Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013

Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Article 1 c SD No.0420/13 Page 1 Statutory Document No. 0420/13 c Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 WILD ANIMALS (RESTRICTION ON IMPORTATION, ETC.) ACT 1980 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2013 Approved by Tynwald: Coming into Operation: 1 February 2014 The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture makes the following Order under section 3 of the Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 having consulted with the Wildlife Committee as required under that section. 1 Title This Order is the Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013. 2 Commencement If approved by Tynwald, this Order comes into operation on 1 February 2014. 3 Modification of the Schedule For the Schedule to the Act substitute the following «SCHEDULE SCHEDULED WILD ANIMALS Sections 1(1) and 3(1) PART 1 MAMMALS Scientific name of kind Common name or names Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus, Macropus rufus Marsupials Western and Eastern grey kangaroos, wallaroo, red kangaroo Sarcophilus laniarius Tasmanian devil Article 3 Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Page 2 SD No.0420/13 c Alces and Rangifer except the domestic form of Rangifer tarandus Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Moose, elk caribou, reindeer except domestic reindeer Antilocapra americana Pronghorn Bovidae except domestic forms of Bos, Bubalus, Capra, Ovis Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep, except domestic cattle, buffalo, goats and sheep Camelus Camels Giraffidae Giraffe and okapi Hippopotamidae Hippos Suidae except domestic forms of Sus scrofa Old world pigs, including wild boar and warthog, except the domestic pig Tayassuidae Peccaries Ailuridae; Ailurus fulgens Carnivora Red panda Canidae, with the exception of all types of the species Canis familiaris other than the following (a) any dog of the type known as the Pit Bull Terrier; (b) any dog of the type known as Japanese Tosa (or Tosa); (c) any dog of the type known as Dogo Argentino; and (d) any dog of the type known as Fila Braziliero. All dogs including the wild dog, wolf, jackal, coyote, fennec and fox, except that the domestic dog (with the exception of the Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino or Fila Braziliero), is specifically excluded Civetticus, Viverra & Cryptoprocta ferox African civet, large spotted, Malay and Indian civets and fossa Felidae, except the species Felis sylvestris catus All cats, including the lynx, caracal, serval, bobcat, cheetah, lion, tiger, leopard, panther, jaguar, puma, cougar and ocelot, except the domestic cat. Herpestidae Mongooses Hyaenidae except Proteles cristata Hyaenas except the aardwolf Mustelid genera as follows: Amblonyx, Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lontra, Meles, Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura, Taxidea, Lutra; and species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti, Mellivora capensis Badgers, otters, tayra, wolverine, fisher, ratel/honey badger Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Article 3 c SD No.0420/13 Page 3 Odobenidae Walrus Otariidae Eared seals Phocidae except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus True/earless seals except common and grey seals Ursidae This kind includes the polar bear, grizzly bear and giant panda Cetacea (whales and dolphins) Cetacea Whales and dolphins Cingulata (armadillos) Priodontes maximus Giant armadillo Pilosa (anteaters, sloths) Myrmecophaga tridactyla Giant anteater Primates Primates except Homo This kind includes monkeys, lemurs, gibbons, apes, with the exception of humans Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) Equidae except Equus asinus and Equus caballus Asses, horses and zebras except the donkey and domestic horse Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceroses Tapiridae Tapirs Proboscidia Elephantidae Elephants Tubulidentata Orycteropus afer Aardvark Mammal hybrids Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified in the foregoing provisions of this column where at least one parent is of a kind so specified, and (except in the case of Felidae) any animal of which at least one parent is such a hybrid. Hybrids of kinds of Canis familiaris, where all parents and grandparents are Canis familiaris, are not included. Any mammalian hybrids with at least one parent of a specified kind, and (except for cats) any animal of which at least one parent is such a hybrid. Domestic dogs with only domestic dog parents and grandparents are not included. Article 3 Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Page 4 SD No.0420/13 c PART 2 BIRDS Scientific name of kind Common name or names Casuariidae Cassowaries Dromaiidae Emu Rheidae Rheas Struthionidae Ostriches PART 3 REPTILES Scientific name of kind Common name or names Crocodiles and their relatives Crocodylia This kind includes the alligators, crocodiles, gharial, false gharial and caimans Snakes Atractaspididae Burrowing asps/mole vipers & stiletto snakes Colubridae of genera Malpolon & Thelotornis, and species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophus tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana & Xenodon severus Rear-fanged venomous snakes, Montpelier snakes & African vine snakes, bomslang, red-necked keelback, yamakagashi/Japanese tiger snake, Argentine black-headed snake, South American green racer, Peruvian races and Amazon false viper Elapidae Certain front-fanged venomous snakes, including the cobra, krait, mamba, coral snake and death adder Hydrophiidae Sea snakes Viperidae (including Crotalinae) Vipers and pit vipers, including adders, rattlesnakes, the bushmaster, fer de lance, water moccasin and copperhead Lizards Helodermatidae Gila monster and Mexican bearded lizard Varanus komodoensis Komodo dragon Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Article 3 c SD No.0420/13 Page 5 PART 4 INVERTEBRATES Scientific name of kind Common name or names Spiders Ctenidae genus Phoneutria only Brazilian wandering spiders Hexathelidae genus Atrax Sydney funnel web spider and close relatives Sicariidae genus Loxosceles Brown reclusive/violin spiders Theridiidae genus Latrodectus Widow spiders and close relatives Scorpions Buthidae Buthid scorpions Hemioscorpiidae species Hemiscorpus lepturus Middle-eastern thin-tailed scorpion MADE 7TH DECEMBER 2013 PHIL GAWNE Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture Explanatory Note Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation, Etc.) Act 1980 (Amendment) Order 2013 Page 6 SD No.0420/13 c EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order replaces the Schedule to the Wild Animals (Restriction on Importation Etc.) Act 1980 to reflect the addition of certain wild and exotic species which are prohibited from being imported into the Isle of Man, except under licence.