---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 23.41"
title: "50"
number: "23.41"
heading: "What are the requirements for a bred-in-captivity certificate?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/23.41"
---

# §23.41. What are the requirements for a bred-in-captivity certificate?

- (a) **Purpose.** Article VII(5) of the Treaty grants an exemption to wildlife that is bred in captivity when a Management Authority issues a certificate.
- (b) **U.S. and foreign general provisions.** The following provisions apply to the issuance and acceptance of a certificate for Appendix-I, -II, or -III wildlife that was bred in captivity:
  - (1) The certificate and any subsequent re-export certificate must show the source code as “C” for bred in captivity.
  - (2) For an Appendix-I specimen that satisfies the requirements of this section, no CITES import permit is required.
- (c) **U.S. application form.** Complete Form 3-200-24, 3-200-80, or 3-200-85 and submit it to the U.S. Management Authority.
- (d) **Criteria.** The criteria in this [paragraph (d)](#d) apply to the issuance and acceptance of U.S. and foreign certificates. When applying for a U.S. certificate, you must provide sufficient information for us to find that your proposed activity meets all of the following criteria:

## Notes

### Amendments

[72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 30425, May 27, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (March 3, 1973), 27 U.S.T. 1087; and Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 30425, May 27, 2014]