---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 23.49"
title: "50"
number: "23.49"
heading: "What are the requirements for an exhibition traveling internationally?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/23.49"
---

# §23.49. What are the requirements for an exhibition traveling internationally?

- (a) **Purpose.** Article VII(7) of the Treaty grants an exemption for specimens that qualify as bred in captivity, artificially propagated, or pre-Convention and are part of a traveling exhibition.
- (b) **U.S. and foreign general provisions.** The following general provisions apply to the issuance and acceptance of a certificate for live wildlife and plants, or their parts, products, or derivatives in an exhibition that travels internationally:
  - (1) The Management Authority in the country of the exhibitor's primary place of business must have determined that the specimens are bred in captivity, artificially propagated, or pre-Convention and issued a traveling-exhibition certificate.
  - (2) The certificate must indicate that the wildlife or plant is part of a traveling exhibition.
  - (3) A separate certificate must be issued for each live wildlife specimen; a CITES document may be issued for more than one specimen for a traveling exhibition of live plants and dead parts, products, or derivatives of wildlife and plants.
  - (4) **The certificate is not transferable.**
  - (5) Parties should treat the certificate like a passport for import and export or re-export from each country, and should not collect the original certificate at the border.
  - (6) Parties should check specimens closely to determine that each specimen matches the certificate and ensure that each live specimen is being transported and cared for in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury, damage to health, or cruel treatment of the specimen.
  - (7) If offspring are born or a new specimen is acquired while the traveling exhibition is in another country, the exhibitor must obtain the appropriate CITES document for the export or re-export of the specimen from the Management Authority of that country.
  - (8) Upon returning home, the exhibitor may apply for a traveling-exhibition certificate for wildlife born overseas or for wildlife or plants acquired overseas.
- (c) **U.S. application form.** Complete Form 3-200-30 for wildlife and Form 3-200-32 for plants, 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:
  - (1) The traveling exhibition makes multiple cross-border movements, and will return to the country in which the exhibition is based before the certificate expires.
  - (2) The cross-border movement must be for exhibition, and not for breeding, propagating, or activities other than exhibition.
  - (3) **The traveling exhibition is based in the country that issued the certificate.**
  - (4) The specimen meets the criteria for a bred-in-captivity certificate, certificate for artificially propagated plants, or pre-Convention certificate.
  - (5) The exhibitor does not intend to sell or otherwise transfer the wildlife or plant while traveling internationally.
  - (6) The wildlife or plant is securely marked or identified in such a way that border officials can verify that the certificate and specimen correspond. If a microchip is used, we may, if necessary, ask the importer, exporter, or re-exporter to have equipment on hand to read the microchip at the time of import, export, or re-export.
- (e) **U.S. standard conditions.** In addition to the conditions in [§ 23.56](/cfr/50/23.56.md), you must meet all of the following conditions:
  - (1) The certificate may be used by you, and you must not transfer or assign it to another person or traveling exhibition.
  - (2) You must transport the specimen internationally only for exhibition, not for breeding, propagating, or activities other than exhibition.
  - (3) You must present the certificate to the official for validation at each border crossing.
  - (4) For live plants, the quantity of plants must be reasonable for the purpose of the traveling exhibition.
  - (5) You must not sell or otherwise transfer the specimen, or any offspring born to such specimen, while traveling internationally.
  - (6) If the certificate is lost, stolen, or accidentally destroyed, you may obtain a replacement certificate only from the U.S. Management Authority.
  - (7) If you no longer own the wildlife or plants, or no longer plan to travel as a traveling exhibition, the original certificate must be immediately returned to the U.S. Management Authority.
  - (8) You must return the traveling exhibition to the United States before the certificate expires.

## Notes

### 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.