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National Parks and Wildlife (Wild Animals in Captivity) Regulations (Cap. 201).

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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
A person shall not keep any wild animal in captivity on a ranch, farm, zoo or any other place without a permit authorising the keeping of such wild animal, issued by the Director under these Regulations. The Director shall not approve an application for a permit if conditions set out in regulation 3 have not been met. Those conditions regard, among other things, safety and health conditions of the animals to be kept in captivity. The Director may reject an application if: (a) he is of the opinion that the applicant or the proposed facilities are unsuitable; (b) it is in the interest of good game management not to issue the permit; and (c) the applicant fails to comply with any prescribed condition. Permit holders shall maintain regards in accordance with regulation 8. Regulation 9 concerns the tagging of trophies by a permit holder has been issued with an export permit under the Act to export a trophy from a wild animal kept by him in captivity.
Notes
Reprinted version of S.I. No. 66 of 1993 as at 2006 as amended by Act No. 13 of 1994).The National Parks and Wildlife (Wild Animals in Captivity) Regulations, 1983 are hereby revoked.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Laws of Zambia, 2006 revised edition, Vol. 12.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No