National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected SpeciesChapter 2 : Permit System for Listed Threatened or Protected SpeciesPart 5 - Marking and genotyping of specimens of listed threatened or protected species31. Restricted activities requiring the collection of DNA for genotyping |
| (1) | The issuing authority must require the genotyping of a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species to be done in relation to— |
| (a) | a studbook contemplated in regulation 24(1)(a); |
| (b) | any specimen of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simumin the circumstances contemplated in regulation 34(3); |
| (c) | the translocation of a specimen from any particular property, where it was kept together with a specimen of another species with which it was likely to hybridize; |
| (d) | the importation of a live specimen;or |
| (e) | if required in terms of a non-detriment finding made by the Scientific Authority. |
| (2) | The issuing authority may, if it deems necessary, require the genotyping of a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species to be done for any purpose other than the circumstances contemplated in subregulation (1), before a permit is issued. |
| (3) | The genotyping contemplated in subregulations (1) and (2) is for the cost of the applicant. |
| (4) | A copy of the DNA certificate issued in respect of the genotyping contemplated in subregulation (1) or (2) must be made available, upon request, to the relevant issuing authority. |
| (5) | The DNA certificate contemplated in subregulation (4) must, as a minimum, contain the following information: |
| (a) | the name and physical address of the owner of the specimen; |
| (b) | the species and sub-species to which such specimen belongs; |
| (c) | unique identification number assigned to the specimen; |
| (d) | details of the specimen analyzed;and |
| (e) | the result of the genetic analysis. |
| (6) | The genotyping contemplated in subregulation (1) or (2) must be done by a registered scientific institution. |