Section 49
Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
About this Act
An Act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto with a view to ensuring the ecological and environmental security of the country.
No person shall
purchase, receive or acquire any captive animal, wild animal, other than vermin, or any animal article,
trophy, uncured trophy or meat derived therefrom otherwise than from a dealer or from a person
authorised to sell or otherwise transfer the same under this Act:
1[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a recognised zoo subject to the provisions of section 38-1 or to a public museum.]
1[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a recognised zoo subject to the provisions of section 38-1 or to a public museum.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for the proviso (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).