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

Regulations

Regulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023

Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected Species

Chapter 8 : The regulation of specific restricted activities involving certain listed threatened or protected species

82. Selling of a live specimen of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simum

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(1) The owner of live specimens of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simum may sell such specimen, only if—
(a)he or she is authorized by a permit issued in accordance with these Regulations to sell such live specimen;
(b)the genotyping contemplated in regulation 31(1) and regulation 34(3) of these Regulations, of such live specimen has been done in accordance with the Norms and Standards for the marking of rhinoceros and rhinoceros horn and for the hunting of rhinoceros for trophy hunting purposes; and
(c)he or she is in possession of a DNA certificate issued by the registered scientific institution responsible for the genotyping, for such live specimen.

 

(2)The DNA certificate issued in respect of the live specimen contemplated in subregulation (1) must accompany such live specimen when it is sold.