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SECTION 12
WHERE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT REGULATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF CITES-RELATED ISSUES AND PROCEDURES

GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CITES:

Type of information	Office to contact
(a) *CITES administrative and management issues:* (1) CITES documents, including application forms and procedures; lists of registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and reservations (2) Information on the CoP (3) List of CITES species (4) Names and addresses of other countries' Management and Scientific Authority offices (5) Notifications, resolutions, and decisions (6) Standing Committee documents and issues (7) State and tribal export programs	U.S. Management Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 212 Arlington, Virginia 22203 Toll Free: (800) 358-2104/permit questions Tel: (703) 358-2095/other questions Fax: (703) 358-2281/permits Fax: (703) 358-2298/other issues E-mail: managementauthority@fws.gov Website: http://www.fws.gov/international and http://www.fws.gov/permits
(b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and issues (2) Findings of non-detriment and suitability of facilities, and other scientific findings (3) Listing of species in the Appendices and relevant resolutions (4) Names and addresses of other countries' Scientific Authority offices and scientists involved with CITES-related issues (5) Nomenclatural issues	U.S. Scientific Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 110 Arlington, Virginia 22203 Tel: (703) 358-1708 Fax: (703) 358-2276 E-mail: scientificauthority@fws.gov Website: http://www.fws.gov/international
(c) Wildlife clearance procedures: (1) CITES replacement tags (2) Information about wildlife port office locations (3) Information bulletins (4) Inspection and clearance of wildlife shipments involving import, introduction from the sea, export, and re-export, and filing a Declaration of Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife (Form 3–177) (5) Validation, certification, or cancellation of CITES wildlife documents	Law Enforcement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop LE–3000 Arlington, Virginia 22203 Tel: (703) 358-1949 Fax: (703) 358-2271 Website: http://www.fws.gov/le
(d) APHIS plant clearance procedures: (1) Information about plant port office locations (2) Inspection and clearance of plant shipments involving: (i) Import and introduction from the sea of living plants (ii) Export and re-export of living and nonliving plants (3) Validation or cancellation of CITES plant documents for the type of shipments listed in paragraph (d)(2) of this section	U.S. Department of Agriculture APHIS/PPQ 4700 River Road Riverdale, Maryland 20737–1236 Toll Free: (877) 770-5990/permit questions Tel: (301) 734-8891/other CITES issues Fax: (301) 734-5786/permit questions Fax: (301) 734-5276/other CITES issues Website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health
(e) CBP plant clearance procedures: (1) Inspection and clearance of plant shipments involving: (i) Import and introduction from the sea of nonliving plants (ii) Import of living plants from Canada at designated border ports (7 CFR 319.37–14(b) and 50 CFR 24.12(d)) (2) Cancellation of CITES plant documents for the type of shipments listed in paragraph (e)(1) of this section	Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Agriculture Programs and Liaison 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2.5 B Washington, DC 20229 Tel: (202) 344-3298 Fax: (202) 344-1442
(f) General information on CITES: (1) CITES export quota information (2) CITES' Guidelines for transport and preparation for shipment of live wild animals and plants (3) Information about the Secretariat (4) Names and addresses of other countries' Management and Scientific Authority offices (5) Official documents, including resolutions, decisions, notifications, CoP documents, and committee documents (6) Official list of CITES species and species database (7) Text of the Convention	CITES Secretariat Website: http://www.cites.org

REGIONAL U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE INSPECTION OFFICES TO
CONTACT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PERMITS AND LICENSES:

