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Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

Exemptions

30: Endangered species as personal or household effects

You could also call this:

"Bringing endangered species into New Zealand for personal use"

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If you have a specimen of an endangered species that is a personal or household effect, Part 1 of the Trade in Endangered Species Act does not apply to you, except in certain situations. You are exempt if you are bringing the specimen into New Zealand for personal use.

If you are bringing a specimen of an endangered species into New Zealand that you got outside the country, Part 1 of the Act applies to you. This also applies if you are bringing a specimen into New Zealand for commercial reasons, unless you have a certificate of acquisition or exemption.

You can find more information about this in Part 1 of the Act. You need to check if your specimen is exempt or if you need a certificate to bring it into New Zealand. This helps protect endangered species and ensures you follow the law.

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Part 2Exemptions

30Endangered species as personal or household effects

  1. Except as provided in subsection (2), Part 1 shall not apply to any specimen of an endangered, threatened, or exploited species that is a personal or household effect.

  2. Part 1 shall apply to any specimen that is a personal or household effect being imported into New Zealand where—

  3. the specimen is of an endangered or threatened species acquired by the owner outside New Zealand; or
    1. the specimen is of an endangered, threatened, or exploited species that is imported for primarily commercial reasons,—
        1. unless that specimen is accompanied by a certificate of acquisition or a certificate of exemption issued by the appropriate other management authority.

      Notes
      • Section 30(2): amended, on , by section 7(a) of the Trade in Endangered Species Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 17).
      • Section 30(2): amended, on , by section 7(b) of the Trade in Endangered Species Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 17).