NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 59
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 59
59—Export and import of protected animals and native plants
(1) A person must
not—
(a)
export—
(i)
a protected animal or the carcass or egg of a protected
animal; or
(ii)
a native plant of a species prescribed by regulation,
from a place within the State to a place outside the State except in pursuance
of a permit granted under this section; or
(b)
import into the State—
(i)
a protected animal or the carcass or egg of a protected
animal; or
(ii)
a native plant of a species prescribed by regulation,
from a place outside the State except in pursuance of a permit granted under
this section.
Maximum penalty: $2 000.
Expiation fee: $200.
(2) The Minister may
grant to any person a permit to export from the State or import into the State
a protected animal, or the carcass or eggs of a protected animal, of a species
specified in the permit or a native plant of a species specified in the
permit.
(3) In this
section—
"to export" in relation to an animal, carcass, egg or plant includes to remove
the animal, carcass, egg or plant from the State for any reason;
"to import" in relation to an animal, carcass, egg or plant includes to bring
the animal, carcass, egg or plant into the State for any reason.