Endangered Animals and Plants Act 1976

fence:

Punishment on summary conviction: a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for six months and any animal, plant or article in respect of which the offence is committed shall, without further order, be forfeited to the Crown and disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct.

(6) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or another, the issue of a licence under subsection (2)—

(a) makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular;

(b) furnishes a document or information which he knows to be false in a material particular; or

commits an offence:

Punishment on summary conviction: a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for three months.

Scientific authorities

3 (1) The Minister may—

(a) establish any body, consisting of such members as he may from time to time appoint;

(b) assign to any such body the duty referred to in subsec tion (3).

(2) A reference in this Act to a scientific authority is a reference to a body which is established under subsection (1) or to which the duty there referred to is assigned under that subsection.

(3) It shall be the duty of a scientific authority to advise the Minister on any question which he may refer to it, and on any question on which it considers it should offer its advice,—

(a) in connection with the administration of this Act;

(b) generally in connection with the importation and expor tation of animals and plants of kinds which appear to him or, as the case may be, the authority to be endan gered and articles derived wholly or partly from animals and plants of those kinds.

(4) Fees shall be paid to members of any body established un der this section in accordance with the Government Authorities (Fees) Act 1971 [title 14 item 6].

Minister may modify Schedules 1, 2 and 3

4 (1) Where, after consultation with any scientific authority,—

(a) the Minister decides that the importation and exporta tion of any animal or plant of a particular kind or of any article derived wholly or partly from any animal or plant of a particular kind should be restricted because it ap pears to him that the kind of animal or plant concerned is endangered or that the danger to the kind concerned has increased; or

(b) he decides that the importation and exportation of any animal or plant of a particular kind or of any article de rived wholly or partly from any animal or plant of a par ticular kind should no longer be restricted because it appears to him that the kind of animal or plant con cerned is no longer endangered or that the danger to the kind concerned has decreased,

he may by order make such modifications in any of Schedules l to 3 as he considers necessary or desirable to give effect to that decision.

(2) The negative resolution procedure shall apply to orders made under this section.

Live animal when imported under licence to be kept at specified premises

5 (1) Where a licence under section 2(2) has been issued or ap plied for in respect of the importation of a live animal of any of the kinds for the time being specified in the second column of Schedule 1 and, af ter consultation with any scientific authority, the Minister considers that it is desirable to give a direction under this section, he may direct that the animal shall, immediately after—

(a) being imported; or

(b) undergoing (in accordance with any provision requiring it) any period of quarantine required by any statutory provision,

be taken to and subsequently kept at such premises as may be specified in the direction until such time as the Minister may give permission for the animal to be moved from those premises.

(2) Any person who, knowing that a direction under subsection (1) has been given in relation to an animal,—

(a) knowingly takes it, or knowingly permits it to be taken, after it has been imported, to premises other than—

(i) the premises specified in the direction;

(ii) premises connected with the importation of the animal; or

(iii) premises where the animal is to undergo (in ac cordance with any provision requiring it) any pe riod of quarantine required by any statutory provision; or

(b) knowingly moves it or knowingly permits it to be moved from the premises specified in the direction in the ab sence of such permission as is mentioned in subsection (1),

commits an offence:

Punishment on summary conviction: a fine of $500.

Stop and search powers

6 (1) For the purposes of this Act any police officer or customs officer, or any officer of the Department authorized for the purpose by the Minister may—

(a) stop, board and search any ship, aircraft or vehicle if he has reason to suspect that there is therein anything li able to seizure;

(b) stop and search any person and search the property of any person if be has reason to suspect that such person has in his custody anything liable to seizure.

(2) Where it appears to a magistrate, upon the oath of any per son, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place or premises there is anything liable to seizure, the magistrate may, by war rant directed to a police officer or officer of the Department empower him to enter, forcibly if necessary, and search the place or premises named in the warrant and to seize anything found therein which is liable to seizure.

(3) For the purposes of this section any animal, plant or other article imported in contravention of section 2 shall be liable to seizure.

