PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 586 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - LONG TITLE Long title VerDate:01/12/2006 An Ordinance to give effect in Hong Kong to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora signed in Washington D.C. on 3 March 1973; to regulate the import, introduction from the sea, export, re-export, and possession or control of certain endangered species of animals and plants and parts and derivatives of those species; and to provide for incidental and connected matters. [1 December 2006] L.N. 206 of 2006 (Originally 3 of 2006) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 1 Short title VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 1 PRELIMINARY (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance. (2) (Omitted as spent) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 1 Short title and commencement VerDate: PART 1 PRELIMINARY (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance. (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works by notice published in the Gazette. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:01/07/2007 For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph (12) of that Resolution. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— "advertisement" (廣告), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means any form of advertising that describes, makes reference or alludes in any other way to that scheduled species or specimen— (a) whether directly or indirectly; (b) whether orally, in writing in any language, diagrammatically, pictorially, by the use of symbols or photographs, or in any combination of them; and (c) whether or not the common name or the scientific name, or both, of that scheduled species or specimen appears in the advertisement; "Appendices" (《附錄》) means Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III; "Appendix I" (附錄I) means column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix I species" (附錄I物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix I; "Appendix II" (附錄II) means column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix II species" (附錄II物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix II; "Appendix III" (附錄III) means column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix III species" (附錄III物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix III; "appropriate and acceptable destination" (適當和可接受的目的地) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "artificially propagated" (人工培植) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) means— (a) a person holding an office specified in Schedule 1 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap 342); or (b) a public officer authorized by the Director under section 27; "bred in captivity" (圈養繁殖) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "certificate in lieu" (代用證明書), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong, means a certificate of captive breeding or of artificial propagation— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "commercial purposes" (商業目的) means— (a) a purpose relating to trade or business; or (b) a purpose of obtaining profit or other economic benefit (whether in cash or in kind) and directed towards sale, resale, exchange, provision of a service or other form of economic use or benefit, whether direct or indirect, and "non-commercial purposes" (非商業目的) shall be construed accordingly; "Conference of the Parties" (締約國大會) means the Conference of the Parties provided for in the Convention; "Convention" (《公約》) means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora signed in Washington D.C. on 3 March 1973, as amended from time to time and as applied to Hong Kong; "Convention certifying document" (《公約》證明文件), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong, means a permit, certificate or other document— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a permit, certificate or other document, as the case may be, in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "Convention instrument" (《公約》文書) means a resolution, decision or notification adopted or made by the Conference of the Parties, or issued by the Secretariat, in relation to the Convention; "Director" (署長) means the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation or an Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation; "export" (出口) means to take, or cause to be taken, out of Hong Kong but does not include to re-export; "former licence" (前許可證) means a licence within the meaning of section 7 of the repealed Ordinance; "import" (進口) means to bring, or cause to be brought, into Hong Kong but does not include to introduce from the sea; "in transit" (過境) has the meaning assigned to it in section 3; "introduce from the sea" (從公海引進) means to bring, or cause to be brought, into Hong Kong directly from a marine environment that is not under the jurisdiction of any state; "part or derivative" (部分或衍生物) includes any readily recognizable part or derivative within the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "Party" (締約國) means a Contracting Party to the Convention and includes a place to which the Convention applies; "pre-Convention certificate" (《公約》前證明書), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means a certificate— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "re-export" (再出口), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means to take, or cause to be taken, out of Hong Kong that specimen after it has been imported; "relevant authority" (有關主管當局)— (a) in relation to a place to which the Convention applies, means a Management Authority designated for that place under the Convention; or (b) in relation to any other place, means any person or organization designated as a competent authority by the government of that place for the purposes of registering scientific institutions, or of issuing documentation— (i) that is comparable to a document required to be produced or surrendered under this Ordinance; and (ii) that conforms substantially to the provisions applicable to that document in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例) means the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap 187) repealed by section 54; "scheduled species" (列明物種) means an Appendix I species, Appendix II species or Appendix III species; "scientific institution" (科學機構)— (a) in the case of an institution established in Hong Kong, means a scientific institution that is registered in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary under section 53; or (b) in the case of an institution established in a place outside Hong Kong, means a scientific institution that is registered by a relevant authority of that place and has been acknowledged by the Secretariat as being so registered; "Secretariat" (秘書處) means the Secretariat provided for in the Convention; "Secretary" (局長) means the Secretary for the Environment; (Amended L.N. 130 of 2007) "species" (物種) means any species or subspecies of an animal or plant, or any geographically separate population of such species or subspecies; "specified form" (指明表格) means a form specified under section 51; "specimen" (標本) means— (a) any animal or plant, whether live or dead; (b) in the case of an animal of an Appendix I species or Appendix II species, any part or derivative of the animal; (c) in the case of an animal of an Appendix III species, any part or derivative of the animal designated in Appendix III in relation to that species; (d) in the case of a plant of an Appendix I species, any part or derivative of the plant; or (e) in the case of a plant of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species, any part or derivative of the plant designated in Appendix II or Appendix III, as the case may be, in relation to that species; "thing" (物品) includes any animal and plant, whether live or dead. (2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a specimen of an Appendix I species shall be treated as a specimen of an Appendix II species if— (a) in the case of an animal or any part or derivative of an animal, the animal is bred in captivity for commercial purposes by a captive-breeding operation registered by the Secretariat for breeding animals of an Appendix I species; or (b) in the case of a plant or any part or derivative of a plant, the plant is artificially propagated for commercial purposes. (3) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a thing (including a thing contained in any receptacle)— (a) that is claimed, represented or held out by any person, whether by advertisement or in any other way, to be or to contain a specimen; or (b) that appears from an accompanying document, packaging, mark or label, or from other circumstances, to be or to contain a specimen, shall be treated as such a specimen. (4) The Appendices shall be construed in accordance with— (a) the interpretation provisions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1; (b) the annotations contained in the Appendices; and (c) the annotations set out at the end of the Appendices. "advertisement" (廣告) "Appendices" (《附錄》) "Appendix I" (附錄I) "Appendix I species" (附錄I物種) "Appendix II" (附錄II) "Appendix II species" (附錄II物種) "Appendix III" (附錄III) "Appendix III species" (附錄III物種) "appropriate and acceptable destination" (適當和可接受的目的地) "artificially propagated" (人工培植) "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) "bred in captivity" (圈養繁殖) "certificate in lieu" (代用證明書) "commercial purposes" (商業目的) "non-commercial purposes" (非商業目的) "Conference of the Parties" (締約國大會) "Convention" (《公約》) "Convention certifying document" (《公約》證明文件) "Convention instrument" (《公約》文書) "Director" (署長) "export" (出口) "former licence" (前許可證) "import" (進口) "in transit" (過境) "introduce from the sea" (從公海引進) "part or derivative" (部分或衍生物) "Party" (締約國) "pre-Convention certificate" (《公約》前證明書) "re-export" (再出口) "relevant authority" (有關主管當局) "repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例); "scheduled species" (列明物種) "scientific institution" (科學機構) "Secretariat" (秘書處) "Secretary" (局長) "species" (物種) "specified form" (指明表格) "specimen" (標本) "thing" (物品) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— "advertisement" (廣告), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means any form of advertising that describes, makes reference or alludes in any other way to that scheduled species or specimen— (a) whether directly or indirectly; (b) whether orally, in writing in any language, diagrammatically, pictorially, by the use of symbols or photographs, or in any combination of them; and (c) whether or not the common name or the scientific name, or both, of that scheduled species or specimen appears in the advertisement; "Appendices" (《附錄》) means Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III; "Appendix I" (附錄I) means column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix I species" (附錄I物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix I; "Appendix II" (附錄II) means column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix II species" (附錄II物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix II; "Appendix III" (附錄III) means column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; "Appendix III species" (附錄III物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix III; "appropriate and acceptable destination" (適當和可接受的目的地) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "artificially propagated" (人工培植) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) means— (a) a person holding an office specified in Schedule 1 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap 342); or (b) a public officer authorized by the Director under section 27; "bred in captivity" (圈養繁殖) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "certificate in lieu" (代用證明書), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong, means a certificate of captive breeding or of artificial propagation— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "commercial purposes" (商業目的) means— (a) a purpose relating to trade or business; or (b) a purpose of obtaining profit or other economic benefit (whether in cash or in kind) and directed towards sale, resale, exchange, provision of a service or other form of economic use or benefit, whether direct or indirect, and "non-commercial purposes" (非商業目的) shall be construed accordingly; "Conference of the Parties" (締約國大會) means the Conference of the Parties provided for in the Convention; "Convention" (《公約》) means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora signed in Washington D.C. on 3 March 1973, as amended from time to time and as applied to Hong Kong; "Convention certifying document" (《公約》證明文件), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong, means a permit, certificate or other document— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a permit, certificate or other document, as the case may be, in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "Convention instrument" (《公約》文書) means a resolution, decision or notification adopted or made by the Conference of the Parties, or issued by the Secretariat, in relation to the Convention; "Director" (署長) means the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation or an Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation; "export" (出口) means to take, or cause to be taken, out of Hong Kong but does not include to re-export; "former licence" (前許可證) means a licence within the meaning of section 7 of the repealed Ordinance; "import" (進口) means to bring, or cause to be brought, into Hong Kong but does not include to introduce from the sea; "in transit" (過境) has the meaning assigned to it in section 3; "introduce from the sea" (從公海引進) means to bring, or cause to be brought, into Hong Kong directly from a marine environment that is not under the jurisdiction of any state; "part or derivative" (部分或衍生物) includes any readily recognizable part or derivative within the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule 3; "Party" (締約國) means a Contracting Party to the Convention and includes a place to which the Convention applies; "pre-Convention certificate" (《公約》前證明書), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means a certificate— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "re-export" (再出口), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means to take, or cause to be taken, out of Hong Kong that specimen after it has been imported; "relevant authority" (有關主管當局)— (a) in relation to a place to which the Convention applies, means a Management Authority designated for that place under the Convention; or (b) in relation to any other place, means any person or organization designated as a competent authority by the government of that place for the purposes of registering scientific institutions, or of issuing documentation— (i) that is comparable to a document required to be produced or surrendered under this Ordinance; and (ii) that conforms substantially to the provisions applicable to that document in Part 2 of Schedule 3; "repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例) means the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap 187) repealed by section 54; "scheduled species" (列明物種) means an Appendix I species, Appendix II species or Appendix III species; "scientific institution" (科學機構)— (a) in the case of an institution established in Hong Kong, means a scientific institution that is registered in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary under section 53; or (b) in the case of an institution established in a place outside Hong Kong, means a scientific institution that is registered by a relevant authority of that place and has been acknowledged by the Secretariat as being so registered; "Secretariat" (秘書處) means the Secretariat provided for in the Convention; "Secretary" (局長) means the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works; "species" (物種) means any species or subspecies of an animal or plant, or any geographically separate population of such species or subspecies; "specified form" (指明表格) means a form specified under section 51; "specimen" (標本) means— (a) any animal or plant, whether live or dead; (b) in the case of an animal of an Appendix I species or Appendix II species, any part or derivative of the animal; (c) in the case of an animal of an Appendix III species, any part or derivative of the animal designated in Appendix III in relation to that species; (d) in the case of a plant of an Appendix I species, any part or derivative of the plant; or (e) in the case of a plant of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species, any part or derivative of the plant designated in Appendix II or Appendix III, as the case may be, in relation to that species; "thing" (物品) includes any animal and plant, whether live or dead. (2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a specimen of an Appendix I species shall be treated as a specimen of an Appendix II species if— (a) in the case of an animal or any part or derivative of an animal, the animal is bred in captivity for commercial purposes by a captive-breeding operation registered by the Secretariat for breeding animals of an Appendix I species; or (b) in the case of a plant or any part or derivative of a plant, the plant is artificially propagated for commercial purposes. (3) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a thing (including a thing contained in any receptacle)— (a) that is claimed, represented or held out by any person, whether by advertisement or in any other way, to be or to contain a specimen; or (b) that appears from an accompanying document, packaging, mark or label, or from other circumstances, to be or to contain a specimen, shall be treated as such a specimen. (4) The Appendices shall be construed in accordance with— (a) the interpretation provisions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1; (b) the annotations contained in the Appendices; and (c) the annotations set out at the end of the Appendices. "advertisement" (廣告) "Appendices" (《附錄》) "Appendix I" (附錄I) "Appendix I species" (附錄I物種) "Appendix II" (附錄II) "Appendix II species" (附錄II物種) "Appendix III" (附錄III) "Appendix III species" (附錄III物種) "appropriate and acceptable destination" (適當和可接受的目的地) "artificially propagated" (人工培植) "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) "bred in captivity" (圈養繁殖) "certificate in lieu" (代用證明書) "commercial purposes" (商業目的) "non-commercial purposes" (非商業目的) "Conference of the Parties" (締約國大會) "Convention" (《公約》) "Convention certifying document" (《公約》證明文件) "Convention instrument" (《公約》文書) "Director" (署長) "export" (出口) "former licence" (前許可證) "import" (進口) "in transit" (過境) "introduce from the sea" (從公海引進) "part or derivative" (部分或衍生物) "Party" (締約國) "pre-Convention certificate" (《公約》前證明書) "re-export" (再出口) "relevant authority" (有關主管當局) "repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例); "scheduled species" (列明物種) "scientific institution" (科學機構) "Secretariat" (秘書處) "Secretary" (局長) "species" (物種) "specified form" (指明表格) "specimen" (標本) "thing" (物品) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 3 Meaning of "in transit" VerDate:01/12/2006 For the purposes of this Ordinance, a thing is in transit if— (a) it is brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong; (b) it is in the process of being taken to another place outside Hong Kong; and (c) it remains under the control of the Director or an authorized officer from the time it is brought into Hong Kong up to the time it is taken outside Hong Kong. "in transit" PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 4 Application to hybrids VerDate:01/12/2006 This Ordinance applies to a hybrid animal or hybrid plant in accordance with the provisions applicable to it as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 5 Restriction on import of specimens of Appendix I species VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 2 REGULATION OF APPENDIX I SPECIES (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not import a specimen of an Appendix I species— (a) except as provided in section 17 or 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with— (i) a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(a) prior to the import; and (ii) a Convention certifying document issued in respect of that specimen. (2) A person who imports a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the documents referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong— (a) produce, or cause to be produced, the relevant licence to an authorized officer; and (b) surrender, or cause to be surrendered, the relevant Convention certifying document to the authorized officer for retention and cancellation. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 6 Restriction on introduction from the sea of specimens of Appendix I species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not introduce from the sea a specimen of an Appendix I species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(b) prior to the introduction from the sea. (2) A person who introduces from the sea a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 7 Restriction on export of specimens of Appendix I species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not export a specimen of an Appendix I species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(c) prior to the export. (2) A person who exports a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, before the removal of that specimen from Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 8 Restriction on re-export of specimens of Appendix I species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not re-export a specimen of an Appendix I species— (a) except as provided in section 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(d) prior to the re-export. (2) A person who re-exports a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1)(b) shall, before the removal of that specimen from Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 9 Restriction on possession or control of specimens of Appendix I species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not have in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix I species— (a) except as provided in section 20 or 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(e). (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 10 Higher penalties for offences relating to specimens of Appendix I species committed for commercial purposes VerDate:01/12/2006 If a person has been convicted of an offence under section 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and the court is satisfied that the act (including possession or control of a specimen) in respect of which the person has been so convicted was carried out (whether by him or on his behalf) for commercial purposes, that person, instead of being liable to the penalty prescribed in those sections, is liable to a fine of $5000000 and to imprisonment for 2 years. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 11 Restriction on import of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 3 REGULATION OF APPENDIX II SPECIES AND APPENDIX III SPECIES (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not import a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species— (a) except as provided in section 17, 18, 19 or 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with— (i) a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(a) prior to the import; and (ii) a Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu issued in respect of that specimen. (2) A person who imports a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species under and in accordance with the documents referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong— (a) produce, or cause to be produced, the relevant licence to an authorized officer; and (b) surrender, or cause to be surrendered, the relevant Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu to the authorized officer for retention and cancellation. