- `( b ) Appendix II includes species that are not presently threatened with extinction, but may become so if their trade is not regulated.`\n- `( c ) Appendix III includes species listed unilaterally by a range country to obtain international cooperation in controlling trade.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-regulations — CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-regulations","title":"CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-23","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"50 CFR Part 23 (CITES) / 50 CFR 17.11 (ESA) — eCFR, U.S. National Archives, authentic","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_cites_50cfr23.txt"},"source_document":"50 CFR Part 23 (CITES) / 50 CFR 17.11 (ESA) — eCFR, U.S. National Archives, authentic","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_cites_50cfr23.txt","tokens_estimated":130,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}