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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (I)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 158] NEW DELHI, SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1973/ASADHA 10, 1895

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

(Department of Agriculture)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 1st July 197.1

G.S.R. 332(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (3) of Sec- tion 1 of rule Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby appoints the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette as the date on which the said Act shall come into force in the State of Andaman & Nicobar.

[No. F. 11014/3/72-FRY/WLF.]

(981)

THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION CENTRAL RULES, 19.7a G.SR. 333(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) 'sub-section of section 63 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Gov- ernment hereby makes the following rules, namely : —

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(l) These rules m.av be called the Wild life (Stock Declaration) Rules, 1973.

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(.2) They shall extend to the whole of the State of Andaman M Nicobar. (3) They shall come into force on the 1st July, 1973. ' /

2. Declaration by manufacturer of, dealer or taxidermist In, antfcial article etc.— Every manufacturer of, or dealer in, animal article or every fltfaler in captive animals, trophies or uncured trophies or every taxidermist shall, within fifteen days from the commencement of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, declare as required by sub-section (3) of section 44 of the said Act his stocks of animal articles, captive animals, trophies and uncureJ tiophies, as the case may be, as obj the date of such declaration to the Chief Wild Life Warden in the form given below.

DORM

(See rules 2)

Form of Declaration

To

The Chief Wild Life Warden, State, of Andaman and Nicobar.

1. Full name and address of tht manufacturer/dealer/taxidermist making the declaration.

2. Actual stock held on the date of declaration in animal articles.

(i) Description including name of animal from which d^rj^ed. (ii) Number. (lii) Dimension or weight, (iv) premises where kept.

3. Actual stock held on the date of declaration in captive animals.

(i) Species and sex. (11) Number. (ili) Adult or juvenile. (lv) Premises where kept.

4. Actual stock held on the date of declaration in trophies.

(i) Description including specie of animal, (ii) Number. (iii) Dimension or weight, (iv) Premises wnere kept.

5. Actual stock held on the date of declaration In uncured troples.

(i) Description Including specie of animal, (Ii) Number. (iii) Dimension or weight, (iv) Premises where kept.

6. Remarks If any.

I do hereby declare that the information given above is true to the/best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of the person malting declaration.

Date

Place

[No. F. 11014/5/72-FRY/WLF.]

G.S.R. 334(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 63 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: —

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Wild Life (Transactions and Taxidermy) Rules, 1973.

(2) They extend to the whole of the States of Andaman & NIcobar.

(3) They shall come into force on the 1st July. 1973. .

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Act" means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972);

(b) "Form" means a Form appended to these rules;

(c) "Licensee" means a licensee under Chapter V of the Act;

(d) "Officer" means the Chief Wild Life Warden or any other officer which the State Government may, for the purposes of these rules, by notifica- tion In the Official Gazette, appoint;

(e) "specified animal" means any animal which is specified in Schedule I, or Part II of Schedule II, to the Act and which is—

(i) captured or kept or bred In captivity or

(ii) found wild in nature.

3. Acquiring¹, tecd-ring, or keeping specified animal ete. In control, custody or possession or put under process of taxidermy or make animal article, etc.—(1) No licensee shall—

(i) acquire, receive, keep in his control, custody or possession any specified animal or any animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat derived therefrom, or

(il) put under a process of taxidermy or make animal article containing part or whole of such animal, except with the previous permission of the Officer.

(2) Every application for such permission shall be made In Form I.

(31 On receipt of an application made under sub-rule (2), the Officer may, after making such Inquiry as ho may think fit and within a period of fifteen days from the date at receipt of the application, either grant or refuse to grant the permission.

Provided that no such permission shall be granted unless the Officer is satisfied that the specified animal or animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat, re- ferred to in sub-rule (1), has been lawfully acquired.

(4) Where the Officer refuses to grant the permission, he shall record the reasons for so domt? and a copy of the reasons so recorded shall be communicated to the licensee applying for the permission.

(5) Every permission granted under sub-rule (31 shall be in Form II.

4. Submission of rewort of stocks.—HI Everv licensee to whom permission has been granted under sub-rule (31 of rule 3 shall submit, to the Officer who had granted thf said permission, a renort reriardinc; the storks of specified animal or anlmfl^jiXtfcfc- trophy, uncured trophv or meat referred tr> in sub-rule (11 of rule 3. -H-Form TTT within a neriod of seven davs of the acquisition, receipt or keeping of the some In his control, custody or nossesslon. .

(21 The Officer, after receiving such report may arrange to affix Identification marks on such stocks.

5. Sale of sue^fled animal. et<\—(11 No licenser] dealer shall SPII or offer for sale snv specified nnfmal or any a-nirn-ii -article, trophy or uncured troohy derived therp- *rom, excent to a nerson authorised tn purchase bv p. tvermission granted by the Officer and where th^ sale ]g efforts the purchaser shall surrender the permission to the licensed dealer.

