CITES Canada

[greenman1867]

Okay, can someone please read this and verify if I am out to lunch or not ??

According to CITES Canada, I DO NOT require any form of permit to bring a BCC or BCI into Canada from the States.

If you go to the following link, and search for "Boa" it comes up with 19 different Boas, but not the BCI or BCC. Does that seem correct?

http://www.cites.ec.gc.ca/eng/sct8/sct8_2_e.cfm

Thanks, Shawn

[JAdkins2451]

http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
This might be what your looking for...

[greenman1867]

Thats the CITES site for england, I was looking at the Canadian site.

I thought CITES was an international organization, but when I checked Canada Customs out, it refered only to the Canadian CITES web page.

Shawn

[Ptindy]

CITES is international. And no, that is not the CITES site for England. That is a CITES site for itself. The eng means english. Cites applies to all countries. You won't be bypassing the CITES with a couple boas so I would start looking in Canda or find a breeder in the States that is willing to deal with all the hassle of international shipping.

Mike

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

To bring a BCC or BCI into canada, the exporter requires an export permit which must be shipped with the animals. You do not require any permits(This is for appendix 2 animals, Ie: BCC, BCI, Ball pythons, blood pythons).

C.

[Stockwell]

Yup, Chris is correct.
Every single type of Boa and Python are CITES listed .
Most are appendix two, requiring one permit from the country of export.
A few are appendix one including Argentine boas, Dumerils, Jamaican boas, Puerto Rican boas,Sanzinia and a few others.
Trade in appendix 1 animals is alot more complicated as two permits are required. Firstly the country you intend to import them into, must authorize it and issue you an import permit. In many cases only bona fide zoos will be given consideration, although a few hobbiests have received import permits in recent years.
Secondly, the exporting country which will first ask to see the import permit from the recipient, will decide whether they are interested in exporting the species.
In some cases one country will be willing but the other wont. For example Canada will issue appendix one exports for anyone proving legal ownership, but the USA rarely grants import permits for appendix one animals, so selling them there is usually a no go.

[JAdkins2451]

I knew the site was right...lol

[greenman1867]

Okay thanks, I will drop it there.

Shawn