Wildlife Act 1953

General provisions - Offences and penalties

62: Offences in relation to transport of wildlife

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"Rules for sending protected animals by post or courier"

If you want to send absolutely protected wildlife by a carrier or forwarding agent, you must mark the outside of the parcel clearly. You need to list and describe what is inside and include the names and addresses of the sender and receiver. If you do not do this, you are breaking the law and can be punished according to the penalty set out in section 67F(1). You will be committing an offence against this Act if you do not follow these rules.

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Part 5General provisions
Offences and penalties

62Offences in relation to transport of wildlife

  1. No person shall consign or send by any carrier or forwarding agent or by any other means any parcel, package, case, bag, luggage, or other container containing any absolutely protected wildlife (whether alive or dead) or any part of any absolutely protected wildlife or any eggs of any absolutely protected wildlife, unless the parcel, package, case, bag, luggage, or other container is plainly marked on the outside in such a manner as to give a list and description of the contents and the name and address of the consignor and consignee.

  2. Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence against this Act and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 67F(1).

Notes
  • Section 62(2): inserted, on , by section 8 of the Wildlife (Penalties and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 43).