Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Oct 2014 · Chapter 1
10. Requirement for permit
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall—
operate a zoo;
operate a commercial captive breeding;
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operate a circus or wildlife exhibition;
carry out research or study on any protected wildlife, unless he holds a permit granted under this Act.
Where the zoo, commercial captive breeding, circus or wildlife exhibition operation involves any totally protected wildlife, the person shall obtain a special permit pursuant to section 11 in respect of the totally protected wildlife.
commercial captive breeding
―commercial captive breeding‖ means breeding of wildlife in a controlled environment of parents that mated or otherwise transmitted their gametes in a controlled environment for commercial purposes;