Offences by corporations

7 Where an offence under this Act which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a di rector, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be li able to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Amendment

8 [omitted]

Saving for other Acts

9 Nothing in this Act shall derogate from the Agriculture Act 1930 [title 25 item 1], the Fisheries Act 1972 [title 25 item], the Care and Pro tection of Animals Act 1975 [title 25 item 16] or the Protection of Birds Act 1975 [title 25 item 19].

Commencement

10 [omitted]

[this Act was brought into operation on 1 January 1977 by GN 383/1976]

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

Animals the importation and exportation
of which are restricted

MAMMALIA

Family Kind

Marsupialia

Macropodidae Bettongia lesueur

Bettongia penicillate

Bettongia tropica

Caloprymnus campestris

Dendrolagus inustus

Dendrolagus ursinus

Lagorchestes hirsutus

Lagostrophus fasciatus

Macropus parma

Onychogalea freanata

Onychogalea lunata

Phalangeridae Wyulda squamicaudata

Burramyidae Burramys parvus

Vombatidae Lasiorhinus gillespiei

Peramelidae Chaeropus ecaudatus

Macrotis lagotis

Macrotis leucura

Perameles bougainville

Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger

Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus

Planigale subtilissima

Planigale tenuirostris

Sminthopsis longicaudata

Sminthopsis psammophila

Thylacinidae Thylacinus cynocephalus

Insectivora

Erinaceidae Erinaceus frontalis

Primates

Lemuridae Allocebus

Cheirogaleus

Hapalemur

Lemur

Lepilemur

Microcebus

Phaner

Lorisidae Loris tardigradus

Nycticebus coucang

Indriidae Avahi

Indri

Propithecus

Daubentoniidae Daubentonia madagascariensis

Callithricidae Callimico goeldii

Leontopithecus (otherwise known as Leontideus)

Cebidae Alouatta villosa palliata

Ateles geoffroyi frontatus

Ateles geoffroyi panamensis

Brachyteles arachnoides

Cacajao

Cebus capucinus

Chiropotes albinasus

Saimiri oerstedi

Cercopithecidae Cercocebus galeritus galeritus

Colobus badius gordonorum

Colobus badius kirki

Colobus badius rufomitratus

Colobus verus

Macaca silenus

Macaca sylvana

Nasalis larvatus

Presbytis entellus

Presbytis geei

Presbytis johni

Presbytis pileatus

Pygathrix nemaeus

Rhinopithecus roxellanae

Simias concolor

Hylobatidae Hylobates

Symphalangus syndactylus

Pongidae Gorilla gorilla

Pan paniscus

Pan troglodytes

Pongo pygmaeus abelii

Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus

Edentata

Dasypodidae Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Pridontes maximus)

Myrmecophagidae Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Tamandua tetradactyla chapadensis

Bradypodidae Bradypus boliviensis

Pholidota

Manidae Manis crassicaudata

Manis javanica

Manis pentadactyla

Manis temmincki

Lagomorpha

Leporidae Caprolagus hispidus

Nesolagus netscheri

Romerolagus diazi

Rodentia

Heteromyidae Dipodomys phillipsi phillipsi

Sciuridae Cynomys mexicanus

Lariscus hosei

Ratufa

Castoridae Castor canadensis frondator

Castor canadensis repentinus

Castor canadensis mexicanus

Castor fiber birulai

Cricetidae Ondatra zibethicus bernardi

Muridae Leporillus conditor

Notomys aquilo

Pseudomys fieldi

Pseudomys fumeus

Pseudomys novaehollandiae

Pseudomys occidentalis

Pseudomys praeconis

Pseudomys shortridgei

Xeromys myoides

Zyzomys pedunculatus

Chinchillidae Chinchilla brevicaudata boliviana

Cetacea

Platanistidae Platanista gangetica

Eschrichtidae Eschrichtius

Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus

Megaptera novaeangliae

Balaenidae Balaena mysticetus

Eubalaena

Carnivora

Picidae Canis lupus crassodon

Canis lupus irremotus

Canis lupus monstrabilis

Canis lupus pallipes

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Cuon alpinus

Vulpes velox hebes

Ursidae Helarctos malayanus

Ursus americanus emmonsi

Ursus arctos

Ursus maritimus (otherwise known as Thalarctos maritimus)

Procyonidae Ailurus fulgens

Mustelidae Aonyx microdon

Enhydra lutris nereis

Lutra felina

Lutra longicaudis (otherwise known as Lutra annectens or Lutra platensis)

Lutra provocax

Martes americana atrata

Mustela nigripes

Pteronura brasiliensis

Viverridae Cynogale bennetti

Hemigalus derbyanus

Prionodon linsang

Prionodon pardicolor

Hyaenidae Hyaena brunnea

Felidae Acinonyx jubatus

Felis bengalensis bengalensis

Felis caracal (otherwise known as Cara cal caracal)

Felis colocolo budini

Felis colocolo crespoi

Felis colocolo pajeros

Felis concolor azteca

Felis concolor coryi

Felis concolor costaricensis

Felis concolor cougar

Felis concolor mayensis

Felis concolor missoulensis

Felis jacobita

Felis lynx isabellina

Felis rufa escuinapae (otherwise known as Lynx rufa escuinapae)

Felis marmorata

Felis nigripes

Felis pardalis

Felis planiceps

Felis serval

Felis temmincki

Felis tigrina

Felis wiedii

Felis yagouaroundi

Neofelis nebulosa

Panthera leo persica

Panthera onca

Panthera pardus

Panthera tigris

Panthera uncia

Pinnipedia

Otariidae Arctocephalus australis

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Arctocephalus philippi

Arctocephalus townsendi

Phocidae Mirounga angustirostris

Mirounga leonina

Monachus

Tubulidentata

Orycteropodidae Orycteropus afer

Proboscidea

Elephantidae Elephas maximus

Sirenia

Dugongidae Dugong dugon

Trichechidae Trichechus inunguis

Trichechus manatus

Trichechus senegalensis

Perissodactyla

Equidae Equus hemionus

Equus przewalskii

Equus zebra zebra

Tapiridae Tapirus bairdi

Tapirus indicus

Tapirus pinchaque

Tapirus terrestris

Rhinocerotidae Ceratotherium simum cottoni

Diceros bicornis

Didermocerus sumatrensis

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Rhinoceros unicornis

Artiodactyla

Suidae Babyrousa babyrussa

Sus salvanius

Hippopotamidae Choeropus liberiensis

Camelidae Camelus bactrianus

Vicugna vicugna

Cervidae Axis calamianensis

Axis kuhli

Axis porcinus annamiticus

Blastocerus dichotomus

Cervus duvauceli

Cervus elaphus bactrianus

Cervus elaphus hanglu

Cervus eldi

Hippocamelus antisensis

Hippocamelus bisulcus

Moschus moschiferus moschiferus

Ozotoceras bezoarticus

Pudu mephistophiles

Pudu pudu

Antilocapridae Antilocapra americana mexicana

Antilocapra americana peninsularis

Antilocapra americana sonoriensis

Bovidae Addax nasomaculatus

Bison bison athabascae

Bos gaurus

Bos mutus (otherwise known as Bos grunniens)

Budalus depressicornis (otherwise known as Anoa depressicornis)

Bubalus mindorensis (otherwise known as Anoa mindorensis)

Bubalus quarlesi (otherwise known as Anoa quarlesi)

Capra falconeri

Capricornis sumatraensis

Cephalophus monticola

Damaliscus dorcas dorcas

Hippotragus niger variani

Kobus leche

Nemorhaedus goral

Oryx dammah (otherwise known as Oryx tao)

Oryx leucoryx

Novibos sauveli (otherwise known as Bos sauveli)

