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Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976

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Sections 1, 3 and 4.

SCHEDULE 3Items the Importation and Exportation of Which are Restricted

This Schedule applies to the following items, namely:—

1Whale meat and whale offals.

2Whalebone, if unworked or simply prepared, and hair and waste of whalebone.

3Whale fat and whale oil (other than sperm oil), whether or not refined or modified.

4Whalemeat extracts and whalemeat juices.

5Any tusk (if unworked or simply prepared) of any of the following animals, namely—

(a)any animal of the family Elephantidae (elephants);

(b)any animal of the family Suidae (pigs) ;

(c)any animal of the species Monodon monoceros (narwhal);

(d)any animal of the species Odobenus rosmarus (walrus);

and any part of any such tusk and powder and waste of any tusk of any of the animals referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of this paragraph.

6The horn of any animal of the family Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses), if unworked or simply prepared, any part of any such horn and powder and waste of any horn of any such animal.

7Any tooth of any animal, if unworked or simply prepared, any part of any such tooth and powder and waste of any tooth of any animal.

8The stuffed head, or the skull together with the skin covering it, of any animal of any of the families Elephantidae (elephants) and Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses).

9(1)Any furskin of a defined animal, if raw, tanned or dressed.

(2)Tanned or dressed furskins of a defined animal or defined animals which are assembled in plates, rectangles, crosses, trapeziums or otherwise.

(3)Any piece or cutting (including the head, tail and any paw) of any furskin of a defined animal.

(4)Any rug, coverlet, coat, jacket, cape or stole made wholly or partly of any furskin of a defined animal (except where the furskin is trimming only).

(5)In this paragraph a defined animal means—

(a)any animal of any of the following genera, namely—

  • Aonyx (clawless otters)

  • Genetta (genets)

  • Lutra (common otters)

  • Paradoxurus (palm civets)

  • Paraonyx (clawless otters)

  • Viverra (civets);

(b)any animal of any of the following species, namely—

  • Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah)

  • Amblonyx cinerea (oriental small-clawed otter)

  • Arctogalidia trivirgata (small toothed palm civet)

  • Chrotogale owstoni (Owston's banded civet)

  • Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyaena)

  • Enhydra lutris (sea otter)

  • Felis bengalensis (leopard cat)

  • Felis colocolo (pampas cat)

  • Felis geoffroyi (Geoffroy's cat)

  • Felis guigna (kodkod)

  • Felis jacobita (mountain cat)

  • Felis marmorata (marbled cat)

  • Felis nigripes (African black footed cat)

  • Felis pardalis (ocelot)

  • Felis planiceps (flat headed cat)

  • Felis rubiginosa (rusty spotted cat)

  • Felis serval (serval)

  • Felis silvestris (European wild cat)

  • Felis tigrina (little spotted cat)

  • Felis viverrina (fishing cat)

  • Felis wiedii (margay cat)

  • Fossa fossa (Malagasy civet)

  • Hemigalus derbyanus (banded palm civet)

  • Hyaena brunnea (brown hyaena)

  • Lutrogale perspicillata (smooth-coated otter)

  • Mungos mungo (banded mongoose)

  • Panthera nebulosa (clouded leopard)

  • Panthera onca (jaguar)

  • Panthera pardus (leopard)

  • Panthera tigris (tiger)

  • Panthera uncia (snow leopard)

  • Poiana richardsoni (African linsang)

  • Pteronura brasiliensis (giant otter)

  • Ursus maritimus, otherwise known as Thalarctos maritimus (polar bear)

  • Vicugna vicugna (vicugna)

  • Viverricula indica (small Indian civet);

(c)any animal of the sub-species Felis lynx pardina (Spanish lynx).

10The skin and scales of any animal of the family Manidae (pangolins).

11Hair, whether or not carded or combed, of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicugna).

12Yarn made wholly or partly of hair of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicugna).

13Fabric made wholly or partly of hair of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicugna) and any coat or jacket made wholly or partly of any such fabric.

14Musk derived from any animal of the species Moschus moschiferus (musk deer).

15The whole or any part of any raw hide or skin, if fresh, salted, dried, pickled or limed and whether or not split, and the leather, of any animal of the class Reptilia (reptiles).

16The shell and scales, if unworked or simply prepared, the waste of the shell and scales, and the nippers, of any animal of the family Cheloniidae (sea turtles).

17The meat and cartilage, including callipee and callipash, of any animal of the family Cheloniidae (sea turtles).

18The whole shell of any animal of the species Papustyla pulcherrima, otherwise known as Papuina pulcherrima (green tree snail).

19(1)Plumage, that is to say, any feather or feathers, or any skin or any other part with any feather or feathers on it, of any bird or birds, other than excepted plumage.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above, excepted plumage means—

(a)plumage which is that only of a bird of any of the following species, namely—

  • Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant)

  • Gallus gallus (red junglefowl and domestic fowl)

  • Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant, otherwise known as ring-necked pheasant)

  • Struthio camelus (ostrich)

  • Sturnus vulgaris (starling);

(b)plumage which is that only of a bird of any domestic form of any of the following species, namely—

  • Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck)

  • Anser anser (domestic goose)

  • Anser cygnoides (Chinese goose)

  • Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)

  • Columba livia (domestic pigeon)

  • Meleagris gallopavo (turkey)

  • Numida meleagris (Guineafowl);

(c)plumage which consists only of the down feathers of any bird of the species Somateria mollissima (eider duck);

(d)plumage which consists only of the train feathers of any bird of the species Pavo cristatus (Indian peacock) ;

(e)plumage none of which falls outside paragraphs (a) to (d) above.

20Anything made wholly or partly of plumage (within the meaning of paragraph 19 above and subject to the exception there stated).

21Any egg, whether whole or blown, of any bird other than—

(a)a bird of any of the following species, namely—

  • Alectoris chukar (chukar)

  • Alectoris rufa (red-legged partridge)

  • Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail)

  • Gallus gallus (red junglefowl and domestic fowl)

  • Perdix perdix (common partridge);

(b)a bird of any domestic form of any of the following species, namely—

  • Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck)

  • Anser anser (domestic goose)

  • Anser cygnoides (Chinese goose)

  • Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)

  • Meleagris gallopavo (turkey)

  • Numida meleagris (Guineafowl).

22The stem of any plant of any of the families Cyatheaceae and Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns).

NOTE: In this Schedule, any common name which appears in brackets after a scientific name is included by way of guidance only ; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the scientific name concerned is to be taken into account.

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