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 3 : Registration of Captive Breeding Facilities, Rehabilitation Facilities, Sanctuaries, Temporary Holding Facilities, Scientific Institutions, Commercial Exhibition Facilities, Nurseries, Game Farms and Wildlife TranslocatorsPart 2 - Consideration of registration applications50. Circumstances in which registration must be refused |
| (1) | The issuing authority must refuse to grant a registration if— |
| (a) | the purpose to which the application relates is in conflict with the objectives of the Biodiversity Act; or |
| (b) | any applicable legal requirements are not complied with. |
| (2) | In addition to the provision of subregulation (1), the issuing authority must refuse to register a captive breeding facility or commercial exhibition facility if measures have not been implemented by the applicant to prevent hybridization. |
| (3) | In addition to the provision of subregulation (1), the issuing authority must refuse to register a game farm— |
| (a) | if measures have not been implemented by the applicant to prevent hybridization; |
| (b) | for listed threatened or protected species that are not included in the certificate of adequate enclosure issued by the provincialissuing authority; or |
| (c) | in addition to the species contemplated in paragraph (b), for the following predator species— |
| (i) | Lycaon pictus; |
| (ii) | Otocyon megalotis; |
| (iii) | Felis nigripes; |
| (iv) | Parahyaena brunnea; |
| (v) | Vulpes chama; |
| (vi) | Acynonix jubatus ; |
| (vii) | Panthera pardus; |
| (viii) | Leptailurus serval; and |
| (ix) | Crocuta crocuta. |