Section 8
Transaction Of Protected Wild Fauna Or Flora May Be Made
(1) A person, organization or agency willing to rear a protected wild fauna or to plant or raise a protected wild flora or to possess, use, produce, trade as a seeds, transport or export or import such a wild fauna or flora or a specimen thereof shall have to obtain a license.
(2) A person, organization or agency willing to obtain a license shall pursuant to sub-Section (1) submit an application to the Management Authority as prescribed.
(3) In case of submission of an application pursuant to sub-Section (2), the Management Authority may, in case it is confident of the following facts while carrying out inquiry and in consultation with the Scientific Authority, grant a license for any or all of the purposes referred to in sub-Section (1) as prescribed:-
a) In case such wild fauna or flora or a specimen thereof is found to be under the ownership of the person,
organization or agency requesting for the license, except the license for import;
b) In case such wild fauna or flora or a specimen thereof is found to have been acquired by the person,
organization or agency requesting for the license according to the law in force, except the license for
import;
c) In case there are adequate provisions made for transportation of living wild fauna and there are
reasons to believe that no wounds or injuries would be sustained or damage is caused or no cruel treatment
would be made to such fauna while carrying it.
(4) While granting a license pursuant to sub-Section (3), the Management Authority may prescribe conditions as may be necessary for the methods of keeping, using, feeding, planting and rearing or producing
such wild fauna or flora or a specimen thereof and for routes, means of transportation, habitat and for other necessary matter in order to carry out for trade in, transportation, or export or import of such wild fauna or
flora or a specimen thereof; and it shall be the duty of the concerned license-holder person, organization or agency to comply with such conditions.
(5) In case of non-compliance of the conditions referred to in sub- Section (4), the Management Authority may at any time revoke such a license.
(6) Other matters concerning the period of the license, renewal, revocation, fees, and other procedures thereof shall be as prescribed.