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[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by zulu_principle

I would think there is a little more to this story.

Haiti is not a member country for CITES, unless im missing something.


Wendell

"To legally import such specimens into the United States, the importer must, among other requirements, obtain and present to the Fish & Wildlife Service a valid foreign export permit from the country of origin, or if the country of origin is not a CITES member, such as Haiti, a corresponding document described in U.S. regulations. Neither of the defendants, or their Haitian supplier, possessed or presented the appropriate documentation for the coral in this case at the time of importation Coral reef destruction has been the subject of intense debate at the meetings of the parties to CITES."

[zulu_principle]

Sorry didnt get that far in the document.