(2) Every application for •n^rmission to purchase shnll be made in Form IV. (31 On rpcelrrt of an application mndp nnrlfr sub-rule (71 the Officer mav, after making such Innuiw as b" m^v fhinv e,t 3Tid within a period of ten day=: from the date of recemt of the anHiration, flth^v frnnt or refuse to frant the permission.

(g) Whether such specified animal/animal article/trophy/uncured trophy was/were required to be declared under section 44 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), and If so, whether It/they has/have been declared;

(h) Signature of the licensed dealer issuing the voucher; (i) Signature of the person to whom the voucher is issued.

6. Taxidermy or making animal article.—'(1) Every licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer shall, at the time of returning the trophy or animal article, issue a voucher to the owner of the said trophy or animal article,

(2) Each voucher shall contain the following particulars, namely: —

fa) Dale of issue of voucher; (b) Charges realised or to be realised; (c) Name and address of the licensed taxidermist/manufacturer issuing the

voucher;

(d) Name and address of the person to whom the voucher is issued; fe) Description of the trophy/animal article and number; Whether uncured trophy/trophy/animnl article was required to be de- clared under section 40. or section 44, of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), and if so, whether it/they has/have been declared; (g) Signature of the licensed taxidermist/manufacturer issuing the voucher,

7. Maintenance of vouchers.—(1) The voucher referred to In rule 5 or rule 6 shall be in triplicate and serially numbered.

(2) The duplicate and the triplicate copy of the voucher shall be retataftj^hy the licensed dealer, licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer and the origlnalguiay - of the voucher shall be given to the person referred to in sub-rule (7) of rule 5 or uub-rule (1) of rule 6.

(3) Every book containing blank voucharg shall be presented to the Officer for affixing his initials or stamps on such book before it is brought Into use.

(4) (a) Every licensed dealer, licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer shall send, in monthly batches not later than the seventh day of every month, the duplicate copies of vouchers retained by him, to the Officer.

(b) Every permission surrendered to a licensed dealer at the time of sale shall also be enclosed along with the duplicate copies aforesaid.

8. Transport of SDedfled animaj, etc.-—(1) No licence shall transport from the place to another within the State any soecifled animal, animal artile, trophy or uncured trophy derived therefrom, except with the previous permission of the Officer.

(2) Every application for such rjermission shall be made in Form VI,

(3) On receipt of an application made under sub-rule (2), the Officer may. after making such inouirv as be mav think flt and within A neriod of soven day; from the date of receipt of the application, either crant or refuse to grnnt the permissiptit

Provided that no such Permission shall be pranted unless the Officer is ^tisfled that tho sopciflerl onimnl m- nnimai ,-irtMe, trophy or uncured trophy, refected to in sub-rule (1), has been lawfully arouired.

(4) Where the Officer rpfu"-""s to trrcint thp permission, ho shall record the reaaonu for so doinsf and a coov of thp reasons so recorded shall be communicated to the licensee applying for the permission

(5) Every permission trrantcd under sub-rule (3) shall be in Form VII. 9. Anyeal.—(1) Anv licensee or a tie'aon aesrreived bv an order made by the CXief Wild Life Warden or anv othpr officer Crantinr the permission under sub- rule (3) of rule 3, sub-rule (31 of rule 5 or sub-rule- (3) of rule 8, may prefer an appea¹.—•

(1> if the order i.= mnrfe bv an officer other than the Chief Wild Life Warden, to the Chief Wild Life Warden, or

(ii) if the order is made by the Chief Wild Life Warden, to the State Govern- ment.

(2) In the case of an order passed in appeal by the Child Wild Life Warden under clause (i) of sub-rule (1), a second appeal shall lie to the State Government. (3) No appeal shall be entertained unless it is preferred within fifteen days from the date of the communication to the applicant of the order appealed against;

Provided that the appellate authority may admit any appeal after the expiry of the period aforesaid, if it ia satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preparing the appeal in time.

FORM I

[See sab-rule (2) of rule 3]

Application for permission to acquire, receive, keep specified animal* animal article, etc. or put under process of taxidermy or make animal article.

To

The

Sir,

I,

, residing at Taluk District and holding licence No granted under section 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act. 1972 (53 of 1972), reguest that I may be granted permission to acqulre/receive/keep in my control/custody/possession specified anima)/ animal artlcle/trophy/uncured trophy/meat derived from specified animal and/or put under process of taxidermy/make animal article containinfi part/whole of such animal.

2. I furnish below the particulars in relation to such specified animal/animal articj^tfophy/uncured trophy/meat: —

(10 Species of animal.

(2) Number.

(3) Description (Including sex, if possible).

(4) Source from which to be obtained,—

(i) Address and Licence Number, if any.

(ii) Whether declaration made/permission/licence obtained under sections 40, 43, or 44, of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and if so the particulars.

(5) Particulars of certificate of ownership.

(6) Identification mark, if any.

(7) Premises in which intended to be kept.

(8) Purpose for which to be acqulred/recelvcd/kept in control/custody/ possession.

