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Posted 07 Mar 2024

Updated 25 Mar 2024

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  • Rules were notified under Section 63 of Wild Life (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972 for the purpose of Section 49M of the WPA, 1972.
    • Section 49 M provides for registration of possession, transfer, and birth and reporting of death of living scheduled animal species which are listed in  Appendices of CITES or Schedule IV of WPA, 1972.
    • Section 49M was added through Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.

 

  • Key highlights of Rules
    • Application for registration of possession: Mandatory electronic registration for any possession of any animal species within 6 months.
    • Reporting and registration of birth: Report birth of an offspring of animal species and apply for registration within a period of 7 days
    • Reporting and registration of transfer within 15 days.
    • Maintenance of stock for people involved in captive breeding through regular health check-up of animals, inform any escape of the animal species, etc.

 

  • Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 and CITES
    • 2022 Amendment sought to implement CITES.
      • Schedule IV of the WPA includes specimen of Flora and Fauna listed under CITES.
    • It also provides for management authority to grants export or import permits for trade of species.

 

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

  • Secretariat: Geneva (Switzerland), administered by UNEP.
  • Genesis: Drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1973 by IUCN and entered into force in 1975.
  • Members: Currently there are 184 Parties, including India.
  • Objective: Ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
  • It is legally binding on the Parties.
  • Appendices I, II and III to CITES are lists of species afforded different levels or types of protection from over-exploitation
  • Tags :
  • CITES
  • WPA, 1972
  • Living Animal Species
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