Law No. 19 of 2004 on the protection wildlife and its natural habitat.

The Law defines the responsibilities of Qatar’s Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves: rehabilitation and management of the wildlife’s habitat; ban or restriction of human activities that lead to the distortion of the natural habitat; protection of the endangered wildlife species; control of the exploitation of fungal living organisms; development of record system for the endangered species. The law defines also the duties of the wildlife conservation department. The law forbids: the hunting, the fishing or the transport of wildlife species; the damage of shells and coral reefs; the destruction of plants inside the natural reserves; the destruction of geological formations and animals habitat; the introduction of any alien species to the protected areas; the water and air pollution inside the reserves; the construction of buildings and facilities inside protected areas. The offences to be applied in case of disrespect of the provisions of this Law are specified in the text.