Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on transportation of captured wild fauna species, captive breeding and reproduction in captivity, and also release, introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding thereof.

This Decree establishes that transportation of captured wild fauna species must be performed in specially equipped closed ventilated containers with consideration of physiological needs of wild animals of feedstuffs, water and temperature conditions. Mammals must be transported separately. Transportation shall be authorized in the presence of capture permit and veterinary certificate. Captive breeding conditions must ensure biological, specific and individual needs and prevent autonomous exit out of enclosures and cages. In the process of keeping wild fauna species shall be prohibited: (a) keep in vicinity wild fauna species which cohabitation may cause stress; (b) excessive domination of some wild fauna species over others; and (c) keep together wild fauna species which cohabitation may cause death to one of them.