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Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

Trade in endangered, threatened, and exploited species - Authority to trade in endangered species

13: Permit to export endangered species

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"Getting a permit to safely export endangered animals from New Zealand"

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The Director-General can give you a permit to export an endangered species if you apply for one. You need to show that exporting the species will not hurt its chances of survival. The species must have been obtained legally, not in breach of any Act. You must also show that the species will be prepared and shipped safely to minimise the risk of injury, harm to its health, or cruel treatment. The country where the species is being sent must also have given permission for it to be imported.

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Part 1Trade in endangered, threatened, and exploited species
Authority to trade in endangered species

13Permit to export endangered species

  1. The Director-General may, after consultation with the appropriate other management authorities and scientific authorities, grant a permit to export any specimen of an endangered species to an applicant, if those authorities are satisfied that—

  2. the export of that specimen is not detrimental to the survival of that species; and
    1. that specimen was not obtained in contravention of any Act; and
      1. that specimen is to be prepared and shipped so that the risk of—is minimised; and
        1. injury to the specimen; and
          1. adverse effect on the health of the specimen; and
            1. in the case of an animal, cruel treatment of the specimen,—
            2. permission to import that specimen has been granted by the relevant authority of the country of import.