Form 3-200-61 Annual Report - CITES Export Programs - American Ginseng

FWS Form 3-200-61 (Rev. 02/2023)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control No. 1018-0093
Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Annual Report--American Ginseng Export Program

AMERICAN GINSENG EXPORT PROGRAM (CITES)
STATE OR TRIBE: ___________________________________________
HARVEST YEAR: ____________________________________________
PREPARED BY: _____________________________________________
Below, please provide the amount of ginseng harvested:
Source of Ginseng

Harvested
(dried lbs.)

Harvested
(green lbs.)

WILD

Certified
(dried lbs.)

Certified
(green lbs.)

Estimated
number of
roots per
pound (dried)

WILD SIMULATED
(not reported as wild)
ASSISTED PRODUCTION (as
defined under CITES Resolution
Conf. 11.11 (Rev. CoP18)
ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED
(as defined under 50 CFR 23.64)

If the information requested has not changed from last year, please indicate “No Change.” (Attach separate sheets
to responses, as needed).
1. Program administered by (Department or Agency name):
2. Ginseng certification by (Department or Agency name):
3. Has the State/Tribe or its enabling legislation, ginseng regulations, or ginseng certification form been modified in the
last year? If yes, please provide copies, as appropriate.
4. Does the State or Tribal agency certify all wild ginseng harvested? If no, when would the agency not certify wild
ginseng harvested in the State or on the Tribal lands, can uncertified ginseng be sold or transported outside the State
or Tribe?
5. Does the State or Tribal agency certify all artificially propagated ginseng harvested? If no, when would the agency not
certify artificially propagated ginseng harvested in the State or on the Tribal lands? Can uncertified ginseng be sold or
transported outside the State or Tribe?
6. When does State or Tribal agency certify wild/artificially propagated ginseng (e.g., at time of harvest, at time of sale)?
7. How does the State or Tribal agency handle wild/artificially propagated ginseng entering the State or Tribe from
another State or Tribe? Is this procedure the same for both certified (by another State or Tribe) and uncertified
ginseng?
8. Do all resident and non-resident individuals and companies dealing in (i.e., buying or selling) ginseng in the State or
Tribe have to be registered or licensed? If no, please explain.

FWS Form 3-200-61 (Rev. 02/2023)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control No. 1018-0093
Expires xx/xx/xxxx

9. Can wild and/or artificially propagated ginseng be sold at any time during the year?
10. How often are dealers required to report the sale, purchase or export of ginseng (e.g., monthly, quarterly)?
11. Does the State or Tribe track unsold and/or un-exported ginseng from one season or one year to the next? Please
explain process.
12. What is the wild ginseng harvest season in the State or Tribe?
13. Does the State or Tribe have a harvest season for artificially propagated ginseng? If so, what is it?
14. Within the wild and artificially propagated ginseng reported above, are there other sub-categories of ginseng
production that are tracked in the State or Tribe? If so, please describe each sub-category (e.g., woods grown, wild
simulated) and, if available, what quantities have been harvested and certified in the last year?
15. Is there a minimum allowable size/age for the harvest of wild and/or artificially propagated ginseng in the State or
Tribe?
16. Is the harvest of wild ginseng allowed on State or Tribal lands? If yes, is a harvest permit required?
17. Does the State or Tribe require ginseng diggers to be licensed?
18. Does the State or Tribe require ginseng diggers to have written permission from private landowners to harvest
ginseng? Do dealers need to supply copies of the written permissions when the ginseng is certified?
19. Please provide the average age of wild-harvested ginseng in the State or Tribal lands.
20. Please provide an estimate of the average number of roots per pound (dry weight) of wild ginseng harvested in the
State or on the Tribal lands for the last harvest season, and describe the methodology used to calculate the estimate.
21. Does the State or Tribe require or encourage diggers to plant seeds from harvested wild ginseng plants at the site of
harvest? If so, please describe any guidelines. Does the State or Tribe allow diggers to plant ginseng seeds from
other sources (e.g., commercial sources)? Based on the best available information, what is the effect of the current
harvest level of American ginseng in the State or on Tribal lands on the wild population (e.g., positive, negative, no
impact)?
22. Please provide an assessment of the status of ginseng in the State or on Tribal lands (i.e., stable, increasing,
declining). If population levels are increasing or declining, please provide the State or Tribe’s professional assessment
of the reason for the change and any steps being taken to address these changes.
23. On a separate sheet of paper, please provide a brief description of any research, including ginseng population
monitoring, being conducted in your State or Tribe on American ginseng.
24. Please provide details of any ginseng-related violations found and/or prosecuted in the State or on Tribal lands during
the last year.

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FWS Form 3-200-61 (Rev. 02/2023)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control No. 1018-0093
Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Data Sheet for Wild American Ginseng
County

Wild ginseng
harvested (lb.
dry weight)

Present
abundance of
wild ginseng*
(0,1,3)

Current trend in
wild ginseng
populations**
(-2,-1,0,+1)

County

Wild ginseng
harvested (lb.
dry weight)

Present
abundance of
wild ginseng*
(0,1,3)

Current trend in
wild ginseng
populations**
(-2,-1,0,+1)

* Present abundance of ginseng: 0=absent, 1=rare, 3=frequent
** Trend in wild ginseng populations: -2=extirpated, -1=decreasing, 0=stable, +1=increasing

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FWS Form 3-200-61 (Rev. 02/2023)
U.S. Department of the Interior

OMB Control No. 1018-0093
Expires xx/xx/xxxx

NOTICES
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668), 50 CFR 22; the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544), 50 CFR 17; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703-712), 50 CFR 21; the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), 50 CFR 18; the Wild Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), 50 CFR 15; the Lacey Act: Injurious Wildlife (18 U.S.C. 42), 50 CFR 16;
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (TIAS 8249), 50 CFR 23; General
Provisions, 50 CFR 10; General Permit Procedures, 50 CFR 13; and Wildlife Provisions (Import/export/transport), 50 CFR
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