US CITES implementation (50 CFR Part 23) — FWS regulates international trade in endangered wildlife/plants via the ESA
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 ) Treaty. The regulations in this part implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES, the Convention, the Treaty, or the Washington Convention, TIAS (Treaties and Other International Acts Series) 8249. > ( b ) Purpose. The aim of CITES is to regulate international trade in wildlife and plants, including parts, products, and derivatives, to ensure it is legal and does not threaten the survival of species in the wild. > ( c ) National legislation. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), implement CITES through the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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 ) Treaty. The regulations in this part implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES, the Convention, the Treaty, or the Washington Convention, TIAS (Treaties and Other International Acts Series) 8249.( b ) Purpose. The aim of CITES is to regulate international trade in wildlife and plants, including parts, products, and derivatives, to ensure it is legal and does not threaten the survival of species in the wild.( c ) National legislation. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), implement CITES through the Endangered Species Act (ESA).