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Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

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

20: Certificate to introduce from the sea threatened species

You could also call this:

"Permission to bring threatened sea creatures into New Zealand"

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The Director-General can give you a certificate to bring a threatened species from the sea into New Zealand. This happens after they talk to other important groups and scientists. They must be satisfied that bringing the species into New Zealand will not hurt its chances of survival. They also need to be sure that you will handle the species carefully to minimise the risk of it getting injured, or its health being affected badly. If the species is an animal, they must also be sure that you will not treat it cruelly, and that you did not get it by breaking any laws.

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

20Certificate to introduce from the sea threatened species

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

  2. the introduction of that specimen is not detrimental to the survival of that species; and
    1. that specimen is to be handled 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. that specimen was not obtained in contravention of any Act.