Ovis ammon

Ovis canadensis

Ovis orientalis ophion

Ovis vignei

Pantholops hodgsoni

Rupicapra rupicapra ornata

Saiga tatarica mongolica

AVES

Sphenisciformes

Spheniscidae Spheniscus demersus

Rheiformes

Rheidae Pterocnemia pennata garleppi

Pterocnemia pennata pennata

Rhea americana albescens

Tinamiformes

Tinamidae Rhynchotus rufescens maculicollis

Rhynchotus rufescens pallescens

Rhynchotus rufescens rufescens

Tinamus solitarius

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae Podilymbus gigas

Procellariliformes

Diomedeidae Diomedea albatrus

Pterodromidae Pterodroma cahow

Pelecaniformes

Sulidae Sula abbotti

Fregatidae Fregata andrewsi

Pelecanidae Pelecanus crispus

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae Ciconia ciconia boyciana

Ciconis nigra

Threskiornithidae Geronticus calvus

Nipponia nippon

Platalea leucorodia

Phoenicopteridae Phoenicoparrus andinus

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Phoenicopterus ruber chilensis

Anseriformes

Anatidae Anas aucklandica aucklandica

Anas aucklandica chlorotis

Anas aucklandica nesiotis

Anas bernieri

Anas diazi

Anas laysanensis

Anas oustaleti

Anser albifrons gambelli

Branta canadenis leucopareia

Branta ruficollis

Branta sandvicensis

Cairina scutulata

Coscoroba coscoroba

Cygnus bewickii jankowskii

Cygnus melancoryphus

Dendrocygna arborea

Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Sarkidiomis melanotos

Falconiformes

Cathartidae Cathartidae

Pandionidae Pandionidae

Accipitridae Accipitridae

Sagittariidae Sagittariidae

Falconidae Falconidae

Galliformes

Megapodiidae Macrocephalon maleo

Megapodius freycinet abbottii

Megapodius freycinet nicobariensis

Cracidae Crax blumenbachii

Mitu mitu mitu

Oreophasis derbianus

Pipile jacutinga

Pipile pipile pipile

Tetraonidae Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus

Phasianidae Argusianus argus

Catreus wallichii

Colinus virginianus ridgwayi

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Crossoptilon mantchuricum

Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi

Cyrtonyx montezumae merriami

Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae

Francolinus ochropectus

Francolinus swierstrai

Gallus sonneratii

Ithaginis cruentus

Lophophorus impejanus

Lophophorus lhuysii

Lophophorus sclateri

Lophura edwardsi

Lophura imperialis

Lophura swinhoii

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Polyplectron emphanum

Polyplectron germaini

Polyplectron malacense

Syrmaticus ellioti

Syrmaticus humiae

Symiaticus mikado

Tetraogallus caspius

Tetraogallus tibetanus

Tragopan blythii

Tragopan caboti

Tragopan melanocephalus

Gruiformes

Gruidae Balearica regulorum

Grus americana

Grus canadensis nesiotes

Grus canadensis pratensis

Grus canadensis pulla

Grus japonensis

Grus leucogeranus

Grus monacha

Grus nigricollis

Grus vipio

Rallidae Gallirallus australis hectori

Tricholimnas sylvestris

Rhynochetidae Rhynochetos jubatus

Otididae Chlamydotis undulata

Choriotis nigriceps

Eupodotis bengalensis

Otis tarda

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae Numenius borealis

Numenius minutus

Numenius tenuirostris

Tringa guttifer

Laridae Larus brunneicephalus

Larus relictus

Columbiformes

Columbidae Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis

Ducula mindorensis

Gallicolumba luzonica

Goura cristata

Goura scheepmakeri

Goura victoria

Psittaciformes

Psittacidae Amazona guildingii

Amazona imperialis

Amazona leucocephala

Amazona pretrei pretrei

Amazona rhodocorytha

Amazona versicolor

Amazona vinacea

Amazona vittata

Anodorhynchus glaucus

Anodorhynchus leari

Aratinga guaruba

Coracopsis nigra barklyi

Cyanopsitta spixii

Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesi

Cyanoramphus malherbi

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Cyanoramphus unicolor

Eunymphicus cornutus

Geopsittacus occidentalis

Neophema chrysogaster

Neophema splendida

Pionopsitta pileata

Poicephalus robustus

Probosciger aterrimus

Prosopeia personata

Psephotus chrysopterygius

Psephotus pulcherrimus

Psittacula krameri echo

Psittacus erit

Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

Endangered Animals and Plants Act 1976