(9) If to be put under process of taxidermy or to make animal articles—

(a) Number of the trophies/articles to be made.

tb) Description of such trophies/articles.

(c) To whom they will be returned.

(d) Probable date within which they will be so returned.

3. I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information furnished herein is true and complete.

Signature of the applicant.

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM II

LStfe su'j-rule (5) of rule 3]

Permission to acquire, receive, keep in control, custody or possession specified animal

or animal article, etc. or pwt under process of taxidermy Or make animal article.

Shri

, holding licence No

, granted under sec- tion 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (5:j of 1972), is hereby permitted to acquire, to keep under his control/ custody /possession specified animal/ animal article/trophy/uncured trophy/meat derived from specified animal, of the following description, or put under process of tuxidenny or make animal article containing part or whole of such animal:

(1) Species of animal. (2) Description (including sex, if given in the application). (3) Number. (4) Source from which to be obtained. (5) Licence/Permission Number of tho source from which to be obtained. (6) Particulars of certificate of ownership. (7) Identification mark, if any. (8) Premises in which to be kept. (9) Purpose for which permitted to acquire/receive/keep in control/custody/ possession.

(10) If permitted to put under process of taxidermy or to make animal article,—

fa) Number of the trophies or articles to be made. (b) Description of such trophies or articles. (c) To whom they should be returned. (d) Probable date within which they would be returned.

Issue by me this day of

Signature of

Designation.

Seal : Place: Date:

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FOHM III

[See sub-rule (1) of rule 4] Report of stocks

To

The

1. Full name, address and licence Number of the licensee.

2. Stock held on the date of report in specified animals,

(a) Species and sex. (b) Number. (c) Adult or Juvenile. (d) Premises whero kept.

3. Stock held on the date of report in animal articles.

(a) Description, including specie of animal from which derived. (b) Number. (c) Dimension or weight. (d) Premises where kept.

4. Stock held on the date of report in trophies.

(a) Description, including specie of animal from which derived. (b) Number. (c) Dimension or weight, (ch Premises where kept.

5. Stock held on the date of report in uncured trophies.

(a) Description, including specie of animal from derived. (b) Number. (c) Dimension or weight. (d) Premises where kept.

6. Remarks, if any.

I do hereby declare that the information qiven above is true to the best of mv knowledge and belief.

Signature of the person making declaration.

Place:

Date:

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM TV

[See sub-rule (2) of rule 5]

Application for permission to purchase specified animal, etc. To

The

Sir.

I/We

residing at

Taluk District

request that I/we may be granted permission to purchase specified animal/animal article/trophy/uncured trophy derived from specified animal of the following description, from a llcens.ec:—•

(11 Number and description of—

(a) specified animal,

(b) nnlmal article,

(c) trophy,

(d) uncured trophy.

(2). Purpose for which the purchase is to be made.

3, I/we hereby declare Hint to the best of my/pur knowledge and belief the information furnished herein is true and complete.

Signature^} of the applicant(s).

Place:

Date:

Strike out whichever Is not applicable.

FORM V

ISee sub-rule (5) of rule 3]

Permission to purchase specified animal, etc.

S/Shri

of..

is/are hereby permitted to purchase specified animal/anlmal/article/trophy/ uncured trophy derived from specified animal of the following description from

for the purpose of

Number and description of—.

(a) specified animal, (b) animal article, (c) trophy, (d) uncured trophy.

Issued by me this day of

Signature Designation

Seal: Place; Date:

Note:—This permission shall be valid upto a period of one month from the date of Issue.

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM VI

[See sub-rule (2) of rule 8]

Application for permission to purchase specified animal, etc,

To

The

Sir,

I

. .. residing a t . ..

Taluk District , and holding Licence No granted under section 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) request that I may be granted per- mission to transport the following:—

(1) Species of specified animal or from which the animal article/cured trophy/uncured trophy is derived.

(2) Number. (3) Description (Including sex if possible) (4) Identification mark, if any. (5) Source of procurement and the Licence/Permission Number. (6) Certificate of ownership. If any. (7) Mode of Transport. (8J Route. (9) Period required for transport,

(10) Destination,

2. I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information furnished herein is true and complete.

Signature of the applicant.

Place: Date;

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM VII

[See Bub-rule (5) of rule 8]

Permission to transport specified animal, etc.

Shri ho.ding licence No granted under section 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) is hereby permitted to transport in the manner prescribed below specified animal/animal article/cured trophy/uncured trophy derived from specified animal, from to (i) Mode of transport,

fii) Route.

(iii) Period allowed for transport.

(iv) Remarks.

Issued by me this. , ... .day of

Signature

Designation

Seal:

Place:

Date:

Strike out whichever Is not applicable.

[No. F. 11014/5/72/-FRY/WLF.]

RANJITSINH. Dy. Secy.

PMHTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW

^m MmTPOTLIBHED BY THE CONTROLIER OF — W A T I O N B. DELHI, 1973