Wildlife protection: import and export of listed species prohibited; schedules prescribe licencing and hunting prohibitions for specified taxa. Import and export of wild life and derivatives is prohibited under Exim Policy by reference to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The Act classifies taxa into Schedules I-VI: Schedule I affords the strictest protection (prohibition on dealing in listed animals, articles and trophies); Schedules II-IV permit dealing only under licence and prohibit hunting; Schedule V lists vermin excluded from the definition of wild animals; Schedule VI lists plants requiring a licence from the Chief Wildlife Warden for trade or cultivation.
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Wildlife protection: import and export of listed species prohibited; schedules prescribe licencing and hunting prohibitions for specified taxa.
Import and export of wild life and derivatives is prohibited under Exim Policy by reference to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The Act classifies taxa into Schedules I-VI: Schedule I affords the strictest protection (prohibition on dealing in listed animals, articles and trophies); Schedules II-IV permit dealing only under licence and prohibit hunting; Schedule V lists vermin excluded from the definition of wild animals; Schedule VI lists plants requiring a licence from the Chief Wildlife Warden for trade or cultivation.
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