Pre-Convention
Pre-Convention means a specimen that was acquired (removed from the wild or born or propagated in a controlled environment) before the date the provisions of the Convention first applied to the species and that meets the criteria in 23.45, and any product (including a manufactured item) or derivative made from such specimen.
Source
50 CFR § 23.5
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions contained in part 10 of this subchapter, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this part: