 bill no xxxi of  2013 the wild life (protection) amendment bill, 2013 a billfurther to amend the wild life (protection) act, 1972be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the wild life (protection) amendment act, 2013short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint553 of 1972amendment of section 22 in the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 2,—(a) after clause (2), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—10 '(2a) "animal  trap" means any device designed to restrain or capture an animal and includes a leg hold trap device which usually works by means of jaws which close tightly upon one or more of the animal's limbs, thereby preventing withdrawal of the limb or limbs from the trap;'; (b) after clause (14), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—'(14a) ''gram sabha'' means the gram sabha as defined in clause (b) of article 243 of the constitution;';(c) in clause (15), after the words "wild animal", the words "or specified plant"shall be inserted;(d) in clause (16), in sub-clause (b), after the word  "trapping", the word"electrocuting" shall be inserted;(e) after clause (22), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—5'(22a) ''panchayat'' means the panchayat as defined in clause (d) of article243 of the constitution;'; (f) for  clause (24),  the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—'(24) "person" shall include any firm or company or any authority or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not;';10(g) after clause (26), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—'(26a) "schedule" means a schedule annexed to this act; (26b) ''scheduled areas'' means the scheduled areas referred to in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 6 of part c of the fifth schedule to the constitution;15(26c) "scientific research" means an activity carried out only for the purpose of research on any  animal or plant specified in schedules i to vii (except schedule v)  or discovered in the wild  or its habitats;'; (h) in clause (31), in sub-clause (b), after the word "nests", the words "live nests" shall be inserted;20(i) in clause (35), after the word ''firearms", the words "chainsaw firearms, catapult"shall be inserted;(j) in clause (36), for the words "and found wild in nature", the words "or found wild in nature" shall be substituted;25(k) in clause (39), for the words "a circus", the words "conservation and breeding centres" shall be substituteda m e n d m e n t of section 5b3 in section 5b of the principal act, in sub-section (3), for the words "functions assigned to it", the words "functions assigned to it under the act on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed'' shall be substituted4 after section 9 of the principal act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—30insertion of new section9a prohibition on animal traps"9a (1) no person shall manufacture, sell, purchase, keep, transport or use any animal trap except with prior permission in writing of the chief wild life warden  given for educational and scientific purposes35(2) every person, having on the date of commencement of the wild life(protection) amendment act, 2013, the possession of any animal trap, shall within sixty days from such commencement, declare to the chief wild life warden, the number of animal traps and their description in his possession and the place or places where such  traps have been stored40(3) the chief wild life warden may, if he is satisfied that a person shall use an animal trap in his possession only for educational or scientific purposes, issue to such person, a written permission to possess such trap subject to such conditions as  may be specified in such permission45(4) all animal traps, declared under sub-section (2)   and in respect of which permission has not been granted in writing by the chief wild life warden under sub-section (3), shall become the property of the state government(5) in the prosecution for any offence under this section, it shall be presumed that a person in possession of animal trap is in unlawful possession of such trap, unless the contrary is proved by the accused:5provided that in certain exceptional circumstances, to be determined by the chief wild life warden, use of animal traps, except leg hold traps may be permitted by the chief wild life warden for safeguarding the agricultural crops and property of farmers'' 5 after section 12 of the principal act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new section 12a10"12a (1) notwithstanding anything contained   in this act, the chief wild life warden, shall on an application, grant a permit, by an order in writing to any person, to conduct scientific researchgrant of permit for scientific research(2)  without prejudice to any law for the time being in force, the chief wild life warden shall ensure that all permits for scientific research have been processed and granted subject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed (3) the central government may prescribe the following, namely:—15(a) the areas for conduct of scientific research; (b) the  person who shall be eligible for the grant of permits; (c) the time frame in which proposals for scientific research shall be disposed of, which shall in no case exceed one hundred twenty days;20amendment of section 18(d) the conditions subject to which permits for scientific research may be granted"6 in section 18 of the principal act, in sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—''provided that the state government shall declare its intention to constitute any area which falls under the scheduled areas as a sanctuary in consultation with the gram sabha concerned''25amendment of section 227  in section 22 of the principal act, for the words "the records of the state government and the evidence of any person acquainted with the same", the words "the records of the state government and of the gram sabha and the panchayat and the evidence of any person acquainted with the same" shall be substituted30amendment of section 288 in  section 28 of the principal act, in sub-section (1), in clause (b), after the word"photography", the words "and documentary film-making without making any change in the habitat or causing any adverse impact to the habitat or wild life" shall be insertedamendment of section 299 in section 29 of the principal act, for the explanation,   the following explanation shall be substituted, namely:—35 40"explanation—for the purposes of this section, grazing or movement oflivestock permitted under clause (d) of section 33, or hunting of wild animals under apermit granted under section 11 or hunting without violating the conditions of permit granted under section 12, or the exercise of any rights permitted to continue under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 24, or the bona fide use of drinking andhousehold water by local communities, shall not be deemed to be an act prohibited under this section"amendment of section 3210 in section 32 of the principal act, for the words "other substances", the words"other substances or equipment" shall be substituted11 in section 33 of the principal act,—amendment of section 3345(i) in the opening portion, after the words "manage and maintain all sanctuaries",the words "in accordance with such management plans prepared by it as per the guidelines issued by the central government and in case the sanctuary also falls under the scheduled areas, in consultation with the gram sabha concerned,'' shall be inserted;50(ii)  in the proviso to clause (a),  for the words "tourist lodges", the words"tourist or government lodges" shall be substituted12 in section 35 of the principal act,—amendment of section 35(i) in sub-section (1), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—5 "provided further that the state government shall declare its intention to constitute any area which falls under the scheduled areas as a national park in consultation with the gram sabha concerned''; (ii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—10 "(2a) the notification referred to in sub-section (1) shall, wherever available, include relevant details of forests (including forest compartment number) and revenue records pertaining to the area proposed to be declared as a national park"; (iii) in sub-section (8), for the words and figures  "sections 27 and 28", the words, figures and letter "sections 18a, 27 and 28," shall be substituted 13 in  section 36d of the principal act, in sub-section (2),—amendment of section 36d15(i) for the words "five representatives", the words "not less than three representatives" shall be substituted;(ii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—20"(2a) where a community reserve is declared on private land under sub-section (1) of section 36c, the community reserve management committee shall consist of the owner of the land along with a representative of the state forests or wild life department under whose jurisdiction the community reserve is located and also the representative of the panchayat concerned or the tribal community, as the case may be"amendment of section 382514 in  section 38 of the principal act, in sub-section (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—a m e n d m e n t of section 38c30a m e n d m e n t of section 38j35a m e n d m e n t of section 38l40''provided that the state government shall declare any area which falls under the scheduled areas to be a national park in consultation with the gram sabha concerned'' 15 in section 38c of the principal act,  after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—"(aa) supervise the overall functioning of the zoo and authorise the concerned chief wild life warden to supervise the zoo;" 16 section 38j of the principal act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) the roof, and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—''(2) the central zoo authority shall issue guidelines for the purposes of this section'' 17 in section 38l of the principal act, in sub-section (2), for clauses (l) and (m),  the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—"(l)  chairperson, national commission for the scheduled tribes or an  officer authorised by him;(m)  chairperson, national  commission for the scheduled castes or an officer authorised by him;"18 in section 38-o of the principal act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), after the words"of this act", the words "and make grants to it for such plan" shall be insertedamendment of section 38-o19  after section 38x of the principal act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new  section 38xa"38xa the provisions contained in this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions relating to the sanctuaries and national parks (whether included and declared, or are in the process of being so declared) included in a tiger reserve under this act"provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to provisions relating to sanctuaries and national parksamendment of chapter ivc20  in chapter ivc of the principal act, in the heading, for the words "tiger andother endangered species", the words "wild life" shall be substituted21 for section 38y of the principal act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—substitution of new section for section 38y5"38y the central government may, for the purpose of this act, by order published in the official gazette, constitute a wild life crime control bureau consisting of—constitution of wild life crime control bureau(a) the director of wild life preservation—director ex officio; (b) the inspector-general of police—additional director; (c) the deputy inspector-general of police—joint director;10(d) the deputy inspector-general of forests—joint director; (e) the additional commissioner (customs and central excise)—jointdirector; and(f) such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers referred to in sections 3 and 4 of this act"22  in section 39 of the principal act,—15amendment of section 39(i) in sub-section (1), in clause (a), after  the words  "bred in captivity or hunted", the words, figures and letter  "or specified plant picked, uprooted, kept, damaged or destroyed, dealt with or sold under section 17a" shall be inserted; (ii) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—20"(4) where any such government property is a live animal,  the state government shall ensure that it is housed and cared for by a recognised zoo or rescue centre when it cannot be released to its natural habitat"23  after chapter va of the principal act, the following chapter shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new chapter vb 25 'chapter vb regulation of international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora as per convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora30definitionsfor the purposes of this chapter35 40 4549d in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "artificially propagated" means plants which have been grown under controlled conditions from plant materials grown under similar conditions;(b) "bred in captivity" means produced from parents in captivity; (c) "convention" means the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora signed at washington, dc, in the united states of america on the 3rd of march, 1973, and amended at bonn on the 22nd of june, 1979, its appendices, decisions, resolutions and notifications made thereunder and its amendments, to the extent binding on india;(d) "exotic species" means species of animals and plants not found in  wild in india and not listed in the appendices to the convention but  notified as such by the management authority under sub-section (3) of section 49f for the reasons mentioned in clause (b) of section 49e;(e) "export" means export from india to any other country of animal, animal article,  meat, trophy, specimen, exotic species or of any of them;(f) "import" means import into india from any other country of animal, animal article, meat, trophy, specimen, exotic species or of any of them;(g) "management authority" means the management authority designated under section 49f;(h) "plant" means any member, alive or dead, of the plants listed in schedule vii  including seeds, roots and other parts thereof;(i) "readily recognisable part or derivative" includes any specimen which appears from an accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be a part or derivative of an animal or plant of species listed in schedule vii;5(j) "re-export" means export of any specimen that has previously been imported;(k) "scientific authority" means a scientific authority designated under section 49h;10(l) "scheduled specimen" means any specimen of  species listed in appendices i, ii and iii of the convention and incorporated as such in schedule vii;(m) "specimen" means—(i) any animal or plant, whether alive or dead; (ii) in the case of an animal,—15(a) for species included in appendices i and ii, any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof;(b) for species included in appendix iii, any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof specified in appendix iii of schedule vii in relation to the species; and (iii) in the case of a plant,—20(a) for species included in appendix i, any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof;(b) for species included in appendices ii and iii, any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof specified in appendices ii and iii of schedule vii in relation to the species;(n) "trade" means export, re-export, import and introduction from the sea2549e the provisions of this chapter shall apply to,—(a) specimens of animal and plant species listed in schedule vii; and (b) exotic species of animals and plants specimens not covered by schedule viiwhich require regulation,—(i) to protect the indigenous gene pool of the wild life found in india; or30provisions of this chapter to apply to animal and plant species listed in schedule vii and exotic species(ii) such species as it may be invasive in nature and may pose a threat to the wild life or ecosystems of india; or(iii) as such species are, in the opinion of the scientific authority, critically endangered in the habitats in which they occur naturally3549f  (1) the central government may, by notification, designate an officer not below the rank of an additional director general of forests as the management authority for discharging the functions and exercising the powers under this actdesignation of management authority and other officers52 of 196240(2)without prejudice to the customs act, 1962 or rules made or notifications issued thereunder or any law for the time being in force, the management authority shall be responsible for issuance of permits and certificates regulating the import, export and reexport of any scheduled specimen, submission of reports and other  functions as required under this chapter(3) the management authority shall, by notification, and on the advice of the scientific authority, notify the exotic species of animals and plants not covered by the convention45(4) the management authority shall prepare and submit annual and biennial reports to the central government(5) the central government may appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary to assist the management authority in discharging its functions or exercising its powers under this chapter, on such terms and conditions of service including salaries and allowances as may be prescribed5(6) the management authority may, with the prior approval of the central government,delegate its functions or powers [except the power to notify exotic species under subsection (3)], to such officers not below the rank of assistant inspector general of forests, as it may consider necessary for the purposes of this chapter49g the management authority shall, while discharging its functions or exercising its powers under the provisions of this chapter, be guided by the following principles, namely:—10general principles to be followed by management authority(i) the export or re-export or import of a specimen under schedule vii is inaccordance with the provisions of this chapter;(ii) specimens for export or import are not obtained in contravention of  anylaws, for the time being in force relating to protection of fauna and flora;15(iii) export or re-export of any living specimen is so arranged and shipped as tominimise the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment;(iv) the import of any specimen listed in appendix i of schedule vii is not usedfor primarily commercial purposes;20(v) the re-export of living specimen of species listed in appendix i or appendix iiof schedule vii shall require the prior grant and submission of a re-export certificate issued as per the provisions of the convention;(vi) the proposed recipient of a living specimen is suitably equipped to houseand take care of it;25(vii) the import of any specimen of a species included in appendix i or appendix iiof schedule vii shall require the submission of either an export permit or a re-export certificate under this act in addition to the requirement of export permit or re-export certificate under any other law for the time being in force;30(viii) the introduction from the sea of any specimen of a species included inappendix i or appendix ii of schedule vii shall require the grant of a certificate from the management authority of the country of introduction issued under the provision of the convention;(ix) the export of any specimen of a species included in appendix iii of schedulevii from any country which has included that species in appendix iii shall require grant and submission of an export permit which shall only be granted when conditions (ii) and (iii) have been fulfilled;35(x) the import of any specimen of a species included in appendix iii of schedule vii shall require,—(a) the submission of certificate of origin; and (b) where the import is from a country which has included that species in appendix iii, an export permit; or40(c) in the case of re-export, a certificate granted by the management authority  of the country of re-export that the specimen was processed in that country or is  being re-exported, may be accepted by the country of import as evidence that the provisions of the convention have been complied with in respect of the  specimen concerned45explanation—in clause (viii), the expression "introduction from the sea"means transportation into india of specimens of any species which were taken from the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of indiadesignation of scientific authorities49h (1) the central government may, by notification, designate one or more institutes established by it and engaged in research in wild life, as the scientific authority for the purposes of this chapter5(2) the designated scientific authority shall advise the management authority in such matters as may be referred to it by the management authority10(3) whenever the scientific authority is of the opinion that the export of specimens of any such species be limited in order to maintain that species throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it occurs and well above the level at which that species might become eligible for inclusion in appendix i of schedule vii, it shall advise the management authority to take such appropriate measures to limit the grant of export permits for specimens of that species as the scientific authority may deem necessary for said purpose(4) the scientific authority, while advising the management authority shall be guided by the following principles, namely:—15(a) that such export or import referred to in section 49g shall not be detrimental to the survival of that species; and(b) proposed recipient of a living specimen is suitably equipped to house and take care for it20(5) the scientific authority shall monitor the export permits granted by the management authority for specimens of species included in appendix ii of schedule vii(6) it shall be the duty of the scientific authority to identify and inform the management authority of exotic species of animals and plants which are not covered by schedule vii  and require regulation thereof—(i) to protect the indigenous gene pool of the wild life found in india; or25(ii) to avoid  threat to the wild life or ecosystems of india as such species are invasive in nature; or (iii) to protect such species as they, in the opinion of the scientific authority, are critically endangered in the habitats in which they occur naturally30 49-i the management authority and the scientific authority, shall, while performing their duties and exercising powers by or under this chapter, be subject to such general or special directions, as the central government may, from time to time, give in writingpower of central government to issue directions35constitution of co-ordination committee49j (1) the central government may, by notification,  constitute a co-ordination committee, for the purpose of ensuring co-ordination between the management authority and scientific authority, state chief wild life wardens and other enforcement authorities or agencies dealing with trade in wild life(2) the co-ordination committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall meet at such time and place and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, including the quorum at its meetings, as may be prescribed4049k (1) no person shall enter into any trade in scheduled specimens included in appendix i of schedule vii:international trade in scheduled specimens and restriction in respect thereof45provided that the scheduled specimens included in appendix i of schedule vii bred in captivity for commercial purposes, (except those which cannot be released in the wild), or of a plant species included in the said appendix i and artificially propagated for commercial purposes shall be deemed to be scheduled specimen included in appendix ii of schedule vii(2) subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), no person shall enter into any trade in any scheduled specimen except in accordance with the certificate granted by the management authority or the officer authorised by it in such manner as may be prescribed(3) every person trading in any scheduled specimen shall report the details of the scheduled specimen and the transaction to the management authority or the officer authorised by it in such manner as may be prescribed5(4) every person, desirous of trading in a scheduled specimen, shall present it for clearance to the management authority or the officer authorised by it or a customs officer only at the ports of exit and entry specified thereof49l (1) every person possessing an exotic species or scheduled specimen shall report the details of such specimen or specimens to the management authority or the officer authorised by it within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed10possession, breeding and domestic trade of exotic species or scheduled specimens(2) the management authority or the officer authorised by it may, on being satisfied that any exotic species or scheduled specimen was in possession of a person being the owner prior to the date of coming into force of the wild life (protection) amendment act,2013 and the rules made thereunder, or was obtained, in conformity with the convention, register the details of such scheduled specimen or exotic species and issue a registration certificate in the prescribed manner allowing the owner to retain such specimen15(3) any person who transfers possession, by any means whatsoever, of any scheduled specimen or exotic species shall report the details of such transfer to the management authority or the officer authorised by it in such form and within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed20(4) the management authority or the officer authorised by it shall register all transfers of scheduled specimens or exotic species and issue the transferee with a registration certificate in such manner as may be prescribed25(5) any person in possession of any live scheduled specimen or exotic species which bears any offspring shall report the birth of such offspring to the management authority or the officer authorised by it in such form and within such period and in such  manner as may be prescribed(6) the management authority or the officer authorised by it shall on receipt of the report under sub-section (5) register any offspring born to any scheduled specimen or exotic species and issue the owner with a registration certificate in such manner as may be prescribed30(7) no person shall possess, transfer or breed any scheduled specimen or exotic species except in conformity with this section and such rules as may be prescribed (8) the owner of an exotic species or scheduled specimen shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that it does not contaminate the indigenous gene pool of the wild life found in the country in any manner3549m (1) every person who is engaged in the breeding in captivity or artificiallypropagating any scheduled specimen listed in appendix i of schedule vii shall make, within a period of ninety days of the commencement of the wild life (protection) amendment act,2013, an application for registration   to the conservator of forest (wild life)40registration of persons engaged in breeding or artificially propagating scheduled specimen(2)the form of application to be made to the conservator of forest (wild life) under sub-section (1), the particulars to be contained in such application form, the manner in which such application shall be made, the fee payable on such application, the form of certificate of registration, the procedure to be followed in granting or cancelling the certificate of registration shall be such as may be prescribed49n  (1) on receipt of application under sub-section (1) of section  49m,  the conservator of forest (wild life) shall, if—45registration and issue of certificate of registration(a) the application is in the prescribed form; and (b) satisfied that the provisions of the act and rules made thereunder have been duly complied with, record an entry of the statement in a register and register the applicant and grant him a certificate of registration5(2) if the conservator of forest (wild life) is not satisfied that the provisions of the act and rules made thereunder are complied with or if a false particular is furnished, he may refuse or cancel the registration, as the case may be:provided that an opportunity of being heard shall be given to the applicant before the registration is refused or as the case may be, the registration is cancelled(3)the certificate of registration under sub-section (1) shall be issued for a period of two years and may be renewed after two years on payment of such fee as may be prescribed10(4) any person aggrieved by the refusal of the conservator of forest (wild life) or cancellation of registration under sub-section (2) may prefer an appeal to the chief wild life warden49-o no person shall alter, deface, erase or remove a mark of identification affixed upon the exotic species or scheduled specimen or its packageprohibition of erasing of a mark of identification1549p (1) every exotic species or scheduled specimen, in respect of which any offence against this act or rules made thereunder has been committed, shall become the property of the central governmentexotic species of scheduled specimen to be government property20(2)  the provisions of section 39 shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the exotic species or scheduled specimen as they apply in relation to  wild animals and animals articles referred to in sub-section (1) of that section(3)   where specimen referred to in sub-section (2) is a live animal, the state government shall ensure that it is housed and cared for by a recognised zoo or rescue centre in case it cannot be released to its natural habitat'24 in section 50 of the principal act,—amendment of section 50(a) in sub-section (1),—25(i) after the words "any forest officer", the  words "or any officer authorised by the management authority" shall be inserted;(ii) after the words "a sub-inspector", the words  "or any customs officer not below the rank of an inspector or any officer of the coast guard not below the rank of an assistant commandant" shall be inserted;30(b ) after sub-section (9), the  following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—352 of 1974 "(10) during any inquiry or trial of an offence under this act, where it appears to the judge or magistrate that there is prima facie case that any property including vehicles and vessels, seized under clause (c) of sub-section (1) was involved in any way in the commission of an offence under this act, the judge or magistrate shall not order for  the return of such property to its rightful owner until the conclusion of the trial of the offence notwithstanding anything contained in section 451 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973"4025 after section 50 of the principal act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new sections 50a and 50b power to undertake delivery"50a the director of wild life crime control bureau constituted under section  38yor any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, may, notwithstanding anything contained in this act, undertake control of delivery of any consignment to—(a) any destination in india, in such manner as may be prescribed;(b) a foreign country, in consultation with the competent authority of such foreign country to which a consignment is destined,  in such manner as may be prescribed5police to take charge of article seized and delivered50b (1) an officer-in-charge of a police station as and when so requested in writing by an officer mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 50, shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the order of the magistrate, all articles seized and delivered under this act10(2) the officer-in-charge may allow any officer to accompany such articles to the police station or who may be deputed, to affix his seal to such articles or to take samples of and from them and all samples so taken shall also be sealed with a seal of the officer-in-charge of the police station2 of 197415(3) without prejudice to the provisions contained in the code of criminal procedure, 1973, or any other law for the time being in force, the central government may, by rules, specify the manner of dealing with the articles forwarded to the police officer under sub-section (1)" 26  for sections 51 and 51a of the principal act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:—substitution of new sections for section 51 and 51apenalties20 "51 (1) any person who contravenes any provision of this act or any rule or order made thereunder, or terms and  conditions of any licence or permit granted under this act, shall be guilty of an offence against this act, and shall, on conviction, be liable to be punished in the manner specified under sub-sections (2) to (7)25(2) where the offence relates to any animal specified in schedule i or part ii of schedule ii or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and also  with  fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees:30provided that in the  case of a second or subsequent offence, of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the  term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with  fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to fifty lakh rupees35(3) where the  offence relates to the sale or purchase or transfer or offer for sale or trade of any animal specified in schedule i or part ii of schedule ii or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal or any violation of chapter va, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also with  fine which shall not be less than fifteen lakh rupees:provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence, of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupees40(4) where the offence relates to the sale or purchase or transfer or offer for sale or trade of any animal specified in part i of schedule ii, schedule iii and schedule iv, or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to  three years or with  fine which may extend to  one lakh rupees or with both: provided that in case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees or with both5(5) where the offence relates to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or altering the boundaries of a sanctuary or a national park, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but  which may extend to seven years and also with  fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees:10provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupees15(6) where the offence relates to hunting in a tiger reserve or altering the boundaries of a tiger reserve, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also with  fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to thirty lakh rupees:20 provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than fifty lakh rupees(7) where the offence relates to  contravention of the provisions of section 38j, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both:25provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with bothother offences3051a (1) where the offence relates to contravention of any other provision of this actor any rule or order made thereunder, or the breach of any of the terms and  conditions of any licence or permit granted under this act, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with  fine which may extend to twentyfive thousand rupees:provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years and also with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees35 40(2) when any person is convicted of an offence against this act, the court trying the offence may order that any captive animal, wild animal, animal article, trophy, uncured trophy, meat, ivory imported into india or an article made from such ivory, any specified plant, or part or derivative thereof in respect of which the offence has been committed, and any trap, tool, vehicle, vessel or weapon, used in the commission of the said offence be forfeited to the state government and that any licence or permit, held by such person under the provisions of this act, be cancelled(3) such cancellation of licence or permit or such forfeiture shall be in addition to any punishment that may be awarded for such offence54 of 19595(4) where any person is convicted of an offence against this act, the court may direct that the licence, if any, granted to such person under the arms act, 1959, for possession of any arm with which an offence against this act has been committed, shall be cancelled and that such person shall not be eligible for a licence under the arms act, 1959 for a period of five years from the date of conviction2 of 197420 of 1958(5) nothing contained in section 360 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 or in the probation of offenders act, 1958 shall apply to a person convicted of an offence with respect to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or of an offence against any provision of chapter va unless such person is under eighteen years of age102 of 197451b notwithstanding anything contained in the code of criminal procedure,1973,—certain conditions to apply while granting bail(a) every offence punishable with a term of imprisonment for three yearsor more under this act shall be cognizable offence;15(b) no person accused of an offence under sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (5)and (6) of section 51 shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless the public prosecutor has been given the opportunity to oppose the application for such release"27 in section 55 of the principal act,—amendment of section 55(a) after clause (ac), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—20"(ad) the management authority or any officer, including an officer of thewild life crime control bureau, authorised in this behalf by the central government; or";(b) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—252 of 1974"provided that a court may also take cognizance of any offence under thisact without the accused being committed to trial, upon perusal of a police report under section 173 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973, of the facts constituting an offence under this act"28 in section 61 of the principal  act,—amendment of section 6130(a) in sub-section (1), after the words "one schedule to another", the words"except schedule vii" shall be inserted;(b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(2) the central government may, in consultation with concerned state governments by notification, add or omit or amend the entries in any of the schedules to respond to area or site specific requirements of each state"; (c) after sub-section (3), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:—35"(4) the central government may, by notification, and in consultation with the management authority and the scientific authority, amend, vary or modify schedule vii40(5) nothing contained in this chapter and schedule vii, shall affect anything contained in other provisions of the act and the schedules i to vi (both inclusive)45(6) notwithstanding anything contained in this act, where a particular species is listed under schedules i, ii, iii, iv, v, or vi and schedule vii, the provisions of this act relevant to schedules i to vi shall apply to such species(7) every notification issued under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be it is issued, before each house of parliament"29 in section 63 of the principal act, in  sub-section (1),—amendment of section 63(a) after clause (ai), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—"(aii) the rules, standards or procedures and any other matter pertaining to scientific research;5(aiii) any matter relating to animal traps; (aiv) terms and conditions of the committee, sub-committees or study groups under sub-section (3) of section 5b;(av) terms and conditions of the committees under section 8a;'';(b) after clause (j), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—10"(ji) the terms and conditions of service including salaries and allowances of the officers and employees of the management authority under sub-section (5) of section 49f;(jii) the rules of procedure for transaction of business at meetings of the co-ordination committee including quorum under sub-section (2) of section 49j;15 (jiii) the manner of granting permits for possessing or trading in scheduled specimens under sub-section (2) of section 49k; and the manner of furnishing reports of such specimens to the management authority under sub-section (3) of section 49k;20(jiv) the period within which and the manner in which the details of exotic species or scheduled specimen to be reported under sub-section (1) of section 49l;(jv)  the period within which and the manner in which the details of transfer of exotic species or scheduled specimen under sub-section (3) of section 49l;(jvi)  the manner of registration certificate under sub-section (4) of section 49l;25(jvii)  the form, period and the manner in which the birth of offspring of exotic species or scheduled specimen to be reputed under sub-section (5) of section 49l;(jviii)  the manner in which a registration certificate to be issued to the owner under sub section (6) of section 49m;(jix) the rules to regulate possession, transfer or breeding under subsection (7) of section 49l;30(jx) the form, particulars, manner, fee payable on the application and the form of certificate of registration and the procedure in granting or cancelling the certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of section 49m;(jxi) the fee payable under sub-section (3) of section 49n;35(jxii) the manner of delivery of any consignment to any destination in india and to a foreign country under section 50a;"; (c) after clause (l), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(m) any other matter  which has to be, or may be, prescribed''30 for section 65 of the principal act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—40substitution of new section for section 65"65 nothing in this act shall affect the hunting rights of the scheduled tribes of the andaman islands and the nicobar islands in the union tterritory of andaman and nicobar islands, as notified by the andaman and nicobar administration from time to time''rights of scheduled tribes in andaman and nicobar islands to be protected4531 after schedusle vi of the principal act, the following schedule shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new schedule vii5 fauna  (animals) phylum  chordata class  mammalia (mammals) artiodactyla antilocapridae: pronghorn101 antilocapra americanabovidae: antelopes, cattle, duikers, gazelles, goats, sheep etc2 addax nasomaculatus 3 bos gaurus 4 bos mutus 5 bos sauveli156 bubalus depressicornis 7 bubalus mindorensis 8 bubalus quarlesi 9 capra falconeri10 capricornis milneedwardsii2011 capricornis rubidus 12 capricornis sumatraensis 13 capricornis thar 14 cephalophus jentinki2515 gazella cuvieri 16 gazella leptoceros 17 hippotragus niger variani 18 naemorhedus baileyi 19 naemorhedus caudatus 20 naemorhedus goral3021 naemorhedus griseus 22 nanger dama 23 oryx dammah 24 oryx leucoryx3525 ovis ammon hodgsonii 26 ovis ammon nigrimontana 27 ovis orientalis ophion 28 ovis vignei vignei 29 pantholops hodgsonii30 pseudoryx nghetinhensis31 rupicapra pyrenaica ornatecamelidae: guanaco, vicuna32 vicugna vicugnacervidae: deer, guemals, muntjacs, pudus533 axis calamianensis34 axis kuhlii 35 axis porcinus annamiticus36 blastocerus dichotomus 37 cervus elaphus hanglu1038 dama dama mesopotamica 39 hippocamelus spp 40 muntiacus crinifrons 41 muntiacus vuquangensis 42 ozotoceros bezoarticus1543 padu puda 44 rucervus duvaucelii 45 rucervus eldiimoschidae: musk deer2046 moschus spp (only the populations of afghanistan, bhutan, india, myanmar, nepaland pakistan; all other populations are included in appendix ii)suidae: babirusa, pygmy hog47 babyrousa babyrussa 48 babyrousa bolabatuensis babyrousa celebensis49 babyrousa togeanensis2550 sus salvaniustayassuidae: peccaries51 catagonus wagnericarnivora ailuridae: red panda3052 ailurus fulgenscanidae: bush dog, foxes, wolves53 canis lupus (only the populations of bhutan, india, nepal and pakistan; all otherpopulations are included in appendix ii excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as canis lupus familiaris and canis lupus dingo)3554 speothos venaticusfelidae: cats55 acinanyx jubatus 56 caracal caracal (only the population of asia; all other populations are included inappendix ii)4057 catopuma temminckii 58 felis nigripes 59 leopardus geoffroyi 60 leopardus jacobitus 61 leopardus pardalis 62 leopardus tigrinus 63 leopardus wiedii564 lynx pardinus 65 neofelis nebulosa 66 panthera leo persica 67 panthera onca1068 panthera pardus 69 panthera tigris 70 pardofelis marmorata 71 prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (only the populations of the bangladesh, indiaand thailand; all other populations are included in appendix ii)1572 prionailurus planiceps 73 prionailurus rubiginosus (only the population of india; all other populations areincluded in appendix ii)74 puma concolor coryi 75 puma concolor costaricensis 76 puma concolor couguar2077 puma yagouaroundi (only the populations of central and north america; all otherpopulations are included in appendix ii)78 uncia uncialutrinae: otters2579 aonyx capensis microdon (only the population of cameroon and nigeria; all otherpopulations are included in appendix ii)80 enhydra lutris nereis 81 lontra felina 82 lontra longicaudis 83 lontra provocax3084 lutra lutra 85 lutra nippon 86 pteronura brasiliensismustelinae: grisons, honey badger, martens, tayra, weasels3587 mustela nigripesotariidae: fur seals, sealions88 arctocephalus townsendiphocidae: seals89 manochus spp40ursidae: bears, giant panda90 ailuropoda melanoleuca 91 helarctos malayanus 92 melursus ursinus 93 tremarctos ornatus 94 ursus arctos (only the populations of bhutan, china, mexico and mongolia; allother populations are included in appendix ii)95 ursus arctos isabellinus96 ursus thibetanus5viverridae: binturong, civets, linsangs, otter-civet, palm civets97 prionodon pardicolorcetacea: dolphins, porpoises, whales balaenidae: bowhead whale, right whales1098 balaena mysticetus 99 eubalaena sppbalaenopteridae: humpback whale, rorquals100 balaenoptera acutorostrata (except the population of west greenland, which isincluded in appendix ii)101 balaenoptera bonaerensis15102 balaenoptera borealis 103 balaenoptera edeni 104 balaenoptera musculus 105 balaenoptera omurai 106 balaenoptera physalus20107 megaptera novaeangliaedelphinidae: dolphins108 orcaella brevirostris 109 orcaella heinsohni 110 sotalia spp25111 sousa sppeschrichtiidae: grey whale112 eschrichtius robustusiniidae: river dolphins30113 lipotes vexilliferneobalaenidae: pygmy right whale114 caperea marginataphocoenidae: porpoises115 neophocaena phocaenoides 116 phocoena sinus35physeteridae: sperm whales117 physeter macrocephalusplatanistidae: river dolphins118 platanista spp 119 ziphiidae: beaked whales, bottle-nosed whales40120 berardius spp 121 hyperoodon spp chiroptera pteropodidae: fruit bats, flying foxes122 acerodon jubatus 123 pteropus insularis5124 pteropus loochoensis 125 pteropus mariannus 126 pteropus molossinus 127 pteropus pelewensis 128 pteropus pilosus 129 pteropus samoensis10130 pteropus tonganus 131 pteropus ualanus 132 pteropus yapensis cingulatadasypodidae: armadillos15133 priodontes maximus dasyuromorphia dasyuridae: dunnarts134 sminthopsis longicaudata 135 sminthopsis psammophila20thylacinidae: tasmanian wolf, thylacine136 thylacinus cynocephalus(possibly extinct) diprotodontiamacropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies25137 lagorchestes hirsutus 138 lagostrophus fasciatus 139 onychogalea fraenata 140 onychogalea lunata30141 phalangeridae cuscusespotoroidae: rat-kangaroos142 bettongia spp 143 caloprymnus campestris(possibly extinct) vombatidae: northern hairy-nosed wombat35144 lasiorhinus krefftiilagomorpha leporidae: hispid hare, volcano rabbit145 caprolagus hispidus 146 romerolagus diazi40peramelemorphia chaeropodidae: pig-footed bandicoots147 chaeropus ecaudatus(possibly extinct)peramelidae: bandicoots, echymiperas148 perameles bougainvillethylacomyidae: bilbies149 macrotis lagotis 150 macrotis leucura5perissodactyla equidae: horses, wild asses, zebras151 equus africanus 152 equus grevyi10153 equus hemionous hemionus 154 equus hemionus khur 155 equus przewalskii 156 equus zebra zebrarhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses15157 rhinocerotidae spp (except the subspecies included in appendix ii)tapiridae: tapirs158 tapiridae spp (except the species included in appendix ii)primates: apes, monkeys atelidae: howler and prehensile-tailed monkeys159 alouatta coibensis20160 alouatta palliata 161 alouatta pigra162 ateles geoffroyi frontatus 163 ateles geoffroyi panamensis25164 brachyteles arachnoides 165 brachyteles hyposanthus 166 oreonax flavicauda 167 cebidae new world monkeys 168 callimico goeldii169 callithrix aurita30170 callithrix flaviceps 171 leontopithecus spp 172 saguinus bicolor 173 saguinus geoffroyi35174 sauginus leucopus 175 saguinus martinsi 176 saguinus oedipus 177 saimiri oerstediicercopithecidae: old world monkeys178 cercocebus galritus40179 cercopithecus diana 180 cercopithecus roloway 181 macaca silenus182 mandrillus leucophaeus 183 mandrillus sphinx 184 nasalis larvatus 185 piliocolobus kirkii5186 piliocolobus rufomitratus 187 presbytis potenziani 188 pygathrix spp 189 rhinopithecus spp 190 semnopithecus ajax 191 semnopithecus dussumieri10192 semnopithecus entellus193 semnopithecus hector 194 semnopithecus hypoleucos 195 semnopithecus priam 196 semnopithecus schistaceus15197 simias concolor 198 trachypithecus geei 199 trachypithecus pileatus 200 trachypithecus shortridgei20cheirogaleidae: dwarf lemurs201 cheirogaleidae sppdaubentoniidae: aye-aye202 daubentoni madagascariensishominidae: chimpanzees, gorilla, orang-utan203 gorilla beringei25204 gorilla gorilla 205 pan spp 206 pongo abelii 207 pongo pygmaeus30208 hylobatidae gibbons 209 hylobatidae sppindriidae: avahi, indris, sifakas, woolly lemurs210 indriidae spplemuridae: large lemurs211 lemuridae spp35lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs212 lepilemuridae spplorisidae: lorises213 nycticebus spp40pithecidae: sakis and uakaris214 cacajao spp 215 chiropotes albinasus proboscidea elephantidae: elephants216 elephas maximus5217 laxodonta africana (except the populations of botswana, namibia, south africa andzimbabwe, which are included in appendix-ii) rodentia chinehillidae: chinehillas218 chinchilla spp (specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisionsof the convention)10muridae: mice, rats219 leporillus conditor 220 pseudomys fieldi praeconis 221 xeromys myoides222 zyzomys pedunculatus15sciuridae: ground squirrels, tree squirrels223 cynomys mexicanus sirenia dugongidae: dugong224 dugong dugontrichechidae: manatees20225 trichechus inunguis 226 trichechus manatus class  aves (birds)25 anseriformes anatidae: ducks, geese, swans, etc227 anas aucklandica228 anas chlorotis 229 anas laysanensis30230 anas nesiotis231 asarcornis scutulata 232 branta canadensis leucopareia 233 branta sandvicensis 234 rhodonessa caryophyllacea35(possibly extinct) apodiformes trochilidae: hummingbirds235 glaucis dohrnii charadriiformes laridae: gull40236 larus relictusscolopacidae: curlews, greenshanks237 numenius borealis 238 numenius tenuirostris 239 tringa guttifer ciconiiformes ciconiidae: storks240 ciconia boyciana5241 jabiru mycteria242 mycteria cinereathreskiornithidae: ibises, spoonbills243 geronticus eremita 244 nipponia nippon10 columbiformes columbidae: doves, pigeons245 caloenas nicobarica 246 ducula mindorensis coraciiformes bucerotida: hornbills15247 aceros nipalensis 248 buceros bicornis 249 rhinoplax vigil 250 rhyticeros subruficollis20 falconiformes: eagles, falcons, hawks, vultures accipitridae: hawks, eagles251 aquila adalberti 252 aquila heliaca 253 chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii25254 haliaeetus albicilla 255 harpia harpyja 256 pithecophaga jefferyicathartidae: new world vultures257 gymnogyps californianus 258 vultur gryphus30falconidae: falcons259 falco araeus 260 falco jugger 261 falco newtoni 262 falco pelegrinoides3540263 falco peregrinus 264 falco punctatus 265 falco rusticolusgalliformes cracidae: chachalacas, currassows, guans266 crax blumenbachii 267 mitu mitu 268 oreophasis derbianus 269 penelope albipennis270 pipile jacutinga 271 pipile pipilemegapodiidae: megapodes, scrubfowl272 macrocephalon maleo5phasianida: grouse, guineafowl, partridges, pheasants, tragopans273 catreus wallichii 274 colinus virginiamus ridgwayi 275 crossoptilon crossoptilon 276 crossoptilon mantchuricum 277 lophophorus impejanus10278 lophophorus lhuysii 279 lophophorus sclateri 280 lophura edwardsi 281 lophura imperialis282 lophura swinhoii15283 polyplectron napoleonis 284 rheinardia ocellata 285 syrmaticus ellioti286 syrmaticus humiae20287 syrmaticus mikado288 tetraogallus caspius 289 tetraogallus tibetanus 290 tragopan blythii 291 tragopan caboti292 tragopan melanocephalus25293 tympanuchus cupido attwateri gruiformes gruidae: cranes294 grus americana30295 grus canadensis nesiotes 296 grus canadensis pulla297 grus japonensis 298 grus leucogeranus299 grus monacha 300 grus nigricollis35301 grus vipiootididae: bustards302 ardeotis nigriceps 303 chlamydotis macqueenii 304 chlamydotis undulata40305 houbaropsis bengalensis rallidae: rail306 gallirallus sylvestrisrhynochetidae: kagu307 rhynochetos jubatus5passeriformes atrichornithidae: scrub-bird308 atrichornis clamosuscotingidae: cotingas309 cotinga maculata10310 xipholena atropurpureafringillidae: finches311 carduelis cucullatahirundinidae: martin15312 pseudochelidon sirintaraeicteridae: blackbird313 xanthopsar flavusmeliphagidae: honeyeater314 lichenostomus melanops cassidixmuscicapidae: old world flycatchers20315 dasyornis broadbenti litoralis(possibly extinct)316 dasyornis longirostris 317 picathartes gymnocephalus 318 picathartes areas25pittidae: pittas319 pitta gurneyi 320 pitta kochistrunidae: mynahs (starlings)30321 leucopsar rothschildizosteropidae: white-eye322 zosterops albogularispelecaniformes fregatidae: frigatebird323 fregata andreswsipelecanidae: pelican35324 pelecanus crispussulidae: booby325 papasula abbottipiciformes picidae: woodpeckers40326 campephilus imperialis 327 dryocopus javensis richardsipodicipediformes podicipedida: grebe45328 podilymbus gigas procellariiformes diomedeidae: albatross329 phoebastria albatrus psittaciformes cacatuidae: cockatoos5330 cacatua goffiniana 331 cacatua haematuropygia 332 cacatua moluccensis 333 cacatua sulphurea10334 probosciger aterrimuslorridae: lories, lorikeets335 eos histrio 336 vini ultramarinapsittacidae: amazons, macaws, parakeets, parrots337 amazona arausiaca15338 amazona auropalliata 339 amazona barbadensis 340 amazona brasiliensis 341 amazona finschi 342 amazona guildingii20343 amazona imperialis 344 amazona leucocephala 345 amazona oratrix 346 amazona pretrei25347 amazona rhodocorytha 348 amazona tucumana 349 amazona versicolor 350 amazona vinacea 351 amazona viridigenalis 352 amazona vittata30353 anodorhynchus spp 354 ara ambiguus 355 ara glaucogularis 356 ara macao 357 ara militaris35358 ara rubrogenys 359 cyanopsitta spixii 360 cyanoramphus cookii 361 cyanoramphus forbesi 362 cyanoramphus novaezelandiae40363 cyanoramphus saisseti 364 cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni365 eunymphicus cornutus 366 guarouba guarouba 367 neophema chrysogaster 368 ognorhynchus icterotis5369 pezoporus occidentalis(possibly extinct)370 pezoporus wallicus 371 pionopsitta pileata 372 primolius couloni 373 primolius maracana10374 psephotus chrysopterygius 375 psephotus dissimilis 376 psephotus pulcherrimus(possibly extinct)377 psittacula echo15378 pyrrhura cruentata 379 rhynchopsitta spp 380 strigops habroptilus20 rheiformes rheidae: rheas381 pterocnemia pennata (except pterocnemia pennata pennata which is included inappendix ii) sphenisciformes spheniscidae: penguins25382 spheniscus humboldti strigiformes: owls383 heteroglaux blewitti 384 mimizuku gurneyi 385 ninox natalis 386 ninox novaeseelandiae undulata30tytonidae: barn owls387 tyto soumagnei struthioniformes struthionidae: ostrich388 struthio camelus35 tinamiformes tinamidae: tinamous389 tinamus solitarius trogoniformes trogonidae: quetzals40390 pharomachrus mocinno class reptilia (reptiles)crocodylia: alligators, caimans, crocodiles391 crocodylia  spp (except the species included in appendix i)5alligatoridae: alligators, caimans392 alligator sinensis 393 caiman crocodilus apaporiensis 394 caiman latirostris (except the population of argentina, which is included inappendix ii)10395 melanosuchus nigercrocodylidae: crocodiles396 crocodylus acutus 397 crocodylus cataphractus 398 crocodylus intermedius 399 crocodylus mindorensis15400 crocodylus moreletii 401 crocodylus niloticus niloticus 402 crocodylus palustris 403 crocodylus porosus 404 crocodylus rhombifer20405 crocodylus siamensis 406 osteolaemus tetraspis 407 tomistoma schlegelii 408 gavialidae: gavial25gavialis gangeticus rhynchocephalia sphenodontidae: tuatara409 sphenodon sppsauria chamaeleonidae: chameleons30410 brookesia perarmatahelodermatidae: beaded lizard, gila monster411 heloderma horridum charlesbogertiiguanidae: iguanas412 brachylophus spp35413 cyclura spp 414 sauromalus variuslacertidae: lizards415 gallotia simonyivaranidae: monitor lizards40416 varanus bengalensis 417 varanus flavescens 418 varanus griseus419 varanus komodoensis 420 varanus nebulosusserpentes : snakes boidae : boas421 acrantophis spp5422 boa constrictor occidentalis 423 epicrates inornatus 424 epicrates monensis 425 epicrates subflavus 426 sanzinia madagascariensis10bolyeriidae : round island boas427 bolyeria multocarinata 428 casarea dussumieriloxocemidae : mexican dwarf boa15429 python molurus molurustropidophiidae : wood boas430 vipera ursiniitestudines chelidae : austro-american side-necked turtles20431 pseudemydura umbrinacheloniidae : marine turtles432 cheloniidae sppemydidae : box turtles, freshwater turtles433 glyptemys muhlenbergii25434 terrapene coahuilageoemydidae : box turtles, freshwater turtles435 batagur affinis 436 batagur baska 437 geoclemys hamiltonii30438 melanochelys tricarinata 439 morenia ocellata 440 pangshura tectatestudinidae : tortoises35441 astrochelys radiata 442 astrochelys yniphora 443 chelonoidis nigra 444 gopherus flavomarginatus 445 psammobates geometricus 446 pyxis arachnoides40447 pyxis planicauda 448 testudo kleinmannitrionychidae : softshell turtles, terrapins449 apalone spinifera atra 450 aspideretes gangeticus 451 aspideretes hurum 452 aspideretes nigricans5 class amphibia (amphibians)anura bufonidae : toads453 altiphrynoides spp 454 atelopus zeteki 455 bugo periglenes10456 bufo superciliaris 457 nectophrynoides spp458 nimbaphrynoides spp459 spinophrynoides sppmicrohylidae : red rain frog, tomato frog15460 dyscophus antongiliicryptobranchidae : giant salamanders461 andrains sppsalamandridae : newts and salamanders20462 neurergus kaiseri class elasmobranchii (sharks) rajiformes pristidae : sawfishes463 pristidae spp (except the species included in appendix ii)25acipenseriformes : paddlefishes, sturgeons acipenseridae : sturgeons464 acipenser brevirostrum 465 acipenser sturio30cypriniformes catostomidae : cui-ui466 chasmistes cujuscyprinidae : blind carps, plaeesok467 probarbus jullieni35osteoglossiformes osteoglossidae : arapaima, bonytongue468 scleropages formosusperciformes sciaenidae : totoaba40469 totoaba macdonaldisiluriformes pangasiidae : pangasid catfish470 pangasianodon gigas class sarcopterygii (lungfishes) coelacanthiformes latimeriidae : coelacanths5471 latimeria spp phylum  arthropoda lepidoptera papilionidae : birdwing butterflies, swallowtail butterflies472 ornithoptera alexandrae 473 papilio chikae10474 papilio homerus 475 papilio hospiton phylum  mollusca15 class  bivalvia (clams and mussels) unionoida unionidae : freshwater mussles, pearly mussels476 conradilla caelata 477 dromus dromas 478 epioblasma curtisi20479 epioblasma florentina 480 epioblasma sampsonii 481 epioblasma sulcata perobliqua 482 epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum 483 epioblasma torulosa torulosa25484 epioblasma turgidula 485 epioblasma walkeri 486 fusconaia cuneolus 487 fusconaia edgariana30488 lampsilis higginsii 489 lampsilis orbiculata orbiculata 490 lampsilis satur 491 lampsilis virescens 492 plethobasus cicatricosus 493 plethobasus cooperianus35494 pleurobema plenum 495 potamilus capax 496 quadrula intermedia 497 quadrula sparsa 498 toxolasma cylindrella40499 unio nickliniana 500 unio tampicoensis tecomatensis 501 villosa trabalis stylommatophoraachatinellidae: agate snails, oahu tree snails502 achatinella spp flora (plants)5agavaceae: agaves503 agave parvifloraapocynaceae: elephant trunks, hoodias504 pachypodium ambongense 505 pachypodium baronii 506 pachpodium decaryi10 507 araucariaceae: monkey-puzzle tree508 araucaria araucanacactaceae: cacti509 ariocarpus spp15510 astrophytum asterias 511 aztekium ritteri512 coryphantha werdermannii513 discocactus spp 514 echinocereus ferreirianus ssp lindsayi20515 echinocereus schmollii 516 escobaria minima 517 escobaria sneedii 518 mammillaria pectinifera 519 mammillaria solisioides 520 melocactus conoideos25521 melocactus deinacanthus 522 melocactus glaucescens 523 melocactus paucispinus 524 obregonia denegrii 525 pachycereus militaris30526 pediocactus bradyi 527 pediocactus knowltonii 528 pediocactus paradinei 529 pediocactus peeblesianus35530 pediocactus sileri 531 pelecyphora spp 532 sclerocactus brevihamatus ssp tobuschii 533 sclerocactus erectocentrus 534 sclerocactus glaucus 535 sclerocactus mariposensis40536 sclerocactus mesae-verdae 537 sclerocactus nyensis538 sclerocactus papyracanthus 539 sclerocactus pubispinus 540 sclerocatus wrightiae 541 strombocactus spp 542 turbinicarpus spp5543 uebelmannia sppcomposite: (asteraceae) kuth544 saussurea costuscupressaceae: alerce, cypresses545 fitzroya cupressoides10546 pilgerodendron uviferumcycadaceae: cycads547 cycas beddomeieuphorbiaceae: spurges15548 euphorbia ambovombensis 549 euphorbia capsaintemariensis 550 euphorbia cremersil (includes the forma viridifolia and the var rakotozafyi) 551 euphorbia cylindrifolia (includes the ssp tuberifera) 552 euphyorbia decaryi (includes the vars ampanihyensis, robinsonii and spirosticha)20553 euphorbia francoisii 554 euphorbia moratti (includes the vars antsigiensis, bemarahensis and multiflora) 555 euporbia parvicyathophora 556 euphorbia quartziticola 557 euphorbia tulearensis25 fouquieriaceae: ocotillos558 fouquieria fasiculata 559 fouquieria purpusii leguminosae (fabaceae): afrormosia, cristobal, rosewood, sandalwood560 dalbergia nigra30 liliaceae: aloes561 aloe albida 562 aloe albiflora 563 aloe alfredii 564 aloe bakeri35565 aloe bellatuala 566 aloe calcairphila 567 aloe compressa (includes the vars paucituberculata, rugousquamosa andschistophila)568 aloe delphinensis40569 aloe descoingsii 570 aloe fragilis 571 aloe haworthioides (includes the var aurantiaca) 572 aloe helenae 573 aloe laeta (includes the var maniaensis) 574 aloe parallelifolia 575 aloe parvula5576 aloe pillansii 577 aloe polyphylla 578 aloe rauhii 579 aloe suzannae 580 aloe versicolor10581 aloe vossiinepenthaceae: pitcher-plants (old world)582 nepenthes khasiana 583 nepenthes rajahorchidaceae: orchids584 aerangis ellisii15585 dendrobium cruentum 586 laelia jongheana 587 laelia lobata 588 paphipedilum spp20589 peristeria elata 590 phargmipedium spp591 renanthera imschootianapalmae (arecaceae): palms592 chrysalidocarpus decipienspinaceae: firs and pines25593 abies guatemalensispodocarpaceae: podocarps594 podocarpus parlatoreirubiaceae: ayugue595 balmea stormiae30sarraceniaceae: pitcher-plants (new world)596 sarracenia oreophila597 sarracenia rubra 598 ssp alabamensis599 sarracenia rubra ssp jonesii35stangeriaceae: stangerias600 stangeria eriopuszamiaceae: cycads601 ceratozamia spp40602 chigua spp603 encephalartos spp 604 microcycas calacoma fauna (animals) phylumchordata class mammalia (mammals)5 artiodactyla bovidae: antelopes, cattle, duikers, gazellers, goats, sheep, etc1 ammotragus lervia 2 biscon bison athabascae 3 budorcas taxicolor104 cephalophus brookei 5 cephalophus dorsalis 6 cephalophus ogilbyi 7 cephalophus silvicultor 8 cephalophus zebra159 damaliscus pygargus pygargus10 kobus leche 11 ovis ammon (except the subsepecies included in appendix i) 12 ovis canadensis 13 ovis vignei (except the subspecies included in appendix i)2014 philantomba monticola 15 saiga borealis 16 saiga tataricacamelidae: guanaco, vicuna2517 lama guanicoe 18 vicugna vicugnacervidae deer: guemals, muntjacs, pudus19 cervus elaphus bactrianus 20 pudu mephistophile30 hippopotamidae: hippopotamuses21 hexaprotodon liberiensis 22 hippopotamus amphibiousmoschidae: musk deer23 moschus spp (except which are included in appendix i)35tayassuidae: peccaries24 tayassuidae spp (except the species included in appendix i) carnivoracanidae: bush dog, foxes, wolves25 canis lupus (except which are included in appendix i)4026 cerdocyon thous 27 chrysocyon brachyurus28 cuon alpinus 29 lycalopex fulvipes 30 lycalopex fulvipes 31 lycalopex griseus532 lycalopex gymnocercus 33 vulpes cana 34 vulpes zerdaeupleridae: fossa, falanouc, malagasy civet35 cryptoprocta ferox 36 eupleres goudotii1037 fossa fossanafelidae: cats38 felidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)mephitidae: hog-nosed skunk1539 conepatus humboldtiilutrinae: otters40 lutrinae spp (except the species included in appendix i)otariiae: fur seals, sealions41 arctocephalus spp (except the species included in appendix i)20phocidae: seals42 mirounga leonineursidae: bears, giant panda43 ursidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)viverridae: binturong, civets, linsangs, otter-civet, palm civets44 cynogale bennettii2545 hemigalus derbyanus 46 prionodon linsangcetacea: dolphins, porpoises, whales47 cetacea spp (except the species included in appendix i)pteropodidae: fruit bats, flying foxes3048 acerodon spp (except the species included in appendix i) 49 pteropus spp (except the species included in appendix i)cingulata dasypodidae: armadillos50 chaetophractus nationi35diprotodontia macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies51 dendrolagus inustus 52 dendrolagus ursinusphalangeridae: cuscuses53 phalanger intercastellanus4054 phalanger mimicus55 phalanger orientalis 56 spilocuscus kraemeri 57 spilocuscus maculatus 58 spilocuscus papuensis5 monotremata tachyglossidae: echidnas, spiny anteaters59 zaglossus spp perissodactyla equidae: horses, wild asses, zebras1060 equus hemionus (except the subsepecies included in appendix i) 61 equus kiang 62 equus zebra hartmannaerhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses63 ceratotherium simum simumtapiridae: tapirs1564 tapirus terrestrispholidota manidae: pangolins65 manis spp20 pilosa bradypodidae: three-toed sloth66 bradypus variegatesmyrmecophagidae: american anteaters67 myrmecophaga tridactylaprimates: apes, monkeys2568 primate spp (except the species included in appendix i) proboscideaelephantidae: elephants69 loxodonta africana rodentia30sciuridae: ground squirrels, tree squirrels70 ratufa sppscandentia: tree shrews71 scandentia spp sirenia35trichechidae: manatees72 trichechus senegalensis class aves (birds)40 anseriformesanatidae: ducks, geese, swans, etc73 anas bernieri 74 anas formosa 75 branta ruficollis 76 coscoroba coscoroba 77 cygnus melancoryphus 78 dendrocygna arborea579 oxyura leucocephala 80 sarkidiornis melanotosapodiformes trochilidae: hummingbirds81 trochilidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)10ciconiformes balaenicipitidae: shoebill, whale-headed stork82 balaeniceps rexciconiidae: storks83 ciconia nigra15phoenicopteridae: flamingos84 phoenicopteridae sppthreskiornithidae: ibises, spoonbills85 eudocimus ruber 86 geronticus calvus 87 platalea leucorodia20columbiformes columbidae: doves, pigeons88 gallicolumba luzonica 89 goura spp25coraciiformes bucerotidae: hornbills90 aceros spp (except the species included in appendix i) 91 anorrhinus spp 92 anthracoceros spp3093 berenicornis spp 94 buceros spp (except the species included in appendix i) 95 penelopides spp 96 rhyticeros spp (except the species included in appendix i)cuculiformes musophagidae: turacos3597 tauraco sppfalconiformes eagles, falcons, hawks, vultures98 falconiformes spp (except the species included in appendices i and iii and thespecies of the family cathartidae)40galliformes phasianidae: grouse, guineafowl, partridges, pheasants, tragopans99 argusianus argus100 gallus sonneratii 101 ithaginis cruentus 102 pavo muticus 103 polyplectron bicalcaratum 104 polyplectron germaini5105 polyplectron malacense 106 polyplectron schleiermacherigruiformes gruidae: cranes107 gruidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)10otididae: bustards108 otididae sppcotingidae: cotingas109 rupicola sppemberizidae: cardinals, tanagers110 gubernatrix cristata15111 paroaria capitata 112 paroaria coronata 113 tangara fastuosaestrildidae: mannikins, waxbills20114 amandava formosa 115 lonchura oryzivora 116 poephila cincta cinctafringillidae: finches117 carduelis yarrelliimuscicapidae: old world flycatchers25118 cyornis ruckii 119 garrulax canorus 120 garrulax taewanus 121 leiothrix argentauris30122 leiothrix lutea 123 liocichla omeiensisparadisaeidae: birds of paradise124 paradisaeidae spppittidae: pittas125 pitta guajana35126 pitta nymphapycnonotidae: bulbul127 pycnonotus zeylanicussturnidae: (mynahs (starlings)40128 gracula religiosaramphastidae: toucans129 pteroglossus aracari 130 pteroglossus viridis 131 ramphastos sulfuratus 132 ramphastos toco 133 ramphastos tucanus5134 ramphastos vitellinuspsittachiformes135 psittaciformes spp (except the species included in appendix i and agapornisroseicollis, melopsittacus undulatus, nymphicus hollandicus and psittacula krameri, which are not included in the appendices)10rheiformes rheidae: rheas136 pterocnemia pennata pennata 137 rhea americanasphenisciformes spheniscidae: penguins15138 spheniscus demersusstrigiformes owls139 stragiformes spp (except the species included in appendix i) class reptilia (reptiles)20crocodylia alligators, caimans, crocodiles140 crocodilia spp (except the species included in appendix i)sauria agamidae: agamas, mastigures141 uromastyx spp25chamaeleonidae: chameleons142 bradypodion spp 143 brookesia spp (except the species included in appendix i)144 calumma spp30145 chamaeleo spp 146 furcifer sppcordylidae: spiny-tailed lizards147 cordylus sppgekkonidae: geckos148 cyrtodactylus serpensinsula35149 phelsuma spp 150 uroplatus spphelodermatidae: beaded lizard, gila monster151 heloderma spp (except the subspecies included in appendix i)iguanidae: iguanas40152 amblyrhynchus cristatus153 conolophus spp 154 ctenosaura bakeri155 ctenosaura oedirhina 156 ctenosaura melanosterna 157 ctenosaura palearis 158 iguana spp5159 phrynosoma blainvillii 160 phrynosoma cerroense 161 phrynosoma coronatum 162 phrynosoma wigginsilacertidae: lizards10163 podarcis lilfordi 164 podarcis pityusensisscincidae skinks165 corucia zebratateiidae: caiman lizards, tegu lizards166 crocodilurus amazonicus15167 dracaena spp 168 tupinambis sppvaranidae: monitor lizards169 varanus spp (except the species included in appendix i)20xenosauridae: chinese crocodile lizard170 shinisaurus crocodilurusserpentes: snakes boidae: boas171 boidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)25bolyeriidae: round island boas172 bolyeriidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)colubridae: typical snakes, water snakes, whipsnakes173 clelia clelia 174 cyclagras gigas 175 elachistodon westermanni30176 ptyas mucosuselapidae: cobras, coral snakes177 hoplocephalus bungaroides 178 naja atra 179 naja kaouthia35180 naja mandalayensis 181 naja naja 182 naja oxiana 183 naja philippinensis40184 naja sagittifera 185 naja samarensis 186 naja siamensis 187 naja sputatrix 188 naja sumatrana 189 ophiophagus hannahloxocemidae: mexican dwarf boa5190 loxocemidae spppythonidae: pythons191 pythonidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)tropidophiidae: wood boas192 tropidophiidae sppviperidae: vipers10193 vipera wagneritestudines carettochelyidae: pig-nosed turtles194 carettochelys insculptachelidae: austro-american side-necked turtles15195 chelodina maccordidermatemydidae: central american river turtle196 dermatemys mawiiemydidae: box turtles, freshwater turtles20197 glyptemys insculpta198 terrapene spp (except the species included in appendix i)geoemydidae: box turtles, freshwater turtles199 batagur spp (except the species included in appendix i) 200 cuora spp201 heosemys annandalii25202 heosemys depressa 203 heosemys grandis204 heosemys spinosa 205 leucocephalon yuwonoi30206 malayemys macrocephala 207 malayemys subtrijuga 208 mauremys annamensis 209 mauremys mutica 210 notochelys platynota 211 orlitia borneensis35212 pangshura spp (except the species included in appendix i)213 siebenrockiella crassicollis 214 siebenrockiella leytensisplatysternidae: big-headed turtle40215 platysternon megacephalumpodocnemididae: afro-american side-necked turtles216 erymnochelys madagascariensis 217 peltocephalus dumerilianus 218 podocnemis spptestudinidae: tortoises219 testudinidae spp (except the species included in appendix i)5trionychidae: softshell turtles, terrapins220 amyda cartilaginea 221 chitra spp 222 lissemys punctata 223 lissemys scutata 224 pelochelys spp10 class  amphibia (amphibians) anura dendrobatidae: poison frogs225 allobates femoralis15226 allobates zaparo 227 cryptophyllobates azureiventris 228 dendrobates spp 229 epipedobates spp 230 phyllobates spp20hylidae: tree frogs231 agalychnis spp232 mantellidae mantellas233 mantella spp25microhylidae: red rain frog, tomato frog234 scaphiophryne gottlebeiranidae: frogs235 euphlyctis hexadactylus 236 hoplobatrachus tigerinusrheobatrachidae: gastric-brooding frogs30237 rheobatrachus spp caudata ambystomatidae: axolotls238 ambystoma dumerilii 239 ambystoma mexicanum35 class  elasmobranchii (sharks) lamniforms cetorhinidae: basking shark40240 cetorhinus maximuslamnidae: great white shark241 carcharodon carcharias orectolobiformes rhincodontidae: whale shark242 rhincodon typusrajiformes pristidae: sawfishes5243 pristis microdon class  actinopterygii (fishes)acipenseriformes paddlefishes, sturgeons244 acipenseriformes spp (except the species included in appendix i)10anguilliformes anguillidae: freshwater eels245 anguilla anguillacyprinidae: blind carps, plaeesok246 caecobarbus geertsi15osteoglossiformes osteoglossidae: arapaime, bonytongue247 arapaima gigas perciformes labridae: wrasses20248 cheilinus undulates class  sarcopterygii (lungfishes) ceratodontiformes ceratodontidae: australian lungfish25249 neoceratodus forsteri phylum  arthropoda class  arachnida (scorpions  and  spiders)30araneae theraphosidae: red-kneed tarantulas, tarantulas250 aphonopelma albiceps 251 aphonopelma pallidum 252 brachypelma spp35scorpiones scorpionidae: scorpions253 pandinus dictator 254 pandinus gambiensis 255 pandinus imperator40 class  insecta (insects) coleoptera scarabaeidae: scarab beetles256 dynastes satanas papilionidae: birdwing butterflies, swallowtail butterflies257 atrophaneura jophon 258 atrophaneura pandiyana 259 bhutanitis spp5260 ornithoptera spp (except the species included in appendix i) 261 parnassius apollo 262 teinopalpus spp 263 trogonoptera spp 264 troides spp10 phylum  annelida class  hirudinoidea (leeches) arhynchobdellida hirudinida: medicinal leeches265 hirudo medicinalis15266 hirudo verbena phylum  mollusca clalss  bivalvia (clams and mullels)20 mytiloida mytilidae: marine mussels267 lithophaga lithophaga unionoida unionidae: freshwater mussels, pearly mussels268 cyprogenia aberti25269 epioblasma torulosa rangina 270 pleurobema clava veneroidatridacnidae: giant clams30271 tridacnidae spp class  gastropoda (snails  and  conches) mesogastropoda strombidae: queen conch35272 strombus gigas stylommatophora camaenidae: green tree snail273 papustyla pulcherrima40 phylum  cnidaria class  anthozoa (corals  and  sea  anemones) antipatharia: black corals274 antipatheria spp helioporacea helioporidae:  black corals275 helioporidae spp (includes only species heliopora coerulea fossils are not subjectto the provisions of the convention)scleractinia: stony corals5276 scleractinia spp (fossils are not subject to the provisions of the convention)stolonifera tubiporidae: organ-pipe corals277 tubiporidae spp (fossils are not subject to the provisions of the convention)10 class  hydrozoa (sea  ferns,  fire  corals  and  stinging  medusae)milleporina milleporidae: fire corals278 milleporidae spp (fossils are not subject to the provisions of the convention)15stylasterina stylasteridae lace corals279 stylasteridae spp (fossils are not suject to the provisions of the convention)flora (plants) agavaceaf: agaves280 agave victoriae-reginae20281 nolina interrataamaryllidaceae: snowdrops, sternbergias282 galanthus spp 283 sternbergias sppanacadiaceae: cashews25284 operculicarya hyphaenoides 285 operculicarya pachypusapocynaceae: elephant trunks, hoodias286 hoodia spp 287 pachypodium spp (except the species included in apendix i )30288 rauvolfia serpentinearaliaceae: ginseng289 panax ginseng 290 panax quinque foliusberberidaceae: may-apple35291 podophyllum hexandrumbromeliaceae: air plants, bromelias292 tillandsia harrisii 293 tillandsia kammii 294 tillandsia kautskyi40295 tillandsia mauryana 296 tillandsia sprengeliana 297 tillandsia sucrei 298  tillandsia xerographicacactaceae: cacti299 cactaceae spp (except the species included in appendix i and except pereskia spppereskiopsis spp and quiabentia spp) caryocaraceae: ajo300 caryocar costaricense5crassulaceae: dudleyas301 dudleya stolonifera 302 dudleya traskiaecucurbitaceae: melons, gourds, cucurbits10303 zygosicyos pubescens 304 zygosicyos tripartituscyatheaceae: tree-ferns305 cyathea sppcycadaceae: cycads15306 cycadaceae spp (except the species included in appendix i)dicksoniaceae: tree-ferns307 cibotium barometz 308 dicksonia sppdidiereaceae: alluaudias, didiereas309 didiereaceae spp20dioscoreaceae: elephant's foot, kniss310 dioscorea deltoideadroseraceae: venus' flytrap311 dionaea muscipula25euphorbiaceae: spurges312 euphorbia sppfouquieriaceae: ocotillos313 fouquieria columnarisjuglandaceae: gavilan314 oreomunnea pterocarpa30lauraceae: laurels315 aniba rosaeodoraleguminosae (fabaceae): afrormosia, cristobal, rosewood, sandalwood316 caesalpinia echinata35317 pericopsis elata 318 platymiscium pleiostachyum 319 pterocarpus santalinusliliaceae: aloes40320 aloe sppmeliaceae: mahoganies, spanish cedar321 swietenia humilis322 swietenia macrophylla 323 swietenia mahagoninepenthaceae: pitcher-plants (old world)324 nepenthes spp5orchidaceae: orchids325 orchidaceae spporobanchaceae: broomrape326 cistanche deserticolapalmae (arecaceae): palms10327 beccariophoenix madagascariensis 328 lemurophoenix halleuxii 329 marojejya darianii 330 neodypsis decaryi 331 ravenea lauveli 332 ravenea rivularis15333 satranala decussilvae 334 voanioala gerardiipassifloraceae: passion-flowers335 adenia olaboensis20portulacaceae: lewisias, portulacas, purslanes336 anacampseros spp 337 avonia spp338 lewisia serrataprimulaceae: cyclamens339 cyclamen spp25ranunculaceae: golden seals, yellow adonis, yellow root340 adonis vernalis 341 hydrastis canadensisrosaceae: african cherry, stinkwood342 prunus africana30rubiaceae: ayugue343 sarracenia spp (except the species included in appendix i)scrophulariaceae: kutki344 picrorhiza kurrooa (excludes picrorhiza scrophulariiflora)35stangeriaceae: stangerias345 bowenia spptaxaceae:  himalayan yew346 taxus chinesis and infraspecific taxa of this species 347 taxus cuspidata and infraspecific taxa of this species 348 taxus fuana and infraspecific taxa of this species40349 taxus sumatrana and infraspecific taxa of this species 350 taxus wallichiana thymelaeaceae  (aquilariaceae): agarwood, ramin351 aquilaria spp 352 gonystylus spp 353 gyrinops spp valerianaceae: himalayan spikenard5354 nardostachys grandifloravitaceae: grapes355 cyphostemma elephantopus 356 cyphostemma montagnacii10 welwitschiaceae: welwitschia357 welwitschia mirabiliszamiaceae: cycads358 zamiaceae spp (except the species included in appendix i)zingiberaceae: giner lily15359 hedychium philippinense zygophyllaceae: lignum-vitae360 bulnesia sarmientoi 361 guaiacum spp fauna  (animals) phylum  chordata class  mammalia (mammals)5artiodactyla bovidae: antelopes, cattle, duikers, gazelles, goats, sheep, etc1 antilope cervicapra 2 bubalus arnee (excludes the domesticated form, which is referenced as bubalusbubalis)103 gazella dorcas 4 tetracerus quadricorniscervidae: deer, guemals, muntjacs, pudus5 cervus elaphus barbarus 6 mazama temama cerasina157 odocoileus virginianus mayensiscarnivora canidae: bush dog, foxes, wolves8 canis aureus 9 vulpes bengalensis2010 vulpes vulpes griffithi 11 vulpes vulpes montana 12 vulpes vulpes pusillaherpestidae: mongooses13 herpestes edwardsi2514 herpestes fuscus 15 herpestes javanicus 16 auropunctatus 17 herpestes smithii3018 herpestes urva 19 herpestes vitticollishyaenidae: aardwolf20 proteles cristatamustelinae: grisons, honey badger, martens, tayra, weasels3521 eira barbara 22 galictis vittata 23 martes flavigula 24 martes foina intermedia 25 martes gwatkinsii 26 mellivora capensis4027 mustela altaica 28 mustela erminea ferghanae29 mustela kathiah 30 mustela sibiricaodobenidae: walrus31 odobenus rosmarusprocyonidae: coatis, kinkajou, olingos532 bassaricyon gabbii 33 bassariscus sumichrasti 34 nasua narica 35 nasua nasua solitaria1036 potos flavusviverridae: binturong, civets, linsangs, otter-civet, palm civets37 arctictis binturong 38 civettictis civetta 39 paguma larvata1540 paradoxurus hermaphroditus 41 paradoxurus jerdoni 42 viverra civettina 43 viverra zibetha 44 viverricula indica20chiroptera phyllostomidae: broad-nosed bat45 platyrrhinus lineatuscingulata dasypodidae: armadillos46 cabassous centralis2547 cabassous tatouaypilosa megalonychidae: two-toed sloth48 choloepus hoffmannimyrmecophagidae: american anteaters3049 tamandua mexicanarodentia cuniculidae: paca50 cuniculus pacadasyproctidae: agouti3551 dasyprocta punctataerethizontidae: new world porcupines52 sphiggurus mexicanus 53 sphiggurus spinosus40sciuridae: ground squirrels, tree squirrels54 marmota caudata 55 marmota himalayana 56 sciurus deppei class aves (birds)anseriformes anatidae: ducks, geese, swans, etc557 cairina moschata 58 dendrocygna autumnalis 59 dendrocygna bicolorcharadriiformes burhinidae: thick-knee60 burhinus bistriatus10columbiformes columbidae: doves, pigeons61 nesoenas mayericuculiformes cathartidae: new world vultures1562 sarcoramphus papagalliformes cracidae: chachalacas, currassows, guans63 crax alberti2064 crax daubentoni65 crax globulosa 66 crax rubra 67 ortalis vetula 68 pauxi pauxi69 penelope purpurascens2570 penelopina nigraphasianidae: grouse, guineafowl, partridges, pheasants, tragopans71 meleagris ocellata 72 tragopan satyra30passeriformes cotingidae: cotingas73 cephalopterus ornatus 74 cephalopterus penduligermuscicapidae: old world flycatchers75 acrocephalus rodericanus3576 terpsiphone bourbonnensispiciformes capitonidae: barbet77 semnornis ramphastinusramphastidae: toucans4078 baillonius bailloni 79 pteroglossus castanotis80 ramphastos dicolorus 81 selenidera maculirostris class reptilia (reptiles) sauria gekkonidae: geckos582 hoplodactylus spp 83 naultinus sppserpentes: snakes colubridae typical snakes, water snakes, whip snakes84 atretium schistosum 85 cerberus rynchops1086 xenochrophis piscatorelapidae: cobras, coral snakes87 micrurus diastema 88 micrurus nigrocinctusviperidae: vipers1589 crotalus durissus 90 daboia russelii testudines chelydridae: snapping turtles2091 macrochelys temminckiiemydidae: box turtles, freshwater turtles92 graptemys sppgeoemydidae: box turtles, freshwater turtles93 geoemyda