[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR670.6]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 670_CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart B_Prohibited Acts, Exceptions

 

Sec. 670.6  Prior possession exception.



    (a) Exception. Section 670.4 shall not apply to:

    (1) any native mammal, bird, or plant which is held in captivity on 

or before October 28, 1978; or

    (2) Any offspring of such mammal, bird, or plant.

    (b) Presumption. With respect to any prohibited act set forth in 

Sec. 670.4 which occurs after April 29, 1979, the Act creates a 

rebuttable presumption that the native mammal, native bird, or native 

plant involved in such act was not held



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in captivity on or before October 28, 1978, or was not an offspring 

referred to in paragraph (a) of this section.