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    Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified Living Animal Species (Reporting and Registration) Rules, 2024

    Posted 07 Mar 2024

    Updated 25 Mar 2024

    2 min read

    • 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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