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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 105] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL I, 1977/CHAITRA II, 1899

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

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

(Department of Agriculture)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 1st April 1977

G.S.R. 153(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (S3 of 1972), the Central Govern- ment 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 Meghalaya

[No. J11012/S/75-FRY(WL)l

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G.S R. 154(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (a) sub- section (1) ol Section 63 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act. 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely¹*—

1 Short title, extent and commencement,—(1) These rules may be called the Meghalaya Wild Life (Stock Declaration) Rules, 1977.

(2) 'They shall extend to the whole of the State of Meghalaya.

(3) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1977.

2 Declaration by manufacture or dealer or taxidermist In, animal article etc.— Every manufacturer of, or dealer in, animal article or every dealer in captive animals, trophies or uncured trophies or every taxidermist shall within fifteen days from fhe commencement of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, declare as required by subjection (2) of Section 44 of the said Act his stocks or animal articles, captive ammals, trophies and uncured trophies as the case may be, as on the date Of such declaration t0 the Chief Wild Life Warden in the form given below —

FORM

(See rule 2)

FORM OF DECLARATION

To

The Chief Wild Life Warden, State of Meghalaya.

1 Full name and address of the 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 derived. (II) Number (in) Dimension or weight, (iv) Premises where kept

3 Actual stock held on the date of declaration In captive ammals.

(I) Species and sex. (li) Number, (ih) Adult or juvenile (iv) Premises where kept

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

(1) Description Including specie of animaL (ii) Number (III) Dimension or weight. Jiv) Premises where kept

5 Actual stock held on the date of declaration In uncured trophies (I) Description including specie of animal. (ii) Number (ul) 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 making declaration.

Date . . ..

Place,,

[No. J.11012/5/75-FRY(WL)T

G.SJR-. 155(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub- section (1) of section 63 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1S72 (53 of 1072), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely—

1. Short title, extent and commencement—(1) These rules may be called the Meghalaya Wild Life (Transactions and Taxidermy) Rules, 1977.

(2; They s^all extend to the whole of the State of Meghalaya. (3) They shall come Into force on the 1st day of April, 1977.

2 Definition*.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,"—

(a) "Act" means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972); (b) "Form'¹ 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 noti- fication 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—

(i) captured or kept or bred m captivity, or

(li) found wild in nature.

3. Acquiring, receiving or keeping specified animal, etc. 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

(ii) 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.

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, referred to in sub-rule (1), has been lawfully acquired.

(4) Where the Officer refused to grant the permission, he shall record the reasons for so doing 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 (3) shall be in Form II.

4 Submission of report of stocka—(1) Every licensee to whom permission has been granted under sub-rule (3) of rule 3 shall EUbmit, to the Officer who had granted the said permission a report regarding the stocks of specified animal or animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat, referred to in sub-rule {I, of rule 3, in Form III within a period of seven days of the acquisition, receipt or keeping of the same in his control, custody or possession,

(2) The Officer, after rereivlng such report may arrange to affix identification marks on such stocks.

5. Sale of specified animal, etc.—.(1) No licensed dealer shall sell or offer for sale any specified animal or any animal article, trophy or uncured trophy derived therefrom, except to a person authorised to purchase by a permission granted by the Officer and where, the sale is effected the purchaser shall surrender the permission to the licensed dealer.

(2) Every application for permission to purchase shall be made in Form IV.

(3) On receipt of an application made, under sub-rule (2), the Officer may, after making such inquiry as he may think fit and within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of the application, either grant or refuse to grant the permission

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

(5) Every permission granted under sub-ru]e (3) shall be in Form V,

(6) Every permission granted under sub-rule (3) shall be valid upto a period of one month from the date of issue of the same.

(7) Every licensed dealer, at the time of cash sale, issue a voucher m relation to the specified animal or animal article, trophy or uncured trophy, referred to in sub-rule (1), to the p"rson authorised to purchase.

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

(a) Date of issue of voucher; (b) The amount of price realised or to be realised; (c) Name and address of the licensed dealer issuing the voucher; (d) Name and address of the person to whom the voucher is issued; (e) Permission number of the person authorised to purchase; (f) Description of the specified animal/ammsl article/trophy/uncured

trophy derived therefrom and number,

(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 Muridnf animal article.—(1) Every licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer shall, at the tim0 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:—

(a) Date 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; (e) Description of the trophy/animal article and number; (1) Whether uncured trophy/trophy/animal article was required to bo ( ' declared under section 40 or section 44, of the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1372 (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 triplicate copy of the voucher shall be retained by the licensed dealer, licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer and the original copy of the voucher shall be given to the person reierred to in sub-ruly (7) of rule 5 or sub-rule (1) of rule (6).