spengleri 94 mauremys iversoni2595 mauremys megalocephala 96 mauremys nigricans 97 mauremys pritchardi 98 mauremys reevesii3099 mauremys sinensis100 ocadia glyphistoma 101 ocadia philippeni 102 sacalia bealei 103 sacalia pseudocellata 104 sacalia quadriocellata35trionychidae: softshell turtles, terrapins105 palea steindachneri 106 pelodiscus axenaria 107 pelodiscus maackii 108 pelodiscus parviformis40109 rafetus swinhoei phylum  echinodermata class  holothuroidea (sea  cucumbers)aspidochirotida stichopodidae sea cucumbers110 isostichopus fuscusclass insecta(insects)coleoptera lucanidae: cape stag beetles111 colophon supplepidoptera nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies112 agrias amydon boliviensis 113 morpho godartii lachaumei 114 prepona praeneste buckleyanaphylum  cnidariaclass  anthozoa(corals  and  sea   anemones)gorgonaceae coralliidae115 corallium elatius 116 corallium japonicum 117 corallium konjoi 118 corallium secundumflora (plants)gnetaceae: gnetums119 gnetum montanumleguminosae (fabaceae): afrormosia, cristobal, rosewood, sandalwood120 dalbergia retusa 121 dalbergia stevensonii 122 dipteryx panamensismagnoliaceae: magnolia123 magnolia liliifera var obovatameliaceae  mahoganies, spanish cedar124 cedrela fissilis 125 cedrela lilloi 126 cedrela odoratapalmae (arecaceae): palms127 lodoicea maldivicapapaveraceae: poppy128 meconopsis regiapinaceae: firs and pines129 abies guatemalensis 130 pinus koraiensispodocarpaceae: podocarps131 podocarpus neriifoliustrochodendraceae: (tetracentraceae) tetracentron132 tetracentron sinense statement of objects and reasonsthe wild life (protection) act, 1972 provides for the protection and conservation of wild animals, birds and plants the said act, provides inter alia, for the management of their habitats and regulation and control of trade or commerce thereof2 taking into consideration the increase in wild life crime, the central government had constituted a tiger task force the tiger task force, in its report, had recommended for amending the wild life (protection) act, 1972 so as to increase the punishments for violating provisions of the act consequent upon the recommendations the task force, a committee was constituted for examining the recommendations made by the tiger task force relating to amendments in the act and the provisions for enforcement of the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (cites) in the country, and suggesting other necessary amendments india is a party to the said convention and it is obligatory for the country to bring in necessary legislative changes to facilitate implementation of cites3 the committee, inter alia, recommended to insert a new chapter vb, in the act consistent with the provisions of the cites the terms, phrases and definitions etc in the chapter would have the same meaning as given in the cites4 the wild life (protection) amendment bill, 2013, inter alia, proposes to—(a) insert new definitions in view of the amendments proposed in the act; (b) provide for prohibition on use of animal traps except under certain circumstances;(c) provide for grant of permit for scientific research; (d) make provisions relating to cites so as to control illegal international trade in wild life;(e) increase the punishment for offences under the act; (f) make provision considering certain activities as non prohibitive under section29 of the act, such as, grazing or movement of livestock, bona fide use of drinking and household water by local communities, etc;(g) provide for protection of hunting rights of the scheduled tribes in the union territory of andaman and nicobar islands;(h) insert a new schedule vii to the act so as to include the appendices listing out flora and fauna for purposes of regulation of international trade under cites;(i) make certain consequential and other amendments to the act5 the notes on clauses explain in detail various provisions contained in the bill 6 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectivesnew delhi;the 31st january,  2013clause 2—this clause seeks to amend section 2 of the wild life (protection) act,1972 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act) which relates to definitionsclause 3—this clause seeks to amend sub-section (3) of section 5b of the act which relates to standing committee of the national board for wildlifeit is proposed to provide that rules may be made prescribing the terms and conditions of committees, sub-committees or study groups to be constituted, by the national board in discharge of functions assigned to itclause 4—this clause seeks to insert new section 9a which relates to prohibition on animal trapsit provides that no person shall manufacture, sell, purchase, keep, transport or use any animal trap except with prior permission given in writing by the chief wild life warden for educational and scientific purposesit further provides that every person, who possesses any animal trap on the date of commencement of the proposed legislation, shall within sixty days from such commencement, shall make declarations to that effectit also provides that the chief wild life warden may purposes, then person to possess such trap subject to conditionsit also provides that all declared animal traps,  of which permission has not been granted shall become the property of the state government in the prosecution for any offence under the proposed section, it shall be presumed that a person in possession of animal trap is in unlawful possession of such trapclause 5—this clause seeks to insert a new section 12a which relates to grant of permit for scientific researchit provides that notwithstanding anything contained in the act, the chief wildlife warden, shall grant a permit to any person to conduct scientific research subject to such conditions and in suchit further provides for the central government to prescribe in respect of certain matters clause 6—this clause seeks to amend section 18 of the act relating to declaration of sanctuaryit provides that the state government shall declare its intention to constitute any area which falls under the scheduled areas as a sanctuary in consultation with the gram sabha concernedclause 7—this clause seeks to amend section 22 of the principal act which relates to inquiry by the collectorit provides that the collector claims and rights shall ascertain the same from the records of the state government and of the gram sabha and the evidence of any person acquainted with such rightsclause 8— this clause seeks to amend section 28 of the principal act which relates to grant of permitit  proposes to grant permit for documentary film-making also without making any change in habitat or causing any adverse impact to it or wildlife"clause 9—this clause seeks to substitute the existing explanation to section 29 of the principal act which relates to destruction, etc, in sanctuary prohibited without a permitit proposes to include the reference of section 11, 12 and clause (c) of sub-section (2)of section 24 for the purposes enhancing  the scope of the explanationclause 10—this clause seeks to amend section 32 of the principal act which relates to ban on use of injurious substancesit proposes to include other substances or equipment with a view to ban carrying of injurious equipments inside the sanctuaryclause 11—this clause seeks to amend section 33 of the principal act which relates to control of sanctuariesit proposes that the chief wild life warden shall control, manage and maintain all sanctuaries in accordance with the management plan prepared as per guidelines issued by the central government and also to include government lodges within the purview of clause (a) thereofclause 12—this clause seeks to amend section 35 of the principal act which relates to declaration of national parksit proposes to insert a new proviso to sub-section (1) of the aforesaid section to provide that the state government shall declare its intention to constitute any area which falls under the scheduled areas as a national park in consultation with the gram sabha concernedit further proposes to insert a new sub-section (2a) to provide that the notification under sub-section (1) shall include relevant details of forests (including forest compartment number) and revenue records pertaining to the area proposed to be declared as a national parkclause 13—this clause seeks to amend section 36d of the principal act which relates to community reserve management committeeit proposes to reduce the representatives from five to three to be nominated by the village panchayats, etcit further proposes to insert a new sub-section (2a) which provides that where a community reserve is declared on private land under sub-section (1) of section 36c, the community reserve management committee shall consist of the owner of the land along with a representative of the state forests or wildlife department under whose jurisdiction the community reserve is locatedclause 14—this clause seeks to amend section 38 of the principal act which relates to power of the central government to declare areas as sanctuaries or national parksit proposes to insert a new proviso to sub-section (2) of the aforesaid section to provide that the state government shall declare its intention to constitute any area which falls under the scheduled areas as a national park in consultation with the gram sabha concernedclause 15—this clause seeks to amend section 38c of the principal act which relates to functions of the central zoo authorityit proposes to insert a new clause (aa) which enables the authority to supervise the overall functioning of the zoos and authorise the concerned chief wild life warden to supervise the zooclause 16—this clause seeks to amend section 38j of the principal act which relates to prohibition of teasing, etc, in a zooit proposes to confer power upon the central zoo authority to issue guidelines in this regardclause 17—this clause seeks to amend section 38l of the principal act which relates to constitution of national tiger conservation authorityit proposes to substitute clauses (1) and (m) of sub-section (2) include officers of the national commission of scheduled tribes and national commission for the scheduled castes of officers authorised by themclause 18—this clause seeks to amend section 38-o of the principal act which relates to powers and functions of tiger conservation authorityit proposes to enable the authority to make grants to the state government for implementation of tiger conservation plansclause 19—this clause seeks to insert a new section 38xa which provides that the provisions contained in chapter ivb shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions relating to the sanctuaries and national parks (whether included and declared, or are in the process of being so declared) included in a tiger reserve under the principal actclause 20—this clause seeks to amend the heading of chapter ivc of the principal act with respect to the nomination of the wild life crime control bureauclause 21—this clause seeks to substitute section 38y of the principal act which relates to constitution of wild life crime control bureau and also to the change of name of the wild life crime control bureauclause 22—this clause seeks to amend section 39 of the principal act relating to wild animals, etc, to be government propertyit proposes to amend sub-section (1) of the aforesaid section so as to include specified plant picked, uprooted, kept, damaged or destroyed, dealt with or sold under section 17a within the scope of the said sub-section (1)it further proposes to insert a new sub-section (4) to provide that where government property is alive animal and it cannot be released to its natural habitat, the state government shall ensure that it is housed and cared for by a recognised zoo or rescue centreclause 23—this clause seeks to insert new chapter vb in the principal act for regulation of international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and florathe proposed new section 49d seeks to inter alia, define the words and expression for the purposes of the proposed new chapterthe proposed new section 49e provides for application of the provisions of the proposed chapter to animal and plant species listed in schedule vii and exotic speciesthe proposed new section 49f makes provision of management authority and other officersit further provides that the central government may designate an officer not below the rank of additional director general of forests as the management authority for discharging functions and exercising powers under the proposed legislationit also provides that the management authority shall be responsible for issuance of permits and certificates regulating the import, export and re-export of any scheduled specimen, submission of reports and other functions as required under the proposed chapter and he shall, on the advice of the scientific authority, notify the exotic species of animals and plants not covered by the convention and prepare and submit annual and biennial reports to the central governmentit also provides that the central government may appoint officers and employees  to assist the management authority in discharging his functions or exercising powersit also enables the management authority to delegate the functions or powers [except the power to notify exotic species under sub-section (3)], to the officers not below the rank of assistant inspector general of foreststhe proposed new section 49g provides for powers of management authority it provides that the management authority shall, while discharging the functions or exercising powers ensure certain matters specified thereinthe proposed new section 49h provides for scientific authorities it provides that the central government may designate one or more institutes established by it and engaged in research in wildlife, as the scientific authority for the purposes of the proposed chapterit further provides that the designated scientific authority shall advise the management authority in such matters as may be referred to it by the management authorityit also provides that the scientific authority, while advising the management authority shall be guided by the principles specified therein and the scientific authority shall monitor the export permits granted by the management authority for specimens of species included in appendix ii to schedule viiit also provides that it shall be the duty of the scientific authority to identify and inform the management authority of exotic species of animals and plants which are not covered by schedule vii and require regulation thereof (i) to protect the indigenous gene pool of the wildlife found in india; (ii) to avoid threat to the wildlife or ecosystems of india as such species are invasive in nature; (iii) to protect such species as they, in the opinion of the scientific authority, are critically endangered in the habitats in which they occur naturallythe proposed new section 49-i provides that the management authority and the scientific authority, while performing their duties and exercising powers, shall be subject to such general or special directions, as the central government may, from time to time, give in writingthe proposed new section 49j provides for constitution of a co-ordination committee for the purpose of ensuring co-ordination between the management authority and scientific authority, state chief wildlife wardens and other enforcement authorities or agencies dealing with trade in wild lifethe proposed new section 49k provides that no person shall enter into any international trade in scheduled specimens included in appendix i to schedule viiit further provides that no person shall enter into any trade in any scheduled specimen except in accordance with the certificate granted by the management authority or the officer authorised by him in such manner as may be prescribedit also provides that every person trading in any scheduled specimen shall report the details of the scheduled specimen and the transaction to the management authority or the officer authorised by him in such manner as may be prescribedit also provides that every person, desirous of trading in a scheduled specimen, shall present it for clearance to the management authority or the officer authorised by him or a customs officer only at the ports of exit and entry specified thereofthe proposed new section 49l provides that every person possessing an exotic species or scheduled specimen shall report the details of such specimen or specimens to the management authority or the officer authorised by him within such period and in such manner as may be prescribedit further provides that the management authority or the officer authorised by him may, on being satisfied that any exotic species or scheduled specimen was in possession of a person being the owner prior to the date of