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SCHEDULE 7N.I.ANIMALS WHICH MAY NOT BE SOLD ALIVE OR DEAD AT ANY TIME

Common nameScientific name
BadgerMeles meles
F1. . . F1. . .
Butterfly, BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Butterfly, Dingy SkipperErynnis tages
Butterfly, Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Butterfly, Large HeathCoenonympha tullia
Butterfly, Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia
Butterfly, Purple HairstreakQuercusia quercus
[F2Butterfly, Real's Wood White] [F2Leptidea reali]
Butterfly, Small BlueCupido minimus
[F2Crayfish, White-Clawed ] [F2Austropotamobius pallipes]
[F2Damselfly, Irish ] [F2Coenagrion lunulatum ]
F3. . . F3. . .
Frog, CommonRana temporaria
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lizard, Common or ViviparousLacerta vivipara
[F2 Lobster, Spiny] [F2Palinurus elaphus]
Marten, PineMartes martes
[F2Mussel, Fan] [F2Atrina fragilis ]
Mussel, FreshwaterMargaretifera margaretifera
Newt, CommonTriturus vulgaris
F4. . . F4. . .
[F2Seahorse, Short Snouted] [F2Hippocampus hippocampus ]
[F2Seahorse, Spiny] [F2Hippocampus guttulatus]
[F5Seal Pinniped]
Sea-urchin, CommonEchinus esculentus
[F2 Shark, Basking] [F2 Cetorhinus maximus]
Squirrel, RedSciurus vulgaris

F1Sch. 7: entry relating to "Bats (all species)" deleted (21.8.2007) by virtue of Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/345), reg. 39

F2Sch. 7: entries at the appropriate places in alphabetical order inserted (17.8.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 15), ss. 27, 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(2); S.R. 2011/285, art. 2, Sch.

F4Sch. 7: entry relating to "Otter, Common" deleted (21.8.2007) by virtue of Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/345), reg. 39

F5Words in Sch. 7 Table substituted (1.3.2021) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 19 (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

NOTE. The first column of this Schedule, which gives the common name or names, is included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the second column is to be taken into account.

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