IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW

Authorized by the Republic of China Wildlife Conservation Law,
amended October 29, 1994.

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CHAPTER IV: MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE

Section 32. In accordance with Article 31, Paragraph 2, all owners or holders of live Protected Species or their products announced as such by the NPA shall register these animals or products with the municipal or county (city) Authorities where the animals or products are kept within one month of coming into possession of the species. If there is any change of residence of owner or holder, the location where the Protected Species or their products are kept or raised, or quantity change, the above registration requirement shall also be valid.

Section 33. In accordance with Article 35, Paragraph 1 an application shall be submitted by applicants to the appropriate municipal or county (city) Authorities and then reported every three months by the local authorities concerning the approved quantity for trade to the NPA for references.

Submission of an application for display or exhibition in a public area of Protected Species or their products shall be made at least one month before exhibition or display to the appropriate municipal or county (city) Authorities and exhibition can only begin after approval from the Authorities.

Section 34. In accordance with Article 38, when a veterinarian is required to prepare an autopsy report or death certificate for Endangered or Rare and Valuable Species, the kind of animals are limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians or fish.

The above-mentioned death certificate shall include the following:

(1) Scientific and Chinese name of the species;

(2) Date of death;

(3) External appearance of symptoms;

(4) Cause of death.

The autopsy report shall include the above-mentioned items and the autopsy record.

Section 35. Whenever the government Authorities accept a donation of live Protected Species or their products, either from an organization or from an individual, the government Authorities may donate it to a public or government authorized private zoo, scientific research institution or museum or other social or educational institutions for research, teaching, preservation, display or educational purposes.

Section 36. In violation of Article 40, Article 41, Article 42, or Article 43, Paragraph 3, live specimens of indigenous Protected Species which are taken into custody or confiscated, the species shall be determined and photographed for evidence, and the court where the case was handled or the Public Prosecutors shall, based on the request of the Authorities, have the animal transferred to the proper Authorities for release or handling.

Section 37. In accordance with Article 52, confiscation or other handling of Protection Species or their products, with the exception of a special legal directive, shall be handled in one of the following methods:

(1) The Customs Authority or other investigation agencies shall inform authorized quarantine or inspection agencies with documents concerning unidentified resources or epidemically suspicious subjects occurring on the quarantine inspection list for immediate quarantine or inspection. Once the item is subjected to be destroyed according to the regulation, the inspection and quarantine agencies shall handle the item with Customs or investigation agencies and other Authorities.

(2) Special or non-epidemic items/cases are kept temporarily by Authorities or agencies and groups appointed by the Authorities or are reported to the NPA for repatriation to original areas.

(3) If the indigenous Protected Species cannot be kept temporarily, the Authorities shall identify the animal, take photographs as evidence and the Authorities shall either set the animal free or otherwise handle the situation.

Regarding the above-mentioned temporary keeping or storage of Protected Species or their products in Item 2, except when providing the specimen for identification agencies, the specimen may be sent to a research or academic institution or education organization, public or government-authorized private zoo, museum or other organization for storage, research, display or educational use.