coming into force of the proposed legislation and the rules made thereunder, or was obtained, in conformity with the convention, register the details of such scheduled specimen or exotic species and issue a registration certificate in the prescribed manner allowing the owner to retain such specimenit also provides that any person who transfers possession of any scheduled specimen or exotic species shall report the details of such transfer to the management authority or the officer authorised by it in such form and within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed and the management authority or the officer authorised by him shall register all transfers of scheduled specimens or exotic species and issue the transferee with a registration certificate in such manner as may be prescribedit also provides that any person in possession of any live scheduled specimen or exotic species which bears any offspring shall report the birth of such offspring to the management authority or the officer authorised by him in such form and within such period and in such manner as may be prescribedit also provides that the management authority or the officer authorised by it shall on receipt of the report, register any offspring born to any scheduled specimen or exotic species and issue the owner with a registration certificate in such manner as may be prescribedit also provides that no person shall possess, transfer or breed any scheduled specimen or exotic species except in conformity with this section and the rules made thereunder; and the owner of an exotic species or scheduled specimen shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that it does not contaminate the indigenous gene pool of the wildlife found in the country in any mannerthe proposed new section 49m provides for registration of persons engaged in breeding or artificially propagating specimen of schedule vii it provides that every person who is engaged in the breeding in captivity or artificially propagating any scheduled specimen listed in appendix i of schedule vii shall make an application for registration to the conservator of forest (wildlife) within a period of ninety days of the commencement of the proposed legislationit further provides that the form of application to be made to the conservator of forest(wildlife) under sub-section (1), the particulars to be contained in such application form, the manner in which such application shall be made, the fee payable thereon, the form of certificate of registration, the procedure to be followed in granting or cancelling the certificate of registration shall be such as may be prescribedthe proposed new section 49n provides for registration and issue of certificate of registrationit further provides that if the conservator of forest (wildlife) is not satisfied that the provisions of the act and rules made thereunder are complied with or if a false particular is furnished, he may refuse or cancel the registration as the case may beit also provides that the certificate of registration shall be issued for a period of two years and may be renewed after two years on payment of such fee as may be prescribedit also provides that any person aggrieved by the refusal of the conservator of forest(wildlife) or cancellation of registration may prefer an appeal to the chief wildlife wardenthe proposed new section 49-o provides for prohibition of erasing of a mark of identification it provides that no person shall alter, deface, erase or remove a mark of identification affixed upon the exotic species or scheduled specimen or its packagethe proposed new section 49p provides that exotic species of scheduled specimen to be government propertyit further provides that the provisions of section 39 shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the exotic species or scheduled specimen as they apply in relation to wild animals and animals articles referred to in sub-section (1) of that sectionit also provides that where specimen referred to in sub-section (2) is a live animal, the state government shall ensure that it is housed and cared for by a recognised zoo or rescue centre in case it cannot be released to its natural habitatclause 24—this clause seeks to amend section 50 of the principal act which relate to power of entry, search, arrest and detention it seeks to  confer power of entry, search, arrest and detention on any officer authorised by the management authority or any customs officer not below the rank of an inspector or any officer of the coast guard not below the rank of an assistant commandantit further seeks to insert a new sub-section (10) which provides that during any inquiry or trial of an offence under the act, where it appears to the judge or magistrate that there is prima facie case that any property including vehicles and vessels, seized under clause (c) of sub-section (1) was involved in any way in the commission of an offence under the act, the judge or magistrate shall not order for the return of such property to its rightful owner until the conclusion of the trial of the offence notwithstanding anything contained in section 451 of the code of criminal procedureclause 25—this clause seeks to insert new section 50a and 50b the proposed new section 50a provides for power to undertake delivery it provides that the director wildlife crime control bureau or any other officer authorised by him, may, undertake control of delivery of any consignment to—(a) any destination in india, (b) a foreign country, in consultation with the competent authority of such foreign country to which a consignment is destined, in such manner as may be prescribedthe proposed new section 50b provides that the police to take charge of articles seized and delivered it provides that an officer-in-charge of a police station as and when so requested in writing by an officer mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 50, shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the order of the magistrate, all articles seized under the actit further provides that the officer-in-charge may allow any officer to accompany such articles to the police station or who may be deputed, to affix his seal to such articles or to take samples of and from them and all samples so taken shall also be sealed with a seal of the officer-in-charge of the police stationit also provides that without prejudice to the provisions contained in the code of criminal procedure, 1973 or any other law for the time being in force, the central government may, by rules, specify the manner of dealing with the articles forwarded to the police officer under sub-section (1)clause 26—this clause seeks to substitute sections 51 and 51a of the principal act relating to penalties and certain conditions to apply while granting bail it provides that any person who contravenes any provision of the act or any rule or order made thereunder, or terms and conditions of any licence or permit granted under the act, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to be punished in the manner specified under sub-sections (2) to (7)it further provides that where the offence relates to any animal specified in schedule ior part ii of schedule ii or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but may extend to seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees and in the case of a second or subsequent offence, of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but may extend to fifty lakh rupeesit also provides that where the offence relates to the sale or purchase or transfer or offer for sale or trade of any animal specified in schedule i or part ii of schedule ii or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal or any violation of chapter va, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than fifteen lakh rupees and in the case of a second or subsequent offence, of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupeesit also provides that where the offence relates to the sale or purchase or transfer or offer for sale or trade of any animal specified in part i of schedule ii, schedule iii and schedule iv, or the meat of such animal or animal article, trophy, or uncured trophy derived from such animal, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both and in case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees or with bothit also provides that where the offence relates to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or altering the boundaries of a sanctuary or a national park, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but may extend to seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees and in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupeesit also provides that where the offence relates to hunting in a tiger reserve or altering the boundaries of a tiger reserve, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but may extend to thirty lakh rupees and in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than fifty lakh rupeesit also provides that where the offence relates to contravention of the provisions of section 38j, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both and in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with boththe proposed new section 51a provides for other offences it provides that where the offence relates to contravention of any other provision of the act or any rule or order made thereunder, or the breach of any of the terms and conditions of any licence or permit granted under this act, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this subsection, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than three years but may extend to five years and also with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupeesit further provides that when any person is convicted of an offence against this act, the court trying the offence may order that any captive animal, wild animal, animal article, trophy, uncured trophy, meat, ivory imported into india or an article made from such ivory, any specified plant, or part or derivative thereof in respect of which the offence has been committed, and any trap, tool, vehicle, vessel or weapon, used in the commission of the said offence be forfeited to the state government and that any licence or permit, held by such person under this act, be cancelled and such cancellation of licence or permit or forfeiture shall be in addition to any punishment that may be awarded for such offenceit also provides that where any person is convicted of an offence under the act, the court may direct that the licence, if any, granted to such person under the arms act, 1959, for possession of any arm with which an offence under the act has been committed, shall be cancelled and that such person shall not be eligible for a licence under the arms act, 1959 for a period of five years from the date of convictionit also provides that nothing contained in section 360 of the code of criminal procedure,1973 or in the probation of offenders act, 1958 shall apply to a person convicted of an offence with respect to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or of an offence against any provision of chapter va unless such person is under eighteen years of agethe proposed new section 51b provides for certain conditions to apply while granting bail it provides that every offence punishable with a term of imprisonment for three years or more under the act shall be cognizable offence and no person accused of an offence under sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of section 51 shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless the public prosecutor has been given the opportunity to oppose the application for such releaseclause 27—this clause seeks to amend section 55 of the principal act which relates to cognizance of offenceit proposes to insert a new clause (ad) so as to include the management authority or any officer, including an officer of the wildlife crime control bureau, authorised in this behalf by the central government within the scope of the aforesaid section for the purpose of making complaint of any offence under the actit further proposes to insert a proviso to provide that a court may also take cognizance of any offence under this act without the accused being committed to trial, upon perusal of a police report under section 173 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 of the facts constituting an offence under the actclause 28—this clause seeks to amend section 61 of the principal act which relates to power to alter entries in scheduleit proposes to amend sub-section (1) so as to exclude schedule vii from the purview of the said sub-sectionit further proposes to insert a new sub-section to confer power upon the central government to add or omit or amend the entries in any of the schedules to respond to area or site specific requirements of each state in consultation with concerned state governmentit also provides that the central government may amend, vary or modify schedule viiin consultation with the management authority and the scientific authorityit also provides that nothing contained in this chapter and schedule vii, shall affect anything contained in other provisions of the act and the schedules i to vi (both inclusive)it also provides that every notification issued under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before each house of parliamentclause 29—this clause seeks to amend section 63 of the principal act which relates to power of central government to make rulesit proposes to include the matters under the proposed legislation in respect of which the central government may make rulesclause 30—this clause seeks to substitute section 65 of the principal act which relates to right of scheduled tribes to be protectedit provides that nothing in the act shall affect the right of any scheduled tribes of the andaman islands and the nicobar islands in the union territory of andaman and nicobar islands as notified by the andaman and nicobar administrationclause 31—this clause seeks to insert a new schedule vii to include the species as listed in the appendices of convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora financial memorandumclause 23 of the bill seeks to insert a new chapter vb in the wild life (protection) act,1972 so as to provide for the provisions under the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora the proposed new section 49f provides that the central government may designate an officer not below the rank of additional director general of forests as the management authority for discharging functions and exercising powers under the act sub-section (5) thereof provides that the central government may appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary to assist the management authority in discharging its functions or exercising the powers under the proposed new chapter, on such terms and conditions of service including salaries and allowances as may be prescribed the salaries and allowances of the officers and employees to be appointed shall be met from the sanctioned budget of the central government under the plan scheme "strengthening of wild life division consultancies for special tasks"2 the bill, if enacted and brought into operation, is not likely to involve any other expenditure of recurring or non-recurring nature from and out of the consolidated fund of india memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 30 of the bill seeks to amend section 63 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972which confers power upon the central government to make rules the matters on which rules may be made, inter alia, relate to— (a) the rules, standards or procedures and any other matter pertaining to scientific research; (b) any matter relating to animal traps; (c) terms and conditions of the committee, sub-committees or study groups under sub-section (3) of section 5b; (d) terms and conditions of the committees under section 8a; (e) the terms and conditions of service including salaries and allowances of the officers and employees of the management authority under sub-section (5) of section 49f; (f) the rules of procedure for transaction of business at meetings of the co-ordination committee including quorum under sub-section (2) of section 49j; (g) the manner of granting permits for possessing or trading in scheduled specimens under sub-section (2) of section 49k; and the manner of furnishing reports of such specimens to the management authority under sub-section (3) of section 49k; (h) the rules to regulate breeding in captivity or artificially propagating specimens listed in appendix i of schedule vii; (i) any matter referred to in section 49l; (j) any other matter relating to scheduled specimens or exotic species; (k) rules on any matter not specifically specified2 the rules made by the central government under section 