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Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on transportation of captured wild fauna species, captive breeding and reproduction in captivity, and also release, introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding thereof.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Management/conservation Wild fauna Hunting/capture Ranching/captive breeding Transport/storage Stock enhancement/repopulation
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

This Decree establishes that transportation of captured wild fauna species must be performed in specially equipped closed ventilated containers with consideration of physiological needs of wild animals of feedstuffs, water and temperature conditions. Mammals must be transported separately. Transportation shall be authorized in the presence of capture permit and veterinary certificate. Captive breeding conditions must ensure biological, specific and individual needs and prevent autonomous exit out of enclosures and cages. In the process of keeping wild fauna species shall be prohibited: (a) keep in vicinity wild fauna species which cohabitation may cause stress; (b) excessive domination of some wild fauna species over others; and (c) keep together wild fauna species which cohabitation may cause death to one of them.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pravo.by

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Amended by

Decree No. 24 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection amending Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on transportation of captured wild fauna species, captive breeding and reproduction in captivity, and also release, introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding thereof.

Legislation | Belarus | 2016

Keyword: Management/conservation, Wild fauna, Hunting/capture, Ranching/captive breeding

Source: FAO, FAOLEX