Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989

Endangered Species Officers

38A: Application of Customs and Excise Act 2018

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"Rules from the Customs Act apply when importing or exporting endangered species"

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When you import or export endangered species, some rules from the Customs and Excise Act 2018 apply. These rules are found in sections 210, 211, 214, 251, and 252 of that Act. You must follow these rules as if the endangered species were not allowed to be imported or exported.

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Environment and resources > ConservationMoney and consumer rights > Import and export rules

38AA: Power to require information, or

"Telling authorities who you are if they think you've broken an endangered species rule"

39: Seizure of endangered species traded in contravention of Act, or

"Authorities can seize endangered animals or plants traded unfairly in New Zealand."

Part 3Endangered Species Officers

38AApplication of Customs and Excise Act 2018

Sections 210, 211, 214, 251, and 252 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 apply in relation to the importation or exportation of any endangered, threatened, or exploited species as if the endangered, threatened, or exploited species were a prohibited import or prohibited export within the meaning of that Act.

Notes

Section 38A: replaced, on 1 October 2018, by section 443(3) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 (2018 No 4).