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Regional Law No. 5-OZ “On purchase, sale, exchange, keeping and storage of wild fauna and wild flora resources”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Jewish Autonomous Region
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Game Vending Certification Wild fauna Wild flora Endangered species Wildlife products Authorization/permit Protection of species
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of commercial transactions (purchase, sale, exchange), establishes rules for keeping and storage of biological resources, and also establishes rights and duties of supervising authority in the aforesaid sphere. The authorized state institution shall make decisions related to the issuance of authorization for purchase, sale, exchange, keeping and storage of wild fauna and wild flora resources and, in particular, wild animals and wild plants, including rare, protected and endangered species recorded in the Red Book, derivates thereof, and animal trophies and collections, and plant collections. It shall be applicable also to animals bred in artificial conditions (captive breeding). Trade of game shall be authorized exclusively through authorized trade network in the presence of veterinary certificate, hunting permit issued by the competent state hunting institution and compliance certificate.

Full text
Russian
Website
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