General provisions. Except as provided in § 23.92, the export, re-export, or import of a plant hybrid of a CITES species must be accompanied by a valid CITES document that shows the Appendix of the specimen as follows:
| Question on a plant hybrid | Answer and status of specimen |
|---|---|
| (a) Is the specimen an artificially propagated hybrid of one or more Appendix-I species or taxa? | (1) YES. Continue to paragraph (b) of this section. (2) NO. Continue to paragraph (c) of this section. |
| (b) Is one or more of the Appendix-I species or taxa in paragraph (a) of this section annotated to treat hybrids as Appendix-I specimens? | (1) YES. The hybrid is listed in Appendix I. (2) NO. The hybrid is listed in Appendix I, but may be granted a certificate for artificially propagated plants even if propagated for commercial purposes. |
| (c) Is the specimen a hybrid that includes two or more CITES species or taxa in its lineage? | (1) YES. Consider the specimen to be listed in the more restrictive Appendix, with Appendix I being the most restrictive and Appendix III the least. (2) NO. Continue to paragraph (d) of this section. |
| (d) Is the specimen a hybrid that includes one CITES species or taxon in its lineage? | (1) YES. Consider the specimen to be listed in the Appendix in which the species or taxon is listed in the CITES Appendices. (2) NO. The hybrid is not regulated by CITES. |
[72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 30425, May 27, 2014]