Wildlife Act, 1976 (Wildlife Dealing) Regulations, 1977 (S.I. No. 253 of 1977).

Subject

Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Game Registration Authorization/permit Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Wild fauna Wildlife products Protection of species

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations are concerned with the business of purchase and resale of wild fauna (dead or alive) protected under the Wildlife Act, 1976. The Regulations prescribe, inter alia, the form and period of validity of a wildlife dealer's licence, the species of fauna, which may be purchased and resold by licensed wildlife dealers, the records to be kept by such dealers and such other matters ancillary to the foregoing. A wildlife dealer's license shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations. A licensed wildlife dealer shall not sell protected fauna in a public place. Regulation 8 lays down conditions for keeping of live specimen of protected fauna for sale. The premises used by a licensed wildlife dealer described in Regulation 6 (1) (a) and (b) of these Regulations shall conform in all respects to regulation 25 of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1950, as amended by Regulations in 1971.

Full text

English

Website

www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Wildlife Act, 1976.

Legislation | Ireland | 1976 (2021)

Keyword: Public land, Protected area, Basic legislation, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Biodiversity, Institution, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting authorization/permit, Wildlife products, International trade, Seasons, Expropriation, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Transport/storage, Trade in species, Plant protection, Plant variety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX