CITES and you, or "How not to lose your stuff"

Mark · 20th December 2005, 08:16 PM

I have for a long time promised to write a primer on CITES, and how it works & affects us as collectors. This is not what I consider a proper legal note on the issue, but I think it is more important to get the basic information to you sooner rather than later.

I have written this in two parts. The first is an overview of CITES, what it covers, what is exempted, and how it works. The second is a practical explanation of how to go about getting a permit (at least in the United States) under a CITES exemption. Be sure to read my lawyerly caveats at the end of the second post, which apply to both of these parts.

20th December 2005, 08:16 PM	#1
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	CITES and you, or "How not to lose your stuff" I have for a long time promised to write a primer on CITES, and how it works & affects us as collectors. This is not what I consider a proper legal note on the issue, but I think it is more important to get the basic information to you sooner rather than later. I have written this in two parts. The first is an overview of CITES, what it covers, what is exempted, and how it works. The second is a practical explanation of how to go about getting a permit (at least in the United States) under a CITES exemption. Be sure to read my lawyerly caveats at the end of the second post, which apply to both of these parts. Last edited by Mark Bowditch; 20th December 2005 at 08:55 PM.