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

(4) (a) Every licensed dealer, licensed taxidermist or licensed manufacturer shall send, m 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 alongwith the duplicate copies aforesaid.

8 Transport of specified animal, etc—(1) No licensee shall transport from one place to another within the State any specified animal, animal article, trophy or uncured trophy derived thereftom, except with the previous permission of the Officer.

(2) Every application for such permission shall be made m Form VI

(3) On receipt of an application made under sub-rule (2), the officer may after making suoh inquiry as ho may think fit and withm a period of seven days from V c date of receipt of the application, either grant or refuse to grant the permissions:

Provided that no such permission shall be granted unless the Officer 13 satisfied that the specified animal or animal article trophy or uncured trophy referred to in sub-rule (1), has been' lawfully acquired

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(4) Where the Officer refused to grant the permission he shall record the reasons for so doing and copy of the reasons so recorded shall be communicated to the licensee applying for the permission.

(5) Every permission granted under sub-rule (3) shall be in Form VII

9 Appeal—(1) Any licensee or a. person aggrieved by an order made by the Chief Wild Life Warden Or any other officer granting the p-ermission under sub- rule (3) of rule 3, sub-rule (3) of rule 5, or sub-rule (3) of rule 8 may prefer an appeal—

(i) if the order is made by art officer rather 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 Government

(2) In the case of an order passed in appeal by the Chief Wild Life Warden under clause (i) of sub-rule (1), a second appeal shall lie to the State Govern- ment.

(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 against¹

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

FORM I

[Sue sub-rule (2) of rule 3]

Application for permission to acquire, receive, keen speci/ied animal, animal

article etc,, or put under -process of taxidermu or make animal article

To

The

Sir,

1, residing at Taluk .District and holding licence No granted under section 44(4) of the'Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1D72 (53 of 1972), request that I may be granted permis- sion to acquire/received/keep In my control/custody/possession specified ammal, animal article/trophy/uncured trophy/meat derived from special animal and/or put under process of taxidermy /make animal article containing part/whole of such animal.

2. I furnish below the particulars m relation to such specified animal/animal article trophy/uncured trophy/meat-—

(1) 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 (n) Whether declaration made/permission/licence obtained undor sec- tions 40, 43 or 44 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and if so, the particulars

(5) Particulars of certificate of ownership.

(G) Identification mark, if any

(7) Premises in which intended to be kept

(8) Purpose for which to be acquired/rceeived/kept in control/custody/ possession.

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

(a) Number of the trophies/articlea to be made (b) Description' of such trophies/articles (c) To whom they will be returned (d) Probable date withm 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 which ever is not applicable

FORM II

[See sub-rule (5) of rule 3]

Permission to acquire, rfcplre, fcpep in control, custody or possession specified

animal or animal article etc or put under process of taxidermy or make animal

articles.

Shrl holding licence No granted under sec- tion 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection¹) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972). is hereby permit- ted to acquire to keep under hifl control/'custody/possession specified animal/ animal article/trophy/uncurcd trophy/meat derived from specified animal, if tha

following description, or put under process of taxidermy of 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 the 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 aoquire/receive/keep custody/possession.

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

(a) 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.

Issued by me this... . day of

Signature Designation

Seal. Place, Date

Strike out whichever Is not applicable.

FORM III

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

Report of stoclzs

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 where 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 m trophies

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

5 Slock 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 given above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief,

Smnature of the person making declaration.

Place•

Date-

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM IV

[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 licensee:—•

(1) Number and description of—-

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

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

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

Signature (s) of the applicant (a). Place:

Date:

Strike out whichever is not applicable

FORM V

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

Permission to purchase specified animal, etc.

S/Shn

.. of is/are hereby permitted t" purchase specified animal/animal article/trophy/uncured trophy derived from specified animal of the following description from . .. .. for the purpose of

Number and description— (a) specified animal, (b) animal article,

(c) trophy,

(d) uncured trophy

Issue by me this . . .. day of

Signature Designation

Seal- Place: Date¹

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 transport specified animal, etc.

To

The

Sir,

1

residing at Taluk . . District . .

and holding Li con re No , granted under section 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972; request that I may be granted permission to transport the following —

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

('?) 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

(8) Route.

(9) Period required for transport.

(10) Destination

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

Signature of the applicant

Place:

Date

Strike out whichever is not applicable.

FORM VII

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

Permission to transport specified animal, etc

Shri, .. .. holding Licence No . . granted under section 44(4) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1072 (S3 of 1972) 13 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

(ii) Route.

(Hi) Period allowed for transport, (iv) Remarks.

Issued by me this day of

Signature. . . Designation. ,

Seal- Place Date.

Strike out whichever Is not applicable

[No J.11012/5/75-FRY(WD]

N. D. JAYAL, Jt. Secy.

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