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 12 Restriction on introduction from the sea of specimens of Appendix II species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not introduce from the sea a specimen of an Appendix II species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(b) prior to the introduction from the sea. (2) A person who introduces from the sea a specimen of an Appendix II species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 13 Restriction on export of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not export a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(c) prior to the export. (2) A person who exports a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, before the removal of that specimen from Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 14 Restriction on re-export of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not re-export a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species— (a) except as provided in section 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(d) prior to the re-export. (2) A person who re-exports a specimen of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1)(b) shall, before the removal of that specimen from Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 15 Restriction on possession or control of specimens of Appendix II species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not have in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix II species— (a) except as provided in section 20, 21 or 22; or (b) except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(e). (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 16 Higher penalties for offences relating to specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species committed for commercial purposes VerDate:01/12/2006 If a person has been convicted of an offence under section 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 and the court is satisfied that the act (including possession or control of a specimen) in respect of which the person has been so convicted was carried out (whether by him or on his behalf) for commercial purposes, that person, instead of being liable to the penalty prescribed in those sections, is liable to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 17 Import of pre-Convention specimens VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 4 CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH DEALINGS IN SCHEDULED SPECIES WITHOUT LICENCE ARE PERMITTED A person may import a specimen of a scheduled species if, upon the landing of the specimen in Hong Kong— (a) he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized officer a pre-Convention certificate, or a Convention certifying document containing the particulars required to be specified in a pre-Convention certificate, in respect of the specimen; (b) an authorized officer has inspected the specimen to compare it with the particulars on that pre-Convention certificate or Convention certifying document and is satisfied that the particulars tally; and (c) where a Convention certifying document is produced under paragraph (a), that person surrenders, or causes to be surrendered, to the authorized officer that document for retention and cancellation. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 18 Import of specimens of Appendix II species VerDate:01/12/2006 A person may import a specimen of an Appendix II species if, upon the landing of the specimen in Hong Kong— (a) he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized officer a Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu in respect of the specimen, showing that— (i) the specimen is not a live animal or plant of wild origin, nor is it a live animal or plant that shall be treated as a specimen of an Appendix II species under section 2(2); and (ii) the species is not of a population included in Appendix I if the species is specified in both Appendix I and Appendix II; (b) an authorized officer has inspected the specimen to compare it with the particulars on that Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu and is satisfied that the particulars tally; and (c) that person surrenders, or causes to be surrendered, to the authorized officer that Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu for retention and cancellation. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 19 Import of specimens of Appendix III species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) A person may import a specimen of an Appendix III species if, upon the landing of the specimen in Hong Kong— (a) he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized officer— (i) where the import is from a place specified in parentheses placed against the species in Appendix III, a Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu in respect of the specimen; (ii) where the import is from a place that is not so specified in Appendix III and the specimen originates from such a place, a certificate of origin in respect of the specimen; or (iii) in any other case, a certificate— (A) that is issued in respect of the specimen by a relevant authority of the place from which the specimen is imported and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (B) that shows that the specimen was processed in that place, or has previously been taken into that place from another place; (b) an authorized officer has inspected the specimen to compare it with the particulars on that Convention certifying document, certificate in lieu, certificate of origin, or the certificate referred to in paragraph (a)(iii), as the case may be, and is satisfied that the particulars tally; and (c) that person surrenders, or causes to be surrendered, to the authorized officer the document referred to in paragraph (b) for retention and cancellation. (2) In this section, "certificate of origin" (產地來源證明書), in relation to a specimen originating from a place outside Hong Kong, means a certificate— (a) that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (b) that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in Part 2 of Schedule 3. "certificate of origin" (產地來源證明書) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 20 Possession or control of pre-Convention specimens VerDate:01/12/2006 A person may have in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix I species or Appendix II species if he proves the following to the satisfaction of the Director— (a) that he possesses a pre-Convention certificate in respect of the specimen; (b) that the specimen was imported, or introduced from the sea, before 6 August 1976; or (c) if the specimen was imported, or introduced from the sea, on or after that date, the import or introduction from the sea was not in contravention of any provision of the repealed Ordinance or this Ordinance, whichever was in force at that time. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 21 Possession or control of specimens of Appendix II species VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) A person may have in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix II species if he proves the following to the satisfaction of the Director by documentary evidence or otherwise— (a) that the specimen is not a live animal or plant of wild origin, nor is it a live animal or plant that shall be treated as a specimen of an Appendix II species under section 2(2); and (b) that the species is not of a population included in Appendix I if the species is specified in both Appendix I and Appendix II. (2) In subsection (1), "documentary evidence" (文件證據) includes but is not limited to a former licence, a certificate in lieu or other Convention certifying document. "documentary evidence" (文件證據) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 22 Import, re-export and possession or control of specimens in transit VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) A person may import, re-export or have in his possession or under his control a specimen of a scheduled species (other than a live animal) in transit if, upon the landing of the specimen in Hong Kong, he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized officer a Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu in respect of the specimen. (2) A person may import, re-export or have in his possession or under his control a live animal of a scheduled species in transit if— (a) upon the landing of the animal in Hong Kong, he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized officer a Convention certifying document or certificate in lieu in respect of the animal; and (b) subject to subsection (3), at least 3 working days before the intended date on which the animal is to be brought into Hong Kong, the Director receives a notification made to him in writing— (i) providing a description and the particulars of the animal; (ii) stating the intended date on which the animal is to be brought into Hong Kong; and (iii) where the animal is to be brought into Hong Kong by a vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft, providing particulars of the vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft so as to enable the Director to locate it immediately upon its arrival in Hong Kong. (3) The Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a number of working days in substitution for the number of working days referred to in subsection (2)(b) in respect of a scheduled species, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any special circumstances. (4) In this section, "working day" (工作天) means any day other than a public holiday or a black rainstorm warning day or gale warning day within the meaning of section 71 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1). "working day" (工作天) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 23 Issue of licences VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 5 LICENCES (1) The Director may, on application made to him in the specified form and on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2, issue a licence for the— (a) import; (b) introduction from the sea; (c) export; (d) re-export; or (e) possession or control, of a specimen of a scheduled species. (2) The Director shall not approve an application made under this section if such approval would contravene any requirement under the Convention. (3) On issuing any such licence, the Director may impose such conditions as he considers appropriate, including conditions that are more stringent than any requirement under the Convention. (4) A licence issued under this section shall— (a) be in the specified form; (b) specify the name and address of the holder of the licence; (c) specify the quantity and description of the specimen concerned; (d) specify the conditions, if any, of the licence; and (e) specify the period of validity of the licence. (5) If any condition of a licence issued under this section is contravened, the holder of the licence commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 24 Extension, renewal and variation of licences VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Director may, on application made to him in the specified form and on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2— (a) extend the period of validity of a licence issued under section 23(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d); (b) renew a licence issued under section 23(1)(e); or (c) vary a licence issued under section 23 in any other way. (2) The Director shall not approve an application made under this section if such approval would contravene any requirement under the Convention. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 25 Refusal of application made under section 23 or 24 VerDate:01/12/2006 If the Director refuses an application made under section 23 or 24, he shall give written notice of the refusal to the applicant stating the reason for the refusal. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 26 Cancellation of licences VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Director may cancel a licence that is issued under section 23 or extended, renewed or varied under section 24 if— (a) any condition of the licence is contravened; or (b) the Director is satisfied that the licence was issued, extended, renewed or varied as a result of a false representation of any fact made by the applicant or an unlawful act of the applicant. (2) If the Director cancels a licence under subsection (1), he shall give written notice of the cancellation to the holder of the licence stating the reason for the cancellation. (3) After receipt of a notice of cancellation under subsection (2), the holder of the relevant licence shall immediately surrender the licence to the Director. (4) If that holder lodges an appeal under section 46(1) against the Director's decision relating to the cancellation of the relevant licence, the Director shall return the licence to that holder pending the determination of the appeal by the Administrative Appeals Board. (5) If the Administrative Appeals Board confirms the Director's decision relating to the cancellation of the relevant licence, that holder shall, immediately after receipt of a notice of the Administrative Appeals Board's decision, surrender the licence to the Director. (6) A holder of a licence who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (3) or (5) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 27 Authorized officers VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 6 AUTHORIZED OFFICERS (1) The Director may in writing authorize any public officer to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Director or an authorized officer by this Ordinance. (2) The Director may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer by this Ordinance. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 28 Power to require production of document or other evidence to show compliance with this Ordinance VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If a person has in his possession or under his control a specimen of a scheduled species, an authorized officer may require the person to produce any document or other evidence on which the person relies to show that the possession or control is not in contravention of this Ordinance. (2) A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 29 Power to require scientific names and common names VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that an animal or plant, whether live or dead, or a part of an animal or plant— (a) is being or has been imported; (b) is being or has been introduced from the sea; (c) is in transit; (d) is being or is to be exported; or (e) is being or is to be re-exported, and is a specimen of a scheduled species, he may require the person who has the animal, plant or part in his possession or under his control to give its scientific name and common name. (2) A person who— (a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1); or (b) knowingly makes a false statement in purported compliance with such a requirement, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 30 Power to require production of things for inspection VerDate:01/12/2006 If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a thing— (a) is being or has been imported; (b) is being or has been introduced from the sea; (c) is in transit; (d) is being or is to be exported; (e) is being or is to be re-exported; or (f) is in the possession or under the control of any person, and is a specimen of a scheduled species, that officer may, for the purposes of verifying compliance with this Ordinance and on production of written evidence of his identity, stop the person who has the thing in his possession or under his control and require him to produce the thing for inspection. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 31 Power to inspect place or premises VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a specimen of a scheduled species is being kept for commercial purposes in any place or premises, he may, for the purposes of verifying compliance with this Ordinance, without notice and on production of written evidence of his identity— (a) enter and inspect the place or premises during reasonable hours; (b) inspect the thing suspected to be a specimen of a scheduled species; and (c) require the production of, inspect, examine or take copies of any document that is related to compliance with this Ordinance and is in the place or premises. (2) An authorized officer shall not under subsection (1) enter— (a) any premises that are used exclusively as a dwelling-house; or (b) any part of any premises that is used exclusively as a dwelling-house. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 32 Power of search and detention VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) An authorized officer may, on production of written evidence of his identity, stop, board and search any vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft (other than a ship of war, military aircraft or military vehicle) if he reasonably suspects that an offence under Part 2 or 3 has been, is being or is about to be committed in or on the vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft. (2) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence under Part 2 or 3, that officer may, on production of written evidence of his identity— (a) stop and search the person, and search the property of the person, for anything that is likely to be of value (whether by itself or together with anything else) to the investigation of the offence; and (b) detain the person for a reasonable period while that officer inquires about the suspected commission of the offence. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 33 Power of entry into place or premises VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If it is shown to the satisfaction of a magistrate on information on oath that there is in any place or premises any thing liable to seizure, or any thing likely to be or to contain evidence of an offence under Part 2 or 3, the magistrate may by warrant authorize any authorized officer to enter, by force if necessary, and search the place or premises. (2) An authorized officer entering any place or premises under subsection (1) may take with him such persons as may be necessary, and on leaving any unoccupied place or premises that he has entered shall leave the place or premises as effectually secured against trespassers as he found them to be at the time of entry. (3) A warrant issued under subsection (1) continues in force until the purpose for which the entry is necessary has been satisfied. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 34 Power of seizure VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) An authorized officer may seize, remove and detain— (a) a thing liable to seizure; (b) a receptacle in which a seized thing is contained or a handling device or other device used for or in connection with the thing; (c) any food or drink accompanying a seized animal; or (d) any thing that appears to that officer to be or to contain evidence that an offence under Part 2 or 3 has been committed. (2) For the purposes of this Part, a thing is liable to seizure— (a) if an authorized officer reasonably suspects that the thing— (i) is being or has been imported; (ii) is being or has been introduced from the sea; (iii) is being or is to be exported; (iv) is being or is to be re-exported; or (v) is in the possession or under the control of any person, in contravention of any provision of this Ordinance; (b) if the thing is an animal or plant, whether live or dead, or a part of an animal or plant in respect of which a person has failed to comply with a requirement made under section 29(1); (c) if it is a thing in respect of which a person has failed to comply with a requirement made under section 30; or (d) if it is a thing in respect of which an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has contravened section 44. (3) No civil liability shall be incurred by an authorized officer in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by that officer in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of any power under this section. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 35 Disposal of seized things VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Director may cause the following things seized under section 34(1) to be released, sold, or disposed of in any other way, immediately after the seizure— (a) any live animal— (i) that is impracticable for any reason for the Director to keep in captivity; or (ii) that is likely to die or be subjected to unnecessary suffering if it is kept in captivity; (b) any live plant that is impracticable for any reason for the Director to detain; (c) any thing that is perishable. (2) Subject to Part 7, the proceeds of sale of any thing sold under subsection (1) shall be paid into the general revenue. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 36 Power to require identification VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence under this Ordinance, he may, without warrant and on production of written evidence of his identity, stop the person or, where the person is in or on a vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft (other than a ship of war, military aircraft or military vehicle), stop and board the vessel, vehicle, train or aircraft, as the case may be, for the purposes of requiring that person— (a) to state his name and address; and (b) to produce his proof of identity for inspection. (2) A person who— (a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1); or (b) knowingly gives a false or misleading name or address in purported compliance with such a requirment, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. (3) In this section, "proof of identity" (身分證明文件) means proof of identity within the meaning of section 17B of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115). "proof of identity" (身分證明文件) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 37 Power of arrest VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence under Part 2 or 3 or section 38, he may arrest the person without warrant. (2) If an authorized officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed, is committing or is about to commit any other offence under this Ordinance, he may arrest the person without warrant only in circumstances where it appears to the authorized officer that service of a summons is impracticable because— (a) the name of the person is unknown to, and cannot be readily ascertained by, that officer; (b) that officer has reasonable grounds for doubting whether a name given by the person as his name, when required to do so under section 36, is his real name; (c) the person has failed to give a satisfactory address for service, when required to do so under section 36; or (d) that officer has reasonable grounds for doubting whether an address given by the person, when required to do so under section 36, is a satisfactory address for service. (3) If any person who is liable to be arrested under this section forcibly resists the endeavour to arrest him, or attempts to evade the arrest, an authorized officer may use all reasonable means necessary to effect the arrest. (4) If an authorized officer arrests a person under this section, he shall immediately take the person to the nearest police station or hand him over to the custody of a police officer to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance (Cap 232). PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 38 Obstruction VerDate:01/12/2006 A person who without reasonable excuse obstructs an authorized officer exercising any power under section 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36 or 37 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 39 Interpretation of Part 7 VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 7 FORFEITURE In this Part— "proceeds of sale" (售賣得益), in relation to a thing seized under section 34(1), means the proceeds of sale of that thing if already sold under section 35; "thing seized under section 34(1)" (根據第34(1)條檢取的物品) means a thing seized under section 34(1)(a) and includes any other thing seized under section 34(1)(b), (c) or (d) in connection with that thing. "proceeds of sale" (售賣得益) "thing seized under section 34(1)" (根據第34(1)條檢取的物品) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 40 Return or forfeiture of things seized in respect of offences charged under Part 2 or 3 VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If a person is convicted of an offence under Part 2 or 3, the court or magistrate may order any thing seized under section 34(1) in connection with the offence that is not a specimen of a scheduled species, or any proceeds of sale of that thing— (a) to be returned to the person from whom it was seized or to its owner; or (b) to be forfeited to the Government. (2) If a person is convicted of an offence under Part 2 or 3, any specimen of a scheduled species seized under section 34(1) in connection with the offence, or any proceeds of sale of the specimen if already sold under section 35, shall, without order, be forfeited to the Government. (3) If an offence is prosecuted under Part 2 or 3 and no defendant in the proceedings is convicted of the offence, the court or magistrate may order any thing seized under section 34(1) in respect of which the prosecution was brought, or any proceeds of sale of that thing— (a) to be returned to the person from whom it was seized or to its owner; or (b) to be forfeited to the Government. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 41 Return or forfeiture of things seized on prosecution of offences under section 29 or 44 VerDate:01/12/2006 If an offence is prosecuted under section 29 or 44, the court or magistrate may, whether or not any defendant in the proceedings is convicted of the offence, order any thing seized under section 34(1) in respect of which the prosecution was brought, or any proceeds of sale of that thing— (a) to be returned to the person from whom it was seized or to its owner; or (b) to be forfeited to the Government. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 42 Return or forfeiture of things seized where no prosecution for offences VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) If a thing has been seized under section 34(1) but no prosecution for an offence under Part 2 or 3 or section 29 or 44 has been brought in respect of that thing, an authorized officer may apply to the court or magistrate for an order in respect of that thing or any proceeds of sale of that thing. (2) On an application under subsection (1), the court or magistrate may order the thing concerned or any proceeds of sale of that thing— (a) to be returned to the person from whom it was seized or to its owner; or (b) to be forfeited to the Government. (3) If a thing seized under section 34(1)— (a) is placed in the possession or under the control of the Director; and (b) is abandoned by its owner, or appears to the Director to have been so abandoned, an authorized officer may apply to the court or magistrate for an order in respect of that thing. (4) On an application under subsection (3), the court or magistrate may, if satisfied that the owner of the thing concerned is unknown or cannot be found, order that thing to be forfeited to the Government. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 43 Disposal of forfeited things, etc. VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Director may sell, or dispose of in any other way, any thing that is seized under section 34(1) and forfeited to the Government under this Part in such manner as he thinks fit. (2) The proceeds of sale of any thing sold under subsection (1) shall be paid into the general revenue. (3) Any person who considers himself aggrieved by the sale or disposal of any thing that was ordered to be forfeited to the Government under section 42(4) may complain to the court or magistrate within 6 months of the sale or disposal. (4) On a complaint under subsection (3), the court or magistrate may, if satisfied as to the title of the complainant to the thing concerned, order that such sum by way of compensation be paid to the complainant as it may consider just. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 44 Furnishing false information VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (1) A person commits an offence if he, on an application made under section 23 or 24 or in purported compliance with this Ordinance, furnishes any information that— (a) he knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true; or (b) he knows or believes to be misleading in any material particular. (2) A person commits an offence if he claims, represents or holds out, whether by advertisement or in any other way, that a thing is a specimen of a scheduled species, without any belief in the truth of the claim, representation or holding out. (3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 45 Protection of informers VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) Except as provided in subsection (3)— (a) no information on the identity of an informer relating to an offence under this Ordinance shall be admitted in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings; and (b) a witness in any civil or criminal proceedings is not obliged or permitted— (i) to disclose the name or address of any informer who has given information to the Director, any authorized officer or the police with respect to an offence under this Ordinance, or the name or address of any person who has assisted the Director, any authorized officer or the police in any way with respect to such an offence; or (ii) to answer any question if the answer would lead, or would tend to lead, to discovery of the name or address of such informer or person, if, in either case, the informer or the person is not himself a witness in such proceedings. (2) If any books, documents or papers that are in evidence or liable to inspection in any civil or criminal proceedings contain an entry in which an informer or person referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i) is named or described or that might lead to his discovery, the court or magistrate shall cause all such passages to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer or the person, as the case may be, from discovery. (3) If— (a) in any proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance the court or magistrate, after full inquiry into the case, is satisfied that an informer made a material statement that the informer knew or believed to be false or did not believe to be true; or (b) in any other proceedings the court or magistrate is of opinion that justice cannot be fully done between the parties concerned without disclosure of the name of an informer or of a person who has assisted the Director, any authorized officer or the police, the court or magistrate may require the production of the original information and permit inquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer or the person. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 46 Appeals to Administrative Appeals Board VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Director relating to— (a) the refusal to issue a licence under section 23; (b) an application to extend or renew a licence under section 24; (c) an application to vary a licence under section 24; (d) any condition specified in a licence issued under section 23 or extended, renewed or varied under section 24; or (e) the cancellation of a licence under section 26, may, within 21 days of receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board against the decision. (2) Where the appeal is against a decision relating to a matter mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the licence concerned shall, despite the expiry of its period of validity, be treated as continuing in force subject to its conditions until the determination of the appeal by the Administrative Appeals Board. (3) Where the appeal is against a decision relating to a matter mentioned in subsection (1)(c), the licence concerned shall not be varied pending the determination of the appeal by the Administrative Appeals Board. (4) Where the appeal is against a decision relating to a matter mentioned in subsection (1)(d) or (e), the decision shall not become effective pending the determination of the appeal by the Administrative Appeals Board. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 47 Exemption orders VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) For the purposes of enabling any part of the Convention, or of a Convention instrument, relating to an exemption in respect of the import, introduction from the sea, export or re-export of any Appendix I species to have the force of law in Hong Kong, the Chief Executive in Council may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 5, 6, 7 or 8, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, and either conditionally or unconditionally— (a) any person or any group or description of persons; or (b) any specimen of any Appendix I species, or of any group or description of such species. (2) For the purposes of enabling any part of the Convention, or of a Convention instrument, relating to an exemption in respect of the import, introduction from the sea, export or re-export of any Appendix II species or Appendix III species to have the force of law in Hong Kong, the Secretary may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 11, 12, 13 or 14, as the case may be, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, and either conditionally or unconditionally— (a) any person or any group or description of persons; or (b) any specimen of any Appendix II species or Appendix III species, or of any group or description of such species. (3) The Chief Executive in Council may, in relation to the possession or control of any Appendix I species, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 9, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, or in any particular case, and either conditionally or unconditionally— (a) any person or any group or description of persons; or (b) any specimen of any Appendix I species, or of any group or description of such species. (4) Without contravening any requirement under the Convention, the Secretary may, in relation to the import of any live specimen of Appendix II species, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 11, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, or in any particular case, and either conditionally or unconditionally— (a) any person or any group or description of persons; or (b) any specimen of any Appendix II species, or of any group or description of such species. (5) The Secretary may, in relation to the possession or control of any Appendix II species, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 15, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, or in any particular case, and either conditionally or unconditionally— (a) any person or any group or description of persons; or (b) any specimen of any Appendix II species, or of any group or description of such species. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 48 Power to amend Schedules VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Secretary may, by order published in the Gazette, amend any Schedule. (2) If, at the commencement of an order amending Schedule 1— (a) a person has in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix I species or Appendix II species; and (b) section 9(1) or 15(1) does not apply to the specimen prior to that commencement, section 9(1) or 15(1), as the case may be, shall apply in respect of the specimen only on the expiry of 3 months after that commencement unless otherwise stated in the order. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 49 Advisory Committee VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Chief Executive may establish an Advisory Committee consisting of such members as he may appoint. (2) The Advisory Committee shall advise the Director upon any question that he may refer to it in connection with the administration of this Ordinance. (3) The Advisory Committee established under section 14 of the repealed Ordinance shall be treated as the Advisory Committee established under this section. (4) A person who was, immediately before the commencement of this section, a member of the Advisory Committee established under section 14 of the repealed Ordinance shall be treated as a member of the Advisory Committee established under this section on the same terms and conditions as applied to the person immediately before that commencement. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 50 Director and authorized officers to be subject to Chief Executive's directions VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) The Chief Executive may give such directions as he thinks fit, either generally or in any particular case, with respect to the exercise or performance by the Director or an authorized officer of any powers or duties under this Ordinance. (2) The Director and every authorized officer shall, in the exercise or performance of any powers or duties under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Chief Executive under subsection (1). PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 51 Director empowered to specify forms VerDate:01/12/2006 The Director may specify any form to be used for the purposes of this Ordinance. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 52 Issue of re-export certificates VerDate:01/12/2006 The Director may, on application made to him in the specified form and on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2, issue a re-export certificate in respect of an animal or plant, or any part or derivative of an animal or plant for the purpose of facilitating the applicant's compliance with a requirement imposed in relation to the Convention by any Party. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 53 Power of Secretary to make regulations VerDate:01/12/2006 The Secretary may by regulation provide for— (a) the registration of any scientific institution for the purposes of this Ordinance; (b) any matter so as to enable any part of a Convention instrument to have the force of law in Hong Kong with or without modification; and (c) any matter ancillary or incidental to those specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 54 Repeal of Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 9 REPEAL OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS The Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap 187) and the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) (Exemption) Order (Cap 187 sub. leg. A) are repealed. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 55 Transitional provisions relating to Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance VerDate:01/12/2006 (1) In this section, "relevant date" (有關日期) means the date of commencement of this Ordinance. (2) If, immediately before the relevant date, there was a pending application for— (a) a former licence; or (b) an extension, a renewal or a variation of a former licence, the application shall be treated as an application for a licence made under section 23(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), as the case may be. (3) A former licence that is in force immediately before the relevant date— (a) shall be treated as a licence issued under section 23(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), as the case may be; and (b) subject to section 26, continues in force until the expiration of the period of validity specified in the licence. (4) A right of appeal subsisting under section 17 of the repealed Ordinance immediately before the relevant date shall be treated as a right of appeal against a decision to the Administrative Appeals Board under section 46(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), as the case may be. (5) An appeal pending under section 17 of the repealed Ordinance immediately before the relevant date shall be treated and disposed of as if it were an appeal against a decision pending to the Administrative Appeals Board under section 46(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), as the case may be. (6) If— (a) immediately before the relevant date a person had in his possession or under his control a specimen of an Appendix I species or Appendix II species; and (b) there was no licensing requirement in respect of that specimen under section 6 of the repealed Ordinance in force immediately before the relevant date, section 9(1) or 15(1), as the case may be, shall apply in respect of that specimen only on the expiry of 6 months after the relevant date. "relevant date" (有關日期) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 56 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/12/2006 PART 10 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS (Omitted as spent) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 56 Schedule amended VerDate: PART 10 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS Specification of Public Offices The Schedule to the Specification of Public Offices (Cap 1 sub. leg. C) is amended by repealing— "Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Chapter 187), sections 7, 10 and 15. Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) (Exemption) Order (Chapter 187 subsidiary legislation A), paragraphs 1A and 3.". PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 57 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/12/2006 (Omitted as spent) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 57 Ordinances referred to in sections 17 and 17A VerDate: Customs and Excise Service Ordinance Schedule 2 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap 342) is amended by repealing "Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap 187)" and substituting "Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap 586)". PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 58 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/12/2006 (Omitted as spent) PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 58 Schedule amended VerDate: Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance The Schedule to the Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance (Cap 442) is amended by adding— "63. Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap 586) A decision of the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, the Deputy Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation or an Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation relating to— (a) the refusal to issue a licence under section 23; (b) an application to extend or renew a licence under section 24; (c) an application to vary a licence under section 24; (d) any condition specified in a licence issued under section 23 or extended, renewed or varied under section 24; or (e) the cancellation of a licence under section 26.". PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULED SPECIES VerDate:01/12/2006 [sections 2 & 48] PART 1 INTERPRETATION OF THE APPENDICES 1. Species included in the Appendices are referred to— (a) by the name of the species; or (b) as being all of the species included in a higher taxon or designated part in that taxon. 2. The abbreviation "spp." is used to denote all species of a higher taxon. 3. Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or classification only. Common names in English, if known, are included within angle brackets (< >) after scientific names in the English text of this Ordinance. Common names in Chinese or Chinese translations of scientific names, if known, are included within angle brackets (< >) after scientific names in the Chinese text of this Ordinance. The common names included after the scientific names of orders, families and genera are intended to indicate the species within the order, family or genus concerned that are included in the Appendices. 4. The following abbreviations are used for plant taxa below the level of species— (a) "ssp." is used to denote subspecies; and (b) "var(s)." is used to denote variety (varieties). 5. As none of the species or higher taxa of FLORA included in Appendix I is annotated to the effect that its hybrids shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article III of the Convention, this means that artificially propagated hybrids produced from one or more of these species or taxa may be traded with a certificate of artificial propagation, and that seeds and pollen (including pollinia), cut flowers, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers of these hybrids are not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. 6. The names of the places in parentheses placed against the names of species in Appendix III are those of the Parties submitting these species for inclusion in that Appendix. 7. The symbol (#) followed by a number placed against the name of an Appendix II species or Appendix III species designates parts or derivatives that are specified in relation to that species for the purposes of this Ordinance as follows— #1 Designates all parts and derivatives, except— (a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia); (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; and (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants. #2 Designates all parts and derivatives, except— (a) seeds and pollen; (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and (d) chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products. #3 Designates whole and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas and confectionery. #4 Designates all parts and derivatives, except— (a) seeds, except those from Mexican cacti originating in Mexico, and pollen; (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; (d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants; and (e) separate stem joints (pads) and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Opuntia subgenus Opuntia. #5 Designates logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets. #6 Designates logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets and plywood. #7 Designates logs, wood-chips and unprocessed broken material. #8 Designates all parts and derivatives, except— (a) seeds and pollen (including pollinia); (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and (d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla. #9 Designates all parts and derivatives except those bearing a label "Produced from Hoodia spp. material obtained through controlled harvesting and production in collaboration with the CITES Management Authorities of Botswana/Namibia/South Africa under agreement no. BW/NA/ZA xxxxxx". #10 Designates all parts and derivatives, except— (a) seeds and pollen; and (b) finished pharmaceutical products. PART 2 APPENDICES Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III F A U N A P H Y L U M C H O R D A T A CLASS MAMMALIA MONOTREMATA Tachyglossidae Zaglossus spp. DASYUROMORPHIA Dasyuridae Sminthopsis longicaudata Sminthopsis psammophila Thylacinidae Thylacinus cynocephalus (possibly extinct) PERAMELEMORPHIA Peramelidae Chaeropus ecaudatus (possibly extinct) Macrotis lagotis Macrotis leucura Perameles bougainville DIPROTODONTIA Phalangeridae Phalanger orientalis Spilocuscus maculatus Vombatidae Lasiorhinus krefftii Macropodidae Dendrolagus inustus Dendrolagus ursinus Lagorchestes hirsutus Lagostrophus fasciatus Onychogalea fraenata Onychogalea lunata Potoroidae Bettongia spp. Caloprymnus campestris (possibly extinct) SCANDENTIA Tupaiidae Tupaiidae spp. CHIROPTERA Phyllostomidae Platyrrhinus lineatus (Uruguay) Pteropodidae Acerodon spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Acerodon jubatus Acerodon lucifer (possibly extinct) Pteropus spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Pteropus insularis Pteropus mariannus Pteropus molossinus Pteropus phaeocephalus Pteropus pilosus Pteropus samoensis Pteropus tonganus PRIMATES PRIMATES spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Lemuridae Lemuridae spp. Megaladapidae Megaladapidae spp. (possibly extinct) Cheirogaleidae Cheirogaleidae spp. Indridae Indridae spp. Daubentoniidae Daubentonia madagascariensis Callitrichidae Callimico goeldii Callithrix aurita Callithrix flaviceps Leontopithecus spp. Saguinus bicolor Saguinus geoffroyi Saguinus leucopus Saguinus oedipus Cebidae Alouatta coibensis Alouatta palliata Alouatta pigra Ateles geoffroyi frontatus Ateles geoffroyi panamensis Brachyteles arachnoides Cacajao spp. Chiropotes albinasus Lagothrix flavicauda Saimiri oerstedii Cercopithecidae Cercocebus galeritus galeritus Cercopithecus diana Macaca silenus Mandrillus leucophaeus Mandrillus sphinx Nasalis concolor Nasalis larvatus Presbytis potenziani Procolobus pennantii kirkii Procolobus rufomitratus Pygathrix spp. Semnopithecus entellus Trachypithecus geei Trachypithecus pileatus Hylobatidae Hylobatidae spp. Hominidae Gorilla gorilla Pan spp. Pongo pygmaeus XENARTHRA Myrmecophagidae Myrmecophaga tridactyla Tamandua mexicana (Guatemala) Bradypodidae Bradypus variegatus Megalonychidae Choloepus hoffmanni (Costa Rica) Dasypodidae Cabassous centralis (Costa Rica) Cabassous tatouay (Uruguay) Chaetophractus nationi (A zero annual export quota has been established. All specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I) Priodontes maximus PHOLIDOTA Manidae Manis spp. (A zero annual export quota has been established