National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

NO

SPECIES

COMMON NAME

CATEGORY/AREA

SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 71(3) / PROHIBITION IN TERMS OF SECTION 71A(1)

1.

Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Indian mynah

3

2.

Alectoris chukar (J. E. Gray, 1830)

Chukar partridge

2 on mainland.

1b on off-shore islands.

3.

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)

Mallard duck

2

4.

Columba livia (Gmelin, 1789)

Rock dove/pigeon

Any person undertaking pigeon racing or pigeon showing registered with the relevant industry Association is exempted from requiring a permit for all restricted activities, provided such Association is in possession of a valid permit in terms of the Act or the Alien and Invasive Species Regulation, 2014 for any restricted activity relating to pigeon racing or pigeon showing and provided such person complies with all permit conditions in the relevant Association’s permit.

The above exemption does not apply to restricted activity “a” in Notice 1: “Importing into the Republic, including introducing from the sea, any specimen of a listed invasive species” and any person engaging in this activity must apply for a permit from the Issuing Authority.

5.

Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817

Indian house crow

1a

6.

Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758

Chaffinch

2

7.

Numida meleagris galeata (Pallas, 1767)

West African helmeted guineafowl

3

8.

Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Northern ruddy duck

2

9.

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

House sparrow

3

10.

Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769)

Rose-ringed parakeet

2

Any person undertaking rose-ringed parakeet breeding registered with the relevant industry Association is exempted from requiring a permit for all restricted activities, provided such Association is in possession of a valid permit in terms of the Act or the Alien and Invasive Species Regulation, 2014 for any restricted activity relating to roseringed parakeet breeding and provided such person complies with all permit conditions in the relevant Association’s permit.

The above exemption does not apply to restricted activity “a” in Notice 1: “Importing into the Republic, including introducing from the sea, any specimen of a listed invasive species” and any person engaging in this activity must apply for a permit from the Issuing Authority.

11.

Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red-vented bulbul

2

12.

Streptopelia picturata (Temminck, 1813)

Madagascar (Malagasy) turtle-dove

2

13.

Struthio camelus molybdophanes Reichenow, 1883

North African (Somali) ostrich

2

14.

Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian/Common starling

3

15.

All hybrids between indigenous and alien (excluding extra-limital) species

1a