Section 49:
Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee.
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.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for the proviso (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).