63 of the act, shall have to be laid, as soon as they are made, before each house of parliament3 the matters in respect of which rules may be made are matters of procedure or administrative detail and it is not practicable to provide for them in the bill itself the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character annexure extracts from the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (53 of 1972)    definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—     (15) "habitat" includes land, water or vegetation which is the natural home of any wild animal;(16) "hunting" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes,—     (b) capturing, coursing, snaring, trapping, driving or baiting any wild or captive animal and every attempt to do so;    (24) "person" includes a firm;    (31) "trophy" means the whole or any part of any captive animal or wild animal, other than vermin, which has been kept or preserved by any means, whether artificial or natural, and includes—     (b) antler, bone, carapace, shell, horn rhinoceros horn, hair, feather, nail, tooth, tusk, musk, eggs, nests and honeycomb;    (35) "weapon" includes ammunition, bows and arrows, explosives, firearms, hooks, knives, nets, poison, snares and traps and any instrument or apparatus capable of anaesthetizing, decoying, destroying, injuring or killing an animal;(36) "wild animal" means any animal specified in schedules i to iv and found wild in nature;     (39) "zoo" means an establishment, whether stationary or mobile, where captive animals are kept for exhibition to the public and includes a circus and rescue centres but does not include an establishment of a licensed dealer in captive animals     5b (1)     standing committee of the national board(3) the national board may constitute committees, sub-committees or study groups, as may be necessary, from time to time in proper discharge of the functions assigned to it     inquiry by collector22 the collector shall, after service of the prescribed notice upon the claimant, expeditiously inquire into—(a) the claim preferred before him under clause (b) of section 21, and(b) the existence of any right mentioned in section 19 and not claimed under clause (b) of section 21, so far as the same may be ascertainable from the records of the state government and the evidence of any person acquainted with the same|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|grant of permit28 (1) the chief wild life warden may, on application, grant to any person a permit to enter or reside in a sanctuary for all or any of the following purposes, namely:—|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|(b) photography;|             ||--------------|| destruction, || etc, in a   || sanctuary    || prohibited   || without a    || permit      |29 no person shall destroy, exploit or remove any wild life including forest produce from a sanctuary or destroy or damage or divert the habitat of any wild animal by any act whatsoever or divert, stop or enhance the flow of water into or outside the sanctuary, except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the chief wild life warden, and no such permit shall be granted unless the state government being satisfied in consultation with the board that such removal of wild life from the sanctuary or the change in the flow of water into or outside the sanctuary is necessary for the improvement and better management of wild life therein, authorises the issue of such permit:provided that where the forest produce is removed from a sanctuary the same may be used for meeting the personal bona fide needs of the people living in and around the sanctuary and shall not be used for any commercial purposeexplanation—for the purposes of this section, grazing or movement of livestock permitted under clause (d) of section 33 shall not be deemed to be an act prohibited under this section|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|32 no person shall use, in a sanctuary, chemicals, explosives or any other substances which may cause injury to, or endanger, any wild life in such sanctuaryban on use of injurious substancescontrol of sanctuaries33 the chief wild life warden shall be the authority who shall control, manage and maintain all sanctuaries and for that purpose, within the limits of any sanctuary,—(a) may construct such roads, bridges, buildings, fences or barrier gates, and carry out such other works as he may consider necessary for the purposes of such sanctuary: provided that no construction of commercial tourist lodges, hotels, zoos and safari parks shall be undertaken inside a sanctuary except with the prior approval of the national board|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----| national parksdeclaration of national parks35 (1) whenever it appears to the state government that an area, whether within a sanctuary or not, is, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological or zoological association or importance, needed to be constituted as a national park for the purpose of protecting, propagating or developing wild life therein or its environment, it may, by notification, declare its intention to constitute such area as a national park:provided that where any part of the territorial waters is proposed to be included in such national park, the provisions of section 26a shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the declaration of a national park as they apply in relation to the declaration of a sanctuary(2) the notification referred to in sub-section (1) shall define the limits of the area which is intended to be declared as a national park|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|(8) the provisions of sections 27 and 28, sections 30 to 32 (both inclusive), and clauses (a), (b) and (c) of section 33, section 33a and section 34 shall, as far as may be apply in relation to a national park as they apply in relation to a sanctuaryexplanation—for the purposes of this section, in case of an area, where within a sancutary or not, where the rights have been extinguished and the land has become vested in the state government under any act or otherwise such area may be notified by it, by a notification, as a national park and the proceedings under sections 19 to 26 (both inclusive) and the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply     36d (1)     community reserve management committee(2) the committee shall consist of five representatives nominated by the village panchayat or where such panchayat does not exist by the members of the gram sabha and one representative of the state forests or wild life department under whose jurisdiction the community reserve is located     38l (1)     (2) the tiger conservation authority shall consist of the following members, namely:—constitution of national tiger conservation authority    (l) chairperson, national commission for the scheduled tribes; (m) chairperson, national commission for the scheduled castes;    38-o  (1) the tiger conservation authority shall have the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:—powers and functions of tiger conservation authority(a) to approve the tiger conservation plan prepared by the state government under sub-section (3) of section 38v of this act;     chapter ivc tiger and other endangered species crime control bureau38y the central government may, for the purposes of this act, by order published in the official gazette, constitute a tiger and other endangered species crime control bureau to be known as the wildlife crime control bureau consisting of—(a) the director of wildlife preservation—director ex officio;constitution of tiger and other endangered species crime control bureau(b) the inspector-general of police—additional director; (c) the deputy inspector-general of police—joint director; (d) the deputy inspector-general of forests—joint director; (e) the additional commissioner (customs and central excise)—joint director;and(f) such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers covered under sections 3 and 4 of this act     chapter v trade or commerce in wild animals, animal articles and trophies39 (1) every—wild animals, etc, to be government property(a) wild animal, other than vermin, which is hunted under section 11 or subsection (1) of section 29 or sub-section (6) of section 35 or kept or bred in captivity or hunted in contravention of any provision of this act or any rule or order made thereunder or found dead, or killed by mistake; and     chapter vi prevention and detection of offencespower of entry, search arrest and detention50 (1) nothwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the director or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf or the chief wild life warden or the authorised officer or any forest officer or any police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector, may, if he has reasonable grounds for believing that any person has committed an offence against this act,—(a) require any such person to produce for inspection any captive animal, wild animal, animal article, meat, trophy, uncured trophy, specified plant or part or derivative thereof in his control, custody or possession, or any licence, permit or other document granted to him or required to be kept by him under the provisions of this act;(b) stop any vehicle or vessel in order to conduct search or inquiry or enter upon and search any premises, land, vehicle or vessel, in the occupation of such person, and open and search any baggage or other things in his possession;(c) seize any captive animal, wild animal, animal article, meat, trophy or uncured trophy, or any specified plant or part or derivative thereof, in respect of which an offence against this act appears to have been committed, in the possession of any person together with any trap, tool, vehicle, vessel or weapon used for committing any such offence and, unless he is satisfied that such person will appear and answer any charge which may be preferred against him, arrest him without warrant, and detain him: provided that where a fisherman, residing within ten kilometres of a sanctuary or national park, inadvertently enters on a boat, not used for commercial fishing, in the territorial waters in that sanctuary or national park, a fishing tackle or net on such boat shall not be seized     penalties51 (1) any person who contravenes any provision of this act except chapter va andsection 38j or any rule or order made thereunder or who commits a breach of any of the conditions of any licence or permit granted under this act, shall be guilty of an offence against this act, and shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees or with both:provided that where the offence committed is in relation to any animal specified inschedule i or part ii of schedule ii or meat of any such animal or animal article, trophy or uncured trophy derived from such animal or where the offence relates to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or altering the boundaries of a sanctuary or a national park, such offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but may extend to seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees:provided further that in the case of a second or subsequent offence of the nature mentioned in this sub-section, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than three years but may extend to seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees(1a) any person who contravenes any provisions of chapter va, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees(1b) any person who contravenes the provisions of section 38j shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both:provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence, the term of imprisonment may extend to one year or the fine which may extend to five thousand rupees(1c) any person, who commits an offence in relation to the core area of a tiger reserve or where the offence relate to hunting in the tiger reserve or altering the boundaries of the tiger reserve, such offence shall be punishable on first conviction with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but may extend to seven years, and also with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but may extend to two lakh rupees; and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years and also with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but may extend to fifty lakh rupees(1d) whoever, abets any offence punishable under sub-section (1c) shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, be punishable with the punishment provided for that offence(2) when any person is convicted of an offence against this act, the court trying the offence may order that any captive animal, wild animal, animal article, trophy, uncured trophy, meat, ivory imported into india or an article made from such ivory, any specified plant, or part or derivative thereof in respect of which the offence has been committed, and any trap, tool, vehicle, vessel or weapon, used in the commission of the said offence be forfeited to the state government and that any licence or permit, held by such person under the provisions of this act, be cancelled(3) such cancellation of licence or permit or such forfeiture shall be in addition to any other punishment that may be awarded for such offence54 of 1959(4) where any person is convicted of an offence against this act, the court may direct that the licence, if any, granted to such person under the arms act, 1959, for possession of any arm with which an offence against this act has been committed, shall be cancelled and that such person shall not be eligible for a licence under the arms act, 1959, for a period of five years from the date of conviction2 of 1974 20 of 1958(5) nothing contained in section 360 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 or in theprobation of offenders act, 1958 shall apply to a person convicted of an offence with respect to hunting in a sanctuary or a national park or of an offence against any provision of chapter va unless such person is under eighteen years of agecertain conditions to apply while granting bail2 of 197451a when any person accused of, the commission of any offence relating toschedule i or part ii of schedule ii or offences relating to hunting inside the boundaries of national park or wild life sanctuary or altering the boundaries of such parks and sanctuaries, is arrested under the provisions of the act, then notwithstanding anything contained in the code of criminal procedure, 1973 no such person who had been previously convicted of an offence under this act shall, be released on bail unless—(a) the public prosecutor has been given an opportunity of opposing the release on bail; and(b) where the public procecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail    cognizance of offences55 no court shall take cognizance of any offence against this act on the complaint of any person other than—(a) the director of wild life preservation or any other officer authorised in this behalf by the central government; or(aa) the member-secretary, central zoo authority in matters relating to violation of the provisions of chapter iva; or(ab) member-secretary, tiger conservation authority; or (ac) director of the concerned tiger reserve; or (b) the chief wild life warden, or any other officer authorised in this behalf by the state government subject to such conditions as may be specified by that government; or(bb) the officer-in-charge of the zoo in respect of violation of provisions of section 38j; or(c) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint to the central government or the state government or the officer authorised as aforesaid|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|power to alter entries in schedules61 (1) the central government may, if it is of opinion that it is expedient so to do, by notification, add or delete any entry to or from any schedule or transfer any entry from one part of a schedule to another part of the same schedule or from one schedule to another|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----|rights of scheduled tribes to be protected65 nothing in this act shall affect the hunting rights conferred on the scheduled tribes of the nicobar islands in the union territory of andaman and nicobar islands by notification of the andaman and nicobar administration, no 40/67/f, no g 635, vol iii, dated the 28th  april, 1967, published at pages 1 to 5 of the extraordinary issue of the andaman and nicobar gazette, dated the 28th april, 1967|     |     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|------|-----| rajya  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the wild life (protection) act, 1972————[shrimati jayanthi natarajan, minister of state (independent charge)in the ministry of environment and forests]