45 CFR § 670.6 - Prior possession exception.

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title: "45 CFR § 670.6 - Prior possession exception."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "670.6"
section_name: "Prior possession exception."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
part_number: "670"
part_name: "CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 2405, as amended."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 50164, Sept. 21, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 670.6 Prior possession exception.

(a) *Exception.* Section 670.4 shall not apply to:

(1) Any native mammal, bird, plant or invertebrate which is held in captivity on or before October 28, 1978; or

(2) Any offspring of such mammal, bird, plant or invertebrate.

(b) *Presumption.* With respect to any prohibited act set forth in § 670.4 which occurs after April 29, 1979, the Act creates a rebuttable presumption that the native mammal, bird, plant or invertebrate involved in such act was not held in captivity on or before October 28, 1978, or was not an offspring referred to in paragraph (a) of this section.

[86 FR 27987, May 25, 2021]