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at Wed Jul 9 21:49:06 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Katrina ]
Here's the CFR - (b) Sales; general prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section, viable turtle eggs and live turtles with a carapace length of less than 4 inches shall not be sold, held for sale, or offered for any other type of commercial or public distribution.
Katrina
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8, Parts 800 to 1299]
[Revised as of April 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1240.62]
[Page 638-640]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
Subpart D--Specific Administrative Decisions Regarding Interstate
Shipments
Sec. 1240.62 Turtles intrastate and interstate requirements.
(a) Definition. As used in this section the term ``turtles'' includes all animals commonly known as turtles, tortoises, terrapins, and all other animals of the order Testudinata, class Reptilia, except marine species (families
Dermachelidae and Chelonidae).
(b) Sales; general prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section, viable turtle eggs and live turtles with a carapace length of less than 4 inches shall not be sold, held for sale, or offered for any other type of commercial or public distribution.
(d) Exceptions. The provisions of this section are not applicable to:
(1) The sale, holding for sale, and distribution of live turtles and viable turtle eggs for bona fide scientific, educational, or exhibitional purposes, other than use as pets.
(2) The sale, holding for sale, and distribution of live turtles and viable turtle eggs not in connection with a business.
(3) The sale, holding for sale, and distribution of live turtles and viable turtle eggs intended for export only, provided that the outside of the shipping package is conspicuously labeled ``For Export Only.''
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RE: Turtle Hatchlings... the actual regulation - Katrina, Wed Jul 9 21:49:06 2003