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CITIES permit
- Thread starter Jessica29
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Chip
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We did years back to receive transshipped corals, but I think the "hoops" vary by *what* you are trying to import and from where. But yes, I found it a long and difficult process, considering I was just another of thousands of guys trying to import marine inverts. Australia is difficult, Africa is a breeze from the perspective of a guy who was dealing with things from a very different perspective from a guy looking to import (presumably) wild collected reptiles. If I might be nosy, what do you have in mind?
They lay it out pretty well on their site: http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php
Application: http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-19.pdf
They lay it out pretty well on their site: http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php
Application: http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-19.pdf
All I want to do is cross the Canadian border from Washington, and then into Alaska lol but while doing research I saw that Blood Pythons and Papua Tree Boas(pacific, New Guinea, Indonesian...to many names for them) are under appendix II on CITES. Which from what I've been told, means I would need a permit to cross borders with them.
I'm trying to drive home with all 24 of my snakes (corns, balls, bloods, and tree boa). I've called both US and Canadian borders, and neither of them seemed too sure. I did come across a website stating that...
"amphibians and reptiles are no longer regulated under the Health of Animals Regulations. As a result, there is no Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirement to obtain an import permit, nor a health certificate. Under normal circumstances, border inspections no longer happen. Imports are permitted from any country, for any use, to any destination in Canada."
It then states at the bottom of the page...
"It is the importers responsibility to determine whether the species for importation is subject to the CITES, which are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Services."
I called both US and Canadian wildlife services, and again, neither side could really tell me much. They all seemed to just "guess" that since none of my snakes are venemous, that I wouldn't have any problems. But with my luck something would go wrong and I'd get turned around at the border. I also printed out the info for every species (scientific name, conservation status, picture of the species). But since I can't seem to find any solid answers from anyone, I will probably just be shipping them home through FedEx. I only have a month and a half before leaving, and I'm sure getting a permit would take much longer then that.
"amphibians and reptiles are no longer regulated under the Health of Animals Regulations. As a result, there is no Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirement to obtain an import permit, nor a health certificate. Under normal circumstances, border inspections no longer happen. Imports are permitted from any country, for any use, to any destination in Canada."
It then states at the bottom of the page...
"It is the importers responsibility to determine whether the species for importation is subject to the CITES, which are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Services."
I called both US and Canadian wildlife services, and again, neither side could really tell me much. They all seemed to just "guess" that since none of my snakes are venemous, that I wouldn't have any problems. But with my luck something would go wrong and I'd get turned around at the border. I also printed out the info for every species (scientific name, conservation status, picture of the species). But since I can't seem to find any solid answers from anyone, I will probably just be shipping them home through FedEx. I only have a month and a half before leaving, and I'm sure getting a permit would take much longer then that.