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Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

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

14: Permit to import endangered species

You could also call this:

"Getting permission to bring endangered animals into New Zealand"

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The Director-General can give you a permit to import an endangered species if you apply for one. You need to show that bringing the species into the country will not harm its survival. The Director-General will also check that you can properly care for the species and that you are not importing it mainly to make money. You must also get permission from the country where the species is coming from to export or re-export it. The Director-General will talk to other authorities and experts before making a decision about your permit.

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

14Permit to import endangered species

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

  2. the import of that specimen is for purposes that are not detrimental to the survival of that species; and
    1. the proposed recipient of that specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for it; and
      1. that specimen is not to be used primarily for commercial purposes; and
        1. permission to export or re-export that specimen will be granted by the relevant authority of the country of export or re-export.

          Notes
          • Section 14(d): amended, on , by section 4 of the Trade in Endangered Species Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 17).