{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_regulation_us_esa_endangered_prohibitions","category":"exotic-pet-regulations","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_regulation_us_esa_endangered_prohibitions\ncategory: exotic-pet-regulations\ntitle: \"US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"e-CFR via Cornell LII — US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_esa_prohibitions_50cfr17_cornell.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 150\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"50 CFR 17.21 / 17.31 — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR), verbatim via Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) authoritative mirror\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"e-CFR (U.S. National Archives) via Cornell Legal Information Institute\"\n  title: \"US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception\"\n  url: \"https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/50/17.21\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"50 CFR 17.21 / 17.31\"\n  doc_type: \"U.S. federal regulation (authentic e-CFR text, Cornell LII mirror)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception\n\nVerbatim first-hand facts extracted from 50 CFR 17.21 / 17.31 (ESA endangered/threatened wildlife prohibitions), retrieved from the Cornell Legal Information Institute authoritative e-CFR mirror 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) Except as provided in subpart A of this part, or under permits issued pursuant to § 17.22 or § 17.23, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit or to cause to be committed, any of the acts described in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section in regard to any endangered wildlife.\n> (d) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife. (1) It is unlawful to possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or ship, by any means whatsoever, any endangered wildlife that was taken in violation of paragraph (c) of this section.\n> (e) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, receive, carry transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by any means whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, any endangered wildlife.\n> (f) Sale or offer for sale. (1) It is unlawful to sell or to offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife.\n> (g) Captive-bred wildlife. (1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (f) of this section, any person may take ; export or re-import; deliver, receive, carry, transport or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, in the course of a commercial activity; or sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife that is bred in captivity in the United States\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_esa_prohibitions_50cfr17_cornell.txt` (first-hand e-CFR regulation text via Cornell LII mirror, retrieved via relay and tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `(a) Except as provided in subpart A of this part, or under permits issued pursuant to § 17.22 or § 17.23, it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to commit, to attempt to commit, to solicit another to commit or to cause to be committed, any of the acts described in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section in regard to any endangered wildlife.`\n- `(d) Possession and other acts with unlawfully taken wildlife. (1) It is unlawful to possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or ship, by any means whatsoever, any endangered wildlife that was taken in violation of paragraph (c) of this section.`\n- `(e) Interstate or foreign commerce. It is unlawful to deliver, receive, carry transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by any means whatsoever, and in the course of a commercial activity, any endangered wildlife.`\n- `(f) Sale or offer for sale. (1) It is unlawful to sell or to offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife.`\n- `(g) Captive-bred wildlife. (1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (f) of this section, any person may take ; export or re-import; deliver, receive, carry, transport or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, in the course of a commercial activity; or sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any endangered wildlife that is bred in captivity in the United States`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-regulations — US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-regulations","title":"US ESA endangered wildlife prohibitions (50 CFR 17.21) — unlawful to import/export/take/possess/sell; captive-bred exception","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/50/17.21","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"50 CFR 17.21 / 17.31 — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR), verbatim via Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) authoritative mirror","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_esa_prohibitions_50cfr17_cornell.txt"},"source_document":"50 CFR 17.21 / 17.31 — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR), verbatim via Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) authoritative mirror","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_esa_prohibitions_50cfr17_cornell.txt","tokens_estimated":150,"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."}