for Manis crassicaudata, M. javanica and M. pentadactyla for specimens removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes) LAGOMORPHA Leporidae Caprolagus hispidus Romerolagus diazi RODENTIA Sciuridae Cynomys mexicanus Epixerus ebii (Ghana) Marmota caudata (India) Marmota himalayana (India) Ratufa spp. Sciurus deppei (Costa Rica) Anomaluridae Anomalurus beecrofti (Ghana) Anomalurus derbianus (Ghana) Anomalurus pelii (Ghana) Idiurus macrotis (Ghana) Muridae Leporillus conditor Pseudomys praeconis Xeromys myoides Zyzomys pedunculatus Hystricidae Hystrix cristata (Ghana) Erethizontidae Sphiggurus mexicanus (Honduras) Sphiggurus spinosus (Uruguay) Agoutidae Agouti paca (Honduras) Dasyproctidae Dasyprocta punctata (Honduras) Chinchillidae Chinchilla spp. (Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) CETACEA CETACEA spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I. A zero annual export quota has been established for live specimens from the Black Sea population of Tursiops truncatus removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes) Platanistidae Lipotes vexillifer Platanista spp. Ziphiidae Berardius spp. Hyperoodon spp. Physeteridae Physeter catodon Delphinidae Orcaella brevirostris Sotalia spp. Sousa spp. Phocoenidae Neophocaena phocaenoides Phocoena sinus Eschrichtiidae Eschrichtius robustus Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Except the population of West Greenland, which is included in Appendix II) Balaenoptera bonaerensis Balaenoptera borealis Balaenoptera edeni Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Megaptera novaeangliae Balaenidae Balaena mysticetus Eubalaena spp. Neobalaenidae Caperea marginata CARNIVORA Canidae Canis aureus (India) Canis lupus (Only the populations of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Canis lupus (Except the populations of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, which are included in Appendix I) Cerdocyon thous Chrysocyon brachyurus Cuon alpinus Pseudalopex culpaeus Pseudalopex griseus Pseudalopex gymnocercus Speothos venaticus Vulpes bengalensis (India) Vulpes cana Vulpes vulpes griffithi (India) Vulpes vulpes montana (India) Vulpes vulpes pusilla (India) Vulpes zerda Ursidae Ursidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ailurus fulgens Helarctos malayanus Melursus ursinus Tremarctos ornatus Ursus arctos (Only the populations of Bhutan, China, Mexico and Mongolia; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Ursus arctos isabellinus Ursus thibetanus Procyonidae Bassaricyon gabbii (Costa Rica) Bassariscus sumichrasti (Costa Rica) Nasua narica (Honduras) Nasua nasua solitaria (Uruguay) Potos flavus (Honduras) Mustelidae Lutrinae Lutrinae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Aonyx congicus (Only the populations of Cameroon and Nigeria; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Enhydra lutris nereis Lontra felina Lontra longicaudis Lontra provocax Lutra lutra Pteronura brasiliensis Mellivorinae Mellivora capensis (Botswana, Ghana) Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Mephitinae Conepatus humboldtii Mustelinae Eira barbara (Honduras) Galictis vittata (Costa Rica) Martes flavigula (India) Martes foina intermedia (India) Martes gwatkinsii (India) Mustela altaica (India) Mustela erminea ferghanae (India) Mustela kathiah (India) Mustela nigripes Mustela sibirica (India) Viverridae Arctictis binturong (India) Civettictis civetta (Botswana) Cryptoprocta ferox Cynogale bennettii Eupleres goudotii Fossa fossana Hemigalus derbyanus Paguma larvata (India) Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (India) Paradoxurus jerdoni (India) Prionodon linsang Prionodon pardicolor Viverra civettina (India) Viverra zibetha (India) Viverricula indica (India) Herpestidae Herpestes brachyurus fuscus (India) Herpestes edwardsii (India) Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus (India) Herpestes smithii (India) Herpestes urva (India) Herpestes vitticollis (India) Hyaenidae Proteles cristatus (Botswana) Felidae Felidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I. Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) Acinonyx jubatus (Annual export quotas for live specimens and hunting trophies are granted as follows: Botswana: 5; Namibia: 150; Zimbabwe: 50. The trade in such specimens is subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) Caracal caracal (Only the population of Asia; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Catopuma temminckii Felis nigripes Herpailurus yaguarondi (Only the populations of Central and North America; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Leopardus pardalis Leopardus tigrinus Leopardus wiedii Lynx pardinus Neofelis nebulosa Oncifelis geoffroyi Oreailurus jacobita Panthera leo persica Panthera onca Panthera pardus Panthera tigris Pardofelis marmorata Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (Only the populations of Bangladesh, India and Thailand; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Prionailurus planiceps Prionailurus rubiginosus (Only the population of India; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Puma concolor coryi Puma concolor costaricensis Puma concolor couguar Uncia uncia Otariidae Arctocephalus spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Arctocephalus townsendi Odobenidae Odobenus rosmarus (Canada) Phocidae Mirounga leonina Monachus spp. PROBOSCIDEA Elephantidae Elephas maximus Loxodonta africana (Except the populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which are included in Appendix II) Loxodonta africana (Only the populations of Botswana1, Namibia1, South Africa1 and Zimbabwe2; all other populations are included in Appendix I) SIRENIA Dugongidae Dugong dugon Trichechidae Trichechus inunguis Trichechus manatus Trichechus senegalensis PERISSODACTYLA Equidae Equus africanus (Excludes the domesticated form, which is referenced as Equus asinus, and is not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) Equus grevyi Equus hemionus (Except the subspecies included in Appendix I) Equus hemionus hemionus Equus kiang Equus onager (Except the subspecies included in Appendix I) Equus onager khur Equus przewalskii Equus zebra hartmannae Equus zebra zebra Tapiridae Tapiridae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix II) Tapirus terrestris Rhinocerotidae Rhinocerotidae spp. (Except the subspecies included in Appendix II) Ceratotherium simum simum (Only the populations of South Africa and Swaziland; all other populations are included in Appendix I. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and hunting trophies. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I) ARTIODACTYLA Tragulidae Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ghana) Suidae Babyrousa babyrussa Sus salvanius Tayassuidae Tayassuidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I and the populations of Pecari tajacu of Mexico and the United States of America, which are not included in the Appendices) Catagonus wagneri Hippopotamidae Hexaprotodon liberiensis Hippopotamus amphibius Camelidae Lama guanicoe Vicugna vicugna (Except the populations of: Argentina [the populations of the Provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca and the semi-captive populations of the Provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan]; Bolivia [the whole population]; Chile [population of the Primera Region]; and Peru [the whole population]; which are included in Appendix II) Vicugna vicugna (Only the populations of Argentina3 [the populations of the Provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca and the semi-captive populations of the Provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan]; Bolivia4 [the whole population]; Chile5 [population of the Primera Region]; Peru6 [the whole population]; all other populations are included in Appendix I) Moschidae Moschus spp. (Only the populations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan; all other populations are included in Appendix II) Moschus spp. (Except the populations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan, which are included in Appendix I) Cervidae Axis calamianensis Axis kuhlii Axis porcinus annamiticus Blastocerus dichotomus Cervus duvaucelii Cervus elaphus bactrianus Cervus elaphus barbarus (Tunisia) Cervus elaphus hanglu Cervus eldii Dama mesopotamica Hippocamelus spp. Mazama americana cerasina (Guatemala) Megamuntiacus vuquanghensis Muntiacus crinifrons Odocoileus virginianus mayensis (Guatemala) Ozotoceros bezoarticus Pudu mephistophiles Pudu puda Antilocapridae Antilocapra americana (Only the population of Mexico; no other population is included in the Appendices) Bovidae Addax nasomaculatus Ammotragus lervia Antilope cervicapra (Nepal) Bison bison athabascae Bos gaurus (Excludes the domesticated form, which is referenced as Bos frontalis, and is not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) Bos mutus (Excludes the domesticated form, which is referenced as Bos grunniens, and is not subject to the provisions of this Ordinance) Bos sauveli Bubalus arnee (Nepal) (Excludes the domesticated form, which is referenced as Bubalus bubalis) Bubalus depressicornis Bubalus mindorensis Bubalus quarlesi Budorcas taxicolor Capra falconeri Cephalophus dorsalis Cephalophus jentinki Cephalophus monticola Cephalophus ogilbyi Cephalophus silvicultor Cephalophus zebra Damaliscus lunatus (Ghana) Damaliscus pygargus pygargus Gazella cuvieri (Tunisia) Gazella dama Gazella dorcas (Tunisia) Gazella leptoceros (Tunisia) Hippotragus niger variani Kobus leche Naemorhedus baileyi Naemorhedus caudatus Naemorhedus goral Naemorhedus sumatraensis Oryx dammah Oryx leucoryx Ovis ammon (Except the subspecies included in Appendix I) Ovis ammon hodgsonii Ovis ammon nigrimontana Ovis canadensis (Only the population of Mexico; no other population is included in the Appendices) Ovis orientalis ophion Ovis vignei (Except the subspecies included in Appendix I) Ovis vignei vignei Pantholops hodgsonii Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata Saiga tatarica Tetracerus quadricornis (Nepal) Tragelaphus eurycerus (Ghana) Tragelaphus spekii (Ghana) CLASS AVES STRUTHIONIFORMES Struthionidae Struthio camelus (Only the populations of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, the Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and the Sudan; all other populations are not included in the Appendices) RHEIFORMES Rheidae Rhea americana Rhea pennata (Except Rhea pennata pennata which is included in Appendix II) Rhea pennata pennata TINAMIFORMES Tinamidae Tinamus solitarius SPHENISCIFORMES Spheniscidae Spheniscus demersus Spheniscus humboldti PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipedidae Podilymbus gigas PROCELLARIIFORMES Diomedeidae Diomedea albatrus PELECANIFORMES Pelecanidae Pelecanus crispus Sulidae Papasula abbotti Fregatidae Fregata andrewsi CICONIIFORMES Ardeidae Ardea goliath (Ghana) Bubulcus ibis (Ghana) Casmerodius albus (Ghana) Egretta garzetta (Ghana) Balaenicipitidae Balaeniceps rex Ciconiidae Ciconia boyciana Ciconia nigra Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Ghana) Jabiru mycteria Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Ghana) Mycteria cinerea Threskiornithidae Bostrychia hagedash (Ghana) Bostrychia rara (Ghana) Eudocimus ruber Geronticus calvus Geronticus eremita Nipponia nippon Platalea leucorodia Threskiornis aethiopicus (Ghana) Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae spp. ANSERIFORMES Anatidae Alopochen aegyptiacus (Ghana) Anas acuta (Ghana) Anas aucklandica Anas bernieri Anas capensis (Ghana) Anas clypeata (Ghana) Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Anas crecca (Ghana) Anas formosa Anas laysanensis Anas oustaleti Anas penelope (Ghana) Anas querquedula (Ghana) Aythya nyroca (Ghana) Branta canadensis leucopareia Branta ruficollis Branta sandvicensis Cairina moschata (Honduras) Cairina scutulata Coscoroba coscoroba Cygnus melanocorypha Dendrocygna arborea Dendrocygna autumnalis (Honduras) Dendrocygna bicolor (Ghana, Honduras) Dendrocygna viduata (Ghana) Nettapus auritus (Ghana) Oxyura leucocephala Plectropterus gambensis (Ghana) Pteronetta hartlaubii (Ghana) Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (possibly