CITES Appendices I/II/III (50 CFR 23.4) — three-tier classification driving trade controls on exotic species
Verbatim 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.
Verbatim regulatory facts (C1 substrings of source_file)
> ( 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. > ( b ) Appendix II includes species that are not presently threatened with extinction, but may become so if their trade is not regulated. > ( c ) Appendix III includes species listed unilaterally by a range country to obtain international cooperation in controlling trade.
Source: pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/us_cites_50cfr23.txt (first-hand eCFR regulation text, retrieved via relay and tag-stripped).
Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)
( 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.( b ) Appendix II includes species that are not presently threatened with extinction, but may become so if their trade is not regulated.( c ) Appendix III includes species listed unilaterally by a range country to obtain international cooperation in controlling trade.