Under 16 U.S.C. 3372, it is unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish or wildlife or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any U.S. law, treaty, or regulation or any Indian tribal law. It is also unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any fish or wildlife or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any State or foreign law.
The term fish or wildlife includes any wild animal (whether alive or dead) such as a wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, including any part, product, egg, or offspring of such wild animals.
The term plant means any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seeds, parts, or products thereof, including trees from either natural or planted forest stands (except common food crops and cultivars), that (1) are indigenous to any State (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other United States territory or possession), and (2) are included in specified state or international lists of endangered species.
