### Question
How is the term CITES defined?


### Answer
The term **CITES** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 6302* as the following:

> the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 6302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 82-GREAT APE CONSERVATION**

