Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora（Prime Minister's Office Order No. 9 of 1993）.

This Regulation is enacted in accordance with the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Act No. 75 of 1992) and the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cabinet Order No. 17 of 1993).
The purpose of capture or other actions are educational purposes, the purpose of investigating the status of inhabitation or growth of individuals of nationally rare species of wild fauna and flora, etc., and other purposes that are considered to contribute to the conservation of nationally rare species of wild fauna and flora, etc. (art.2). Article 3, 11 specify the application for permission of capture or other actions and the application for registration of an individual. Articles 20 through 32 provide for rules for protection of habitat. The Regulation further makes provisions for protection and reproduction programs (Art. 33 - 35), certified zoos and botanical gardens conserving rare species (Art. 36 - 47).