View all text of Subpart T [§ 622.470 - § 622.487]
§ 622.483 - Restrictions on sale or purchase.
(a) Reef fish. A live red hind or live mutton snapper in or from the EEZ around St. Croix may not be sold or purchased and used in the marine aquarium trade.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Coral. (1) No person may sell or purchase a coral harvested in the EEZ around St. Croix.
(2) A coral that is sold in St. Croix will be presumed to have been harvested in the EEZ around St. Croix, unless it is accompanied by documentation showing that it was harvested elsewhere. Such documentation must contain:
(i) The information specified in subpart K of part 300 of this title for marking containers or packages of fish or wildlife that are imported, exported, or transported in interstate commerce.
(ii) The name and home port of the vessel, or the name and address of the individual harvesting the coral.
(iii) The port and date of landing the coral.
(iv) A statement signed by the person selling the coral attesting that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, such coral was harvested from other than in the EEZ around St. Croix or the waters of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.