Anchorage -Designated Mail: P.O. Box 190045 Anchorage, Alaska 99519 Physical: 4600 Postmark Drive, Suite NB207 Anchorage, Alaska 99502 Phone: (907) 271-6198 Fax: (907) 271-6199	Dunseith RR1, Box 115 Dunseith, North Dakota 58329 Phone: (701) 263-4462 Fax: (701) 263-4463	Newark - Designated 1210 Corbin Street, 1st Floor Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201 Phone: (908) 787-1321 Fax: (908) 787-1334
Atlanta - Designated 4341 International Parkway, Suite #104 Atlanta, Georgia 30354 Phone: (404) 763-7959 Fax: (404) 366-7031	El Paso Mail: P.O. Box 10061 El Paso, Texas 79995 Physical: 3600 E. Paisano (BOTA), #142A El Paso, Texas 79905 Phone: (915) 872-4765 Fax: (915) 532-4776	Nogales 9 N. Grand Avenue, #2229 A Nogales, Arizona 85621 Phone: (520) 287-4633 Fax: (520) 287-3877
Baltimore - Designated Mail: P.O. Box 778 Hanover, Maryland 21076 Physical: BWI Air Cargo Complex Building F, Suite 1500 Baltimore, Maryland 21240 Phone: (410) 694-9590 Fax: (410) 694-9594	Guam 415 Chalan San Antonio Road Baltej Pavillion, Suite 209 Tamuning, Guam 96913 Phone: (671) 647-6064 Fax: (671) 647-6068	Pembina 10980 Interstate 29 North @ Border Pembina Port of Entry Pembina, North Dakota 58271 Phone: (701) 825-6366 Fax: (701) 825-6368
Blaine 9925 Pacific Highway Blaine, Washington 98230 Phone: (360) 332-5388 Fax: (360 )332-3010	Honolulu- Designated 3375 Koapaka St., #B296 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Phone: (808) 861-8525 Fax: (808) 861-8515	Port Huron 2321 Pine Grove Avenue, Suite 2201 Port Huron, Michigan 48060 Phone: (810) 985-9160 Fax: (810) 985-9163
Boston - Designated 70 Everett Avenue, Suite 315 Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150 Phone: (617) 889-6616 Fax: (617) 889-1980	Houston - Designated 16639 W. Hardy Houston, Texas 77060 Cargo Office Phone: (281) 230-7225 Fax: (281) 230-7227 Seaport Office Phone: (713) 673-0805 Fax: (713) 673-0830	Portland - Designated P.O. Box 55206 Portland, Oregon 97238 Phone: (503) 231-6135 Fax: (503) 231-6133
Brownsville 1500 E. Elizabeth St. #239 Brownsville, Texas 78520 Phone: (956) 504-2035 Fax: (956) 504-2289	Laredo 220 W. Hillside, Suite #3 Laredo, Texas 78041 Phone: (956) 726-2234 Fax: (956) 726-3718	Puerto Rico GSA Center 651 Federal Dr., Suite 372-12 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00965 Phone: (787) 749-4338 Fax: (787) 749-4340
Buffalo 405 N. French Road #120 B Amherst, New York 14228 Phone: (716) 691-3635 Fax: (716) 691-3990	Los Angeles -Designated 370 Amapola Ave., #114 Torrance, California 90501 Phone: (310) 328-6307 Fax: (310) 328-6399	San Diego 610 West Ash St., Suite 1103 San Diego, California 92101 Phone: (619) 557-5794 Fax: (619) 557-2997
Champlain 237 West Service Road Champlain, New York 12919 Phone: (518) 298-4825 Fax: (518) 298-4708	Louisville- Designated 601 W. Broadway, Suite 115-A Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Phone: (502) 582-5989 Fax: (502) 582-5981	San Francisco - Designated 1633 Old Bayshore Highway, Suite. 248 Burlingame, California 94010 Phone: (650) 876-9078 Fax: (650) 876-9701
Chicago - Designated 10600 Higgins Road, Suite 200 Rosemont, Illinois 60018 Phone: (847) 298-3250 Ext: 10 Fax: (847) 298-7669	Memphis- Designated 3150 Tchulahoma Rd., Suite #6 Memphis, Tennessee 38118 Phone: (901) 544-3694 Fax: (901) 544-3696	Seattle- Designated 19339D 28th Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98188 Phone: (206) 764-3463 Fax: (206) 764-3485
Dallas/Ft. Worth - Designated Mail: P.O. Box 610069 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 Physical: 1639 West 23, Suite 105 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 Phone: (972) 574-3254	Miami - Designated Mail: 10426 NW 31 Terrace Miami, Florida 33172 Physical: 6105 NW 18th St., Room 405 Miami, Florida 33122 Phone:(305) 526-2994 or 2620 Fax:(305) 526-7480	Sweetgrass P.O. Box 165 39825 Interstate 15 Sweetgrass, Montana 59484 Phone:(406) 335-4350 Fax:(406) 335-4351
Denver Denver International Airport P.O. Box 492098 Denver, Colorado 80249 Phone: (303) 342-7430 Fax: (303) 342-7433	Minneapolis/St. Paul 7150 Humphrey Drive, Suite 2186 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450 Phone: (612) 726-6302 Fax: (612) 726-6303	Tampa 8710 West Hillsborough Ave., #366 Tampa, Florida 33615 Phone: (813) 348-1500 or 1523 Fax: (813) 348-1534 or (813) 872-7869
Detroit 2599 World Gateway Place, Bldg. 830 Detroit, Michigan 48242 Phone: (734) 247-6800 Fax: (734) 247-6805	New Orleans - Designated 2424 Edenborn, Room 100 Metairie, Louisiana 70001 Phone: (504) 219-8870	Dulles 23703-C Air Freight Lane, Suite 210 Dulles, Virginia 20166 Phone: (703) 661-8560 Fax: (703) 661-8561
New York - Designated 70 E. Sunrise Hwy. #419 Valley Stream, New York 11580 Phone: (516) 825-3950

Last Updated: August 23, 2010

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