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Registration of specimens of wild species threatened by international trade

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Information updated 03.02.2026.

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In order to keep specimens of species threatened with international trade in captivity (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating their trade in mammals, birds and reptiles listed in Annexes A and B), the animal should be registered in the Nature Conservation Board. In the event of a change in the holding or owner of the animal, and in the event of the death of the animal, the change shall be notified to the Nature Conservation Board. !!! The animals referred to in Section 3.1, Paragraph one of the Animal Protection Law: 1) wild animals of the wild species of predators; 2) primates; 3) marine mammals; 4) crocodile animals; 5) snakelike animals, the purchase and movement to the holding site should only be carried out after the verification of the conformity of the animal's holding site, with a positive assessment from the Nature Protection Board, both regarding the compliance of the holding site and the legal origin of the animal.

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