CFR > Title 45 - Public Welfare > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (parts 601 to 690) > PART 670—CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC ANIMALS AND PLANTS > SUBPART H—Introduction of Non-Indigenous Plants and Animals (§670.36 to §670.39) > 670.36—Specific issuance criteria.

670.36—Specific issuance criteria.

For purposes consistent with the Act, only the following plants and animals may be considered for a permit allowing their introduction into Antarctica:
(a) Domestic plants; and
(b) Laboratory animals and plants including viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and fungi.
Living non-indigenous species of birds shall not be introduced into Antarctica.