extinct) Sarkidiornis melanotos FALCONIFORMES FALCONIFORMES spp. (Except the species included in Appendices I and III and the species of the family Cathartidae) Cathartidae Gymnogyps californianus Sarcoramphus papa (Honduras) Vultur gryphus Accipitridae Aquila adalberti Aquila heliaca Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii Haliaeetus albicilla Harpia harpyja Pithecophaga jefferyi Falconidae Falco araea Falco jugger Falco newtoni (Only the population of Seychelles) Falco pelegrinoides Falco peregrinus Falco punctatus Falco rusticolus GALLIFORMES Megapodiidae Macrocephalon maleo Cracidae Crax alberti (Colombia) Crax blumenbachii Crax daubentoni (Colombia) Crax globulosa (Colombia) Crax rubra (Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras) Mitu mitu Oreophasis derbianus Ortalis vetula (Guatemala, Honduras) Pauxi pauxi (Colombia) Penelope albipennis Penelope purpurascens (Honduras) Penelopina nigra (Guatemala) Pipile jacutinga Pipile pipile Phasianidae Agelastes meleagrides (Ghana) Agriocharis ocellata (Guatemala) Arborophila charltonii (Malaysia) Arborophila orientalis (Malaysia) Argusianus argus Caloperdix oculea (Malaysia) Catreus wallichii Colinus virginianus ridgwayi Crossoptilon crossoptilon Crossoptilon harmani Crossoptilon mantchuricum Gallus sonneratii Ithaginis cruentus Lophophorus impejanus Lophophorus lhuysii Lophophorus sclateri Lophura edwardsi Lophura erythrophthalma (Malaysia) Lophura ignita (Malaysia) Lophura imperialis Lophura swinhoii Melanoperdix nigra (Malaysia) Pavo muticus Polyplectron bicalcaratum Polyplectron emphanum Polyplectron germaini Polyplectron inopinatum (Malaysia) Polyplectron malacense Polyplectron schleiermacheri Rheinardia ocellata Rhizothera longirostris (Malaysia) Rollulus rouloul (Malaysia) Syrmaticus ellioti Syrmaticus humiae Syrmaticus mikado Tetraogallus caspius Tetraogallus tibetanus Tragopan blythii Tragopan caboti Tragopan melanocephalus Tragopan satyra (Nepal) Tympanuchus cupido attwateri GRUIFORMES Gruidae Gruidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Grus americana Grus canadensis nesiotes Grus canadensis pulla Grus japonensis Grus leucogeranus Grus monacha Grus nigricollis Grus vipio Rallidae Gallirallus sylvestris Rhynochetidae Rhynochetos jubatus Otididae Otididae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Ardeotis nigriceps Chlamydotis undulata Eupodotis bengalensis CHARADRIIFORMES Burhinidae Burhinus bistriatus (Guatemala) Scolopacidae Numenius borealis Numenius tenuirostris Tringa guttifer Laridae Larus relictus COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae Caloenas nicobarica Columba guinea (Ghana) Columba iriditorques (Ghana) Columba livia (Ghana) Columba mayeri (Mauritius) Columba unicincta (Ghana) Ducula mindorensis Gallicolumba luzonica Goura spp. Oena capensis (Ghana) Streptopelia decipiens (Ghana) Streptopelia roseogrisea (Ghana) Streptopelia semitorquata (Ghana) Streptopelia senegalensis (Ghana) Streptopelia turtur (Ghana) Streptopelia vinacea (Ghana) Treron calva (Ghana) Treron waalia (Ghana) Turtur abyssinicus (Ghana) Turtur afer (Ghana) Turtur brehmeri (Ghana) Turtur tympanistria (Ghana) PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIFORMES spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I and Appendix III, and excluding Agapornis roseicollis, Melopsittacus undulatus and Nymphicus hollandicus, which are not included in the Appendices) Cacatuidae Cacatua goffini Cacatua haematuropygia Cacatua moluccensis Cacatua sulphurea Probosciger aterrimus Loriidae Eos histrio Vini ultramarina Psittacidae Amazona arausiaca Amazona barbadensis Amazona brasiliensis Amazona finschi Amazona guildingii Amazona imperialis Amazona leucocephala Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata Amazona ochrocephala belizensis Amazona ochrocephala caribaea Amazona ochrocephala oratrix Amazona ochrocephala parvipes Amazona ochrocephala tresmariae Amazona pretrei Amazona rhodocorytha Amazona tucumana Amazona versicolor Amazona vinacea Amazona viridigenalis Amazona vittata Anodorhynchus spp. Ara ambigua Ara glaucogularis (Often traded under the incorrect designation Ara caninde) Ara macao Ara militaris Ara rubrogenys Cyanopsitta spixii Cyanoramphus forbesi Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Eunymphicus cornutus Geopsittacus occidentalis (possibly extinct) Guarouba guarouba Neophema chrysogaster Ognorhynchus icterotis Pezoporus wallicus Pionopsitta pileata Propyrrhura couloni Propyrrhura maracana Psephotus chrysopterygius Psephotus dissimilis Psephotus pulcherrimus (possibly extinct) Psittacula echo Psittacula krameri (Ghana) Pyrrhura cruentata Rhynchopsitta spp. Strigops habroptilus CUCULIFORMES Musophagidae Corythaeola cristata (Ghana) Crinifer piscator (Ghana) Musophaga porphyreolopha Musophaga violacea (Ghana) Tauraco spp. STRIGIFORMES STRIGIFORMES spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Tytonidae Tyto soumagnei Strigidae Athene blewitti Mimizuku gurneyi Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata Ninox squamipila natalis APODIFORMES Trochilidae Trochilidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Glaucis dohrnii TROGONIFORMES Trogonidae Pharomachrus mocinno CORACIIFORMES Bucerotidae Aceros spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Aceros nipalensis Aceros subruficollis Anorrhinus spp. Anthracoceros spp. Buceros spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Buceros bicornis Buceros vigil Penelopides spp. Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III PICIFORMES Capitonidae Semnornis ramphastinus (Colombia) Ramphastidae Baillonius bailloni (Argentina) Pteroglossus aracari Pteroglossus castanotis (Argentina) Pteroglossus viridis Ramphastos dicolorus (Argentina) Ramphastos sulfuratus Ramphastos toco Ramphastos tucanus Ramphastos vitellinus Selenidera maculirostris (Argentina) Picidae Campephilus imperialis Dryocopus javensis richardsi PASSERIFORMES Cotingidae Cephalopterus ornatus (Colombia) Cephalopterus penduliger (Colombia) Cotinga maculata Rupicola spp. Xipholena atropurpurea Pittidae Pitta guajana Pitta gurneyi Pitta kochi Pitta nympha Atrichornithidae Atrichornis clamosus Hirundinidae Pseudochelidon sirintarae Pycnonotidae Pycnonotus zeylanicus Muscicapidae Bebrornis rodericanus (Mauritius) Cyornis ruckii Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis (possibly extinct) Dasyornis longirostris Garrulax canorus Leiothrix argentauris Leiothrix lutea Liocichla omeiensis Picathartes gymnocephalus Picathartes oreas Terpsiphone bourbonnensis (Mauritius) Zosteropidae Zosterops albogularis Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops cassidix Emberizidae Gubernatrix cristata Paroaria capitata Paroaria coronata Tangara fastuosa Icteridae Agelaius flavus Fringillidae Carduelis cucullata Carduelis yarrellii Serinus canicapillus (Ghana) Serinus leucopygius (Ghana) Serinus mozambicus (Ghana) Estrildidae Amadina fasciata (Ghana) Amandava formosa Amandava subflava (Ghana) Estrilda astrild (Ghana) Estrilda caerulescens (Ghana) Estrilda melpoda (Ghana) Estrilda troglodytes (Ghana) Lagonosticta rara (Ghana) Lagonosticta rubricata (Ghana) Lagonosticta rufopicta (Ghana) Lagonosticta senegala (Ghana) Lagonosticta vinacea (Ghana) Lonchura bicolor (Ghana) Lonchura cantans (Ghana) Lonchura cucullata (Ghana) Lonchura fringilloides (Ghana) Mandingoa nitidula (Ghana) Nesocharis capistrata (Ghana) Nigrita bicolor (Ghana) Nigrita canicapilla (Ghana) Nigrita fusconota (Ghana) Nigrita luteifrons (Ghana) Ortygospiza atricollis (Ghana) Padda oryzivora Parmoptila rubrifrons (Ghana) Pholidornis rushiae (Ghana) Poephila cincta cincta Pyrenestes ostrinus (Ghana) Pytilia hypogrammica (Ghana) Pytilia phoenicoptera (Ghana) Spermophaga haematina (Ghana) Uraeginthus bengalus (Ghana) Ploceidae Amblyospiza albifrons (Ghana) Anaplectes rubriceps (Ghana) Anomalospiza imberbis (Ghana) Bubalornis albirostris (Ghana) Euplectes afer (Ghana) Euplectes ardens (Ghana) Euplectes franciscanus (Ghana) Euplectes hordeaceus (Ghana) Euplectes macrourus (Ghana) Malimbus cassini (Ghana) Malimbus malimbicus (Ghana) Malimbus nitens (Ghana) Malimbus rubricollis (Ghana) Malimbus scutatus (Ghana) Pachyphantes superciliosus (Ghana) Passer griseus (Ghana) Petronia dentata (Ghana) Plocepasser superciliosus (Ghana) Ploceus albinucha (Ghana) Ploceus aurantius (Ghana) Ploceus cucullatus (Ghana) Ploceus heuglini (Ghana) Ploceus luteolus (Ghana) Ploceus melanocephalus (Ghana) Ploceus nigerrimus (Ghana) Ploceus nigricollis (Ghana) Ploceus pelzelni (Ghana) Ploceus preussi (Ghana) Ploceus tricolor (Ghana) Ploceus vitellinus (Ghana) Quelea erythrops (Ghana) Sporopipes frontalis (Ghana) Vidua chalybeata (Ghana) Vidua interjecta (Ghana) Vidua larvaticola (Ghana) Vidua macroura (Ghana) Vidua orientalis (Ghana) Vidua raricola (Ghana) Vidua togoensis (Ghana) Vidua wilsoni (Ghana) Sturnidae Gracula religiosa Leucopsar rothschildi Paradisaeidae Paradisaeidae spp. CLASS REPTILIA TESTUDINES Dermatemydidae Dermatemys mawii Platysternidae Platysternon megacephalum Emydidae Annamemys annamensis Batagur baska Callagur borneoensis Chinemys megalocephala (China) Chinemys nigricans (China) Chinemys reevesii (China) Clemmys insculpta Clemmys muhlenbergi Cuora spp. Geoclemys hamiltonii Geoemyda spengleri (China) Heosemys depressa Heosemys grandis Heosemys leytensis Heosemys spinosa Hieremys annandalii Kachuga spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Kachuga tecta Leucocephalon yuwonoi Malayemys subtrijuga Mauremys iversoni (China) Mauremys mutica Mauremys pritchardi (China) Melanochelys tricarinata Morenia ocellata Notochelys platynota Ocadia glyphistoma (China) Ocadia philippeni (China) Ocadia sinensis (China) Orlitia borneensis Pyxidea mouhotii Sacalia bealei (China) Sacalia pseudocellata (China) Sacalia quadriocellata (China) Siebenrockiella crassicollis Terrapene spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Terrapene coahuila Testudinidae Testudinidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I. A zero annual export quota has been established for Geochelone sulcata for specimens removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes) Geochelone nigra Geochelone radiata Geochelone yniphora Gopherus flavomarginatus Psammobates geometricus Pyxis arachnoides Pyxis planicauda Testudo kleinmanni Testudo werneri Cheloniidae Cheloniidae spp. Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea Carettochelyidae Carettochelys insculpta Trionychidae Amyda cartilaginea Apalone ater Aspideretes gangeticus Aspideretes hurum Aspideretes nigricans Chitra spp. Lissemys punctata Palea steindachneri (China) Pelochelys spp. Pelodiscus axenaria (China) Pelodiscus maackii (China) Pelodiscus parviformis (China) Rafetus swinhoei (China) Trionyx triunguis (Ghana) Pelomedusidae Erymnochelys madagascariensis Pelomedusa subrufa (Ghana) Peltocephalus dumeriliana Pelusios adansonii (Ghana) Pelusios castaneus (Ghana) Pelusios gabonensis (Ghana) Pelusios niger (Ghana) Podocnemis spp. Chelidae Chelodina mccordi Pseudemydura umbrina CROCODYLIA CROCODYLIA spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) Alligatoridae Alligator sinensis Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Caiman latirostris (Except the population of Argentina, which is included in Appendix II) Melanosuchus niger (Except the population of Ecuador, which is included in Appendix II, and is subject to a zero annual export quota until an annual export quota has been approved by the Secretariat and the IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group under the Convention) Crocodylidae Crocodylus acutus (Except the population of Cuba, which is included in Appendix II) Crocodylus cataphractus Crocodylus intermedius Crocodylus mindorensis Crocodylus moreletii Crocodylus niloticus [Except the populations of Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (subject to an annual export quota of no more than 1600 wild specimens including hunting trophies, in addition to ranched specimens), Zambia and Zimbabwe, which are included in Appendix II] Crocodylus palustris Crocodylus porosus (Except the populations of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, which are included in Appendix II) Crocodylus rhombifer Crocodylus siamensis Osteolaemus tetraspis Tomistoma schlegelii