| (1) | A person may not possess— |
| (a) | an imported specimen of a listed threatened or protected marine species that is also included in Appendix 1 of CITES; or |
| (b) | the off-spring of a specimen contemplated in paragraph (a); |
unless such person is authorised by a permit issued in accordance with these Regulations to possess such imported specimen or the off-spring of such imported specimen.
| (2) | A person may not sell or donate an imported specimen contemplated in subregulation (1)(a), unless— |
| (a) | such imported specimen originates from a commercial captive breeding facility that has been registered with the CITES Secretariat; and |
| (b) | the selling or donation of such specimen is authorised by a permit issued in accordance with these Regulations. |
