Order No. 142 regulating amazon turtles 'Podocnemis expansa' and 'Podocnemis unifilis' breeding with commercial purposes. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword International trade Ranching/captive breeding Keeping of live animals Turtles Authorization/permit Wild fauna Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of publication. Abstract This Order regulates amazon turtles 'Podocnemis expansa' and 'Podocnemis unifilis' breeding with commercial purposes. It consists of 17 articles establishing the requirements to be met for obtaining a licence, granted by Ibama, for the breeding, reproduction and placing on the market of amazon turtles 'Podocnemis expansa' and 'Podocnemis unifilis'. It lists as well the requirements to be satisfied by breeding centres in order to perform the aforementioned activity. Full text Portuguese