# 45 CFR § 670.8: Foreign permit exception

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 45 CFR § 670.8
- **Heading:** Foreign permit exception
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 45—Public Welfare > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION > PART 670—CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS > Subpart B—Prohibited Acts, Exceptions

## Text

Section 670.4(d) and (e) shall not apply to transporting, carrying, receiving, or possessing native mammals, native plants, native invertebrates or native birds or to the introduction of non-indigenous species when conducted by an agency of the United States Government on behalf of a foreign national operating under a permit issued by a foreign government to give effect to the Protocol.
[86 FR 27987, May 25, 2021]

## Nearby sections

- [45 CFR § 670.1 § 670.1 Purpose of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.1.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.2 § 670.2 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.2.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.3 § 670.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.3.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.4 § 670.4 Prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.4.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.5 § 670.5 Exception in extraordinary circumstances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.5.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.6 § 670.6 Prior possession exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.6.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.7 § 670.7 Food exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.7.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.8 § 670.8 Foreign permit exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.8.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.9 § 670.9 Antarctic Conservation Act enforcement exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.9.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.11 § 670.11 Applications for permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.11.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.12 § 670.12 General issuance criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.12.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.13 § 670.13 Permit administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.13.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.14 § 670.14 Conditions of permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.14.md)
- [45 CFR § 670.15 § 670.15 Modification, suspension, and revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-670.15.md)

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