[Nhcoll-l] CITES question

[Benjamin Hess]

Rod,

I am happy to help you with this, but would need additional details.
Ultimately, you should never acquire any protected species without
consultation with the USFWS. Transferring protected species (CITES or ESA)
may also require cooperation between the state agencies within the United
States.

We also draft either a Letter of Provenance or a Memorandum of
Understanding that the donor signs. This letter or memorandum is reviewed
by the USFWS before moving forward to accepting anything.

   - NOTE: If the material does not meet the mission of your museum, you do
   not have a definitive use purpose, or there is any question about the
   documentation (or lack thereof), it may not be worth accepting. It is OK to
   say no.

Sincerely,

Ben

On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 11:51 AM Pellegrini, Rodrigo [DOS] <
Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.nj.gov> wrote:

> A potential donor has offered several mounts to the New Jersey State
> Museum, and two of them that we are considering are listed in CITES: an
> African lion and a Nile crocodile.
> The donors have permits for them, but are located in Pennsylvania and
> don't know if the restrictions on selling the mounts out of their home
> state would apply to donating them to a museum out of state.
>
> Our collection is largely paleontological, and I have not dealt with CITES
> very much at all.
>
> In order to accept the mounts, what would we have to do? Does the museum
> need to get some sort of CITES certification? I assume we would need some
> kind of permit?
> And, would the donors even be allowed to donate them to us given their
> current permit restrictions?
>
> Thanks for any guidance.
>
> Rod Pellegrini
> Natural History Registrar
> New Jersey State Museum
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