THE
WILD LIFE (TRANSACTIONS AND TAXIDERMY) RULES, 1973
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:-
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 Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
(3)
They shall come into force on the 9th April, 1973.
2.
Definitions - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires
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(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;
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"Officer"
means the Chief Wild Life Warden or any other officer whom the State Government
may, for the purposes of these rules, by notification in the official Gazette,
appoint:
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"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.
Acquiring, receiving or keeping specified animal, etc., in control,
custody or possession or put under process of taxidermy or make articles
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
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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.
(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 fifteen
days from the date of 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, referred 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 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 stocks - (1) Every licensee to whom permission
has been granted under sub-rule (3) of rule 3 shall submit, to the Officer
who had granted the said permission, report regarding the stocks of specified
animal or animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat, referred to in
sub-rule (1) of Rule 3, in Form III within a period of (2)[thirty
days] of the acquisition, reciept, or keeping of the same in his control,
custody or possession.
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The Officer,
after receiving such report, may arrange to affix identification marks
on such stocks.
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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.
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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.
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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 person applying for the permission.
(5) Every
permission granted under sub-rule (3) shall be in Form V.
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Every
permission granted under sub-rule (3) shall be valid up to a period of
one month from the date of issue of the same.
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Every
licensed dealer shall, at the time of each sale, issue a voucher in relation
to the specified animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy referred
to in sub-rule (1), to the person authorized to purchase.
(8) Each
voucher shall contain the following particulars, namely:-
a)date
of issue of voucher;
b)the
amount or price realized or to be realized;
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 authorized to purchase;
f)description
of the specified animal/animal 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 (Protecton) 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:_
a)
date of issue of voucher;
b)
charges realized or to be realized;
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;
f)
whether uncured trophy/trophy/animal article was required to be declared
under section 40 or section 44 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
(53 of 1972), and if so, whether it /they has/have 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.
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The duplicate
and the 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 referred to in sub-rule
(7) of rule 5 or sub-rule (1) of rule 6.
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Every
book containing blank vouchers 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
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 therefrom, except with the previous permission
of the Officer.
(2)
Every application for such permission shall be made in Form VI.
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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 seven days from
the date of 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 or uncured trophy referred
to in sub-rule (1), has been lawfully acquired.
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Where
the Officer refuses to grant the permission, he shall record the reasons
for so doing and a copy of the reason 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 permission
under sub-rule (3) of rule 3, sub-rule (3) of rule 5 or sub-rule (3) of
rule 8, may prefer an appeal,_
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if the
order is made by 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 Government.
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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 Government.
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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 is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient
cause for not preferring the appeal in time.
FORM
I
(See
sub-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
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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), request that I may be granted permission to acquire/receive/keep
in my control/custody/possession specified animal/animal article/trophy/
uncured trophy/meat derived from specified animal and/or put under process
of taxidermy/make animal article containing part/whole of such animal.
2.
I furnish below the particulars in 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 License No. if any: ...............................................................................
(ii)
Whether declaration made / permission / license
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 acquired/ received/ kept in control/custody/possession
: ..................................................................................................
9)If
to be put under process of taxidermy or to make animal articles,
(a)Number
of trophies / articles to be made : ..........................................................................
(b)Description
of such trophies/ articles : ..............................................................................
(c)To
whom they will be returned : .........................................................................................
(d)Probable
date by which they will be so returned : .................................................................
3.I
hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnishe dherein is true and complete.
Signature of the applicant
Strike
out whichever is not applicable.
FORM II
(See
sub-rule (5) of rule 5)
Permission
to acquire, receive, keep in control, custody or possession specified animal
or animal article, etc or put under process of taxidermy or make animal
article
Shri.
.............................................................. holding
Licence No. .......................... granted under section 44(4) of the
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 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 taxidermy/ make animal article containing part/ 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 No. of the source from which to be obtained : ---------------------------------------------
6)
Particulars of the Certificate of Ownership : . -----------------------------------------------------------------
7)
Identification mark, if any : -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8)
Premises inwhich to be kept : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9)
Purpose for which permitted to acquire/
keep
in control/custody / possesion : --------------------------------------------------------------------------
10)
If permitted to put under process of taxidermy or to make animal article:
(a)Number
of trophies / articles to be made : ..........................................................................
(b)Description
of such trophies/ articles : .................................................................................
(c)To
whom they will be returned : ........................................................................................
(d)Probable
date by which they would be so returned : ............................................................
Issued
by me this ...................................................... day of--------------------------------------------
Seal
:
Place
:
Date
:
Strike
out whichever is not applicable.
FORM
III
(See
sub-rule (1) of rule 4)
Report
of Stocks
To
The
........................................................
........................................................
1.
Full Name, address and Licence No. 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 species of animal from which derived :
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b)
Number : . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c)
Dimension or weight : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)
Premises where kept : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.
Stock held on the date of report in trophies: -------------------------------------------------------------------
a)
Description, including species of animal from which derived
b)
Number : .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c)
Dimension or weight : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d)
Premises where kept : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.
Stock held on the date of report in uncured trophies:
a)
Description, including species of animal from which 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.
Signature
of the person making declaration.
Place:
Date:
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 Licence:
1)
Number and description of _
a)
specified 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(s)
Place:
Date:
Strike
out whichever is not applicable.
FORM
V
(See
sub-rule (5) of rule 5)
Permission
to purchase specified animal, etc.
Shri/Smt.
................................................... of .............................is/are
hereby permitted to purchase specified animal/animal 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 ....................................
Seal:
Place:
Date:
Note:
This permission shall be valid up to 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,
I,
............................... residing at ......................................
Taluk ...................... District ..................... holding Licence
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 : ----------------------
2)
Number : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)
Description (including sex if possible) : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)
Identification mark, if any : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)
Source of procurement and the licence/Permission No. :-----------------------------------------------------------------
6)
Certificate of Ownership, if any : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7)
Mode of transport : . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8)
Route : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9)
Period required for transport : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10)
Destination : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
sub-rule (5) of rule 8)
Permission
to transport specified animal, etc.
Shri.
.......................................................... holding 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 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(ii)
Route : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(iii)
Period allowed for transport : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
iv)
Remarks : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Issued
by me this ......................................................... day
of .............................
Seal:
Place:
Date:
Strike
out whichever is not applicable.
1.
Vide Notification No.G.S.R.198(E), dated 9th
April, 1973, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Pt.II,Sec.3(i),
dated 9th April, 1973
2.
Subs. by Notification No.G.S.R. 712(E), dated 16th December,
1983, for "seven days".