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Laws of Laos

Council of Ministers Decree in Relation to the Prohibition of Wildlife Trade

Made 1986-10-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Country
Laos
Subjects
Forestry, Wild species and ecosystems
Keywords
timber, international trade, non-wood forest products, endangered species, wildlife products, cartilaginous fishes, protection of species, biodiversity
Categories
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  1. COUNCIL OF !'11~~S'1'ERS ?E~Ct I ~DEPEt~DENC E lH< I TY SOCIl-.LIsr·1 Ns·l S5/CC1'1. Couhcil of Ministers Decre~ 1n r e 1a t ion tothe prohit i. 0 n 0 f ii i 1c:'.. i f e Tr u de. Accord1n~ to the Policy laid by Lao People Revolutionary ?~rtV Central Com~ittee for Natural Forest Resources ~rotectio~. l\ccording to the. orr i c i e.i pr opo sa I of I~A.F!C '. The Council Ministers have iss~ed the following ~ecree: ;".rticle 1.: All k i rid of \~ildlife t r e d e . t r a c e in animal a r t i c r e s , trophies, r i ve or dead s pe c i ne ns of \:ile animal ',::2.2 be prohibited. ;'.rticle 2: Any person or organization, c cv e r nr.o n t or pr i vat e v nc infringe on ~rticle 1 mentioned above must be s~nis~ed nS'specified by the Council. ~r~icle 3: Central and Provincial Forestry arc authorized ~o i~?lcment and strictly enforce re~ulations i~ :he ~~ove sa.nse . .;rticle:~: All government/ugcncies, p r ov i nc i a i a.u t no r i t i e s a nc Citizens are held to ob~y this decree from the s:sncted date. v i e n t i a r.e 22 OCt. lS':,6 Nouh~k ?~OUMS;VANH, Firs: \' ice - Cr. a i r me: r: 0 f the Cc '..::-: C l ~ of Hinisr.ers. C~teqorv I All trade bancec. The species incluos is this C~te90r: ere : Rhinoce:os 50~~aicus S/L 1 2 3 4 5 .6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 13 1':; English nar.;e Javan Rhino Sumat.ran Rhino Kouprey As La n elephant Tiger Bangteng Gaur Black bear Himalayan Sun Bear Ell" s deer Se r oi.. Gibbon (all species) Douc langur Siamose crocodile Scientific name 1 Dider~ocercs s~~~trensis! Eos sal..lveli Elophus ma x i nu s Panter a tigris Bos j a va n i cc s 50S ga'urus Selodarctos thibetanus Helarctos ~~layanus Cervus eldi Capricornis sumatrensis Hylobates s?s. ?ygatric ne ma cu s crocodi~us s:arnensis I I I I 1 1 ' I I I I j I I US$ 40/t:USS60/t: I I I I I I I I 30/t: 50/t: Dalbergia cochinchinensis (Hai Kha nhoung) Dalbergia·cultrata (Hai "Khamphy or , Hai Nang nouane or: Hai Padong) : Pterocarpus macro-: carpus (Mai Dou) : Tectona grandis : (Hai Sak) : Afzelia xylocarpa : (Hai Tekha) Hopea odorata,xy liakerri (Hai Khe neheua, Hai Deng) Spinus. and other hardwood Soft wood I I I I I I I I I I I I 20/t: 3.0/t: I I I I I I 20/t: 30/t: : , I I I 15/t: 25/t: : I I' I I I 10/t: 20/t: : I I I I I , I I I I I j I I I I 5/t: 10/t: : I I I l I I I I I I For~stry products : :------------:---------:-------:----: No: List of :Cost for thelResources:Special:Note: : resources :preservation:t~x rate :fees : The stumps of : Elephant (Elephea max Lmu s ) Tiger (Panthera tigris) Gaur (Bos javani cus) Bear (Helaretos .malayanue ) : I I I I " I I I I a. \.1j1d animals,agu-: : : : atic an)mals and l : : : parts of animals : : : : : :US$ :USS : : : 1500/: 6500/ : : : piece: piece : : : SOO/p: 1500/p : I I • , , I I I : : 240/p: SOO/p I : I I I I I I I I : : 50/p: I50/p: : I I I I I I I I Himalayan Black : : 50/p: 1S0/p: : Bear (Selemaretors: : : : thibetamus)' : : : Elks dear (cervus l50/p: 350/p: : eldi) : :: Serow (Capricornis 60/p: l40/p: : sumatrensis) : :: Gibbon (Hyloba tes 60/p: 140/p: : Spe.) :: Dane laugur (pyga- 600/p: l400/p: : thrix nemacus) : : I Sambar (Cervus Uni: lOO/pl 300/p: 17 Honkey {Maccaca Sps} Wild cat 375/p, 1I25jp color) Barking deer (Mun-: tico Munkjack) : I I I I I I I I Otter {Luttra Sps}: Palneivet {Paguna-: larvata} : Tapir {Tapirus in-: dicus} : Wild boar : Vivorricula indi- : ea) : Mongoose, Hedgehog: Kai* : Talung : Squirrel (Ratufa- : Sps) : Slow loris(Nicti- : eebus Coueeng} : Clouded leopard (Neofelia nebulo sa) Panthera perdus Giant flying squi rrel Manis javanicus Tapirus artonyx Crocodile Turtle {Hanauria impressa} I Stenella malayanus: Varanus salvator : Pangasiano dongi- : yas : Other types of : fishes : Python : Cobra , royal cobra: Other types of : snakes : Other types of : turtles : LeI (family of : Lizard) : Peacock : Hornbill(Buceros -: bicornis) : Gracula religiosa : Phoenix (Pelecanus: Philipensis) : Lopbura ignita : 18 I, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, I I I I· I I I, I I I I I I I, I I I I I I I 25/p 10/p 25/p 25/p 4/p 5/p 3/p 3/p 2/p 25/p: l/p: 5/p 250/p lOO/p S/p 5/p 37S/p 100/p 20/p lOO/p 20/p 2/kg, I I,, l/kg 10/p O,5/p O,S/kg O,l/kg' 50/p I5/p 10/p 30/p 10/p 30/p: I I 75/p: 75/p: 16/p: I I 20/p 6/p 15/p lO/p, 75/p 2/p 15/p 750/p I 400/p: I5/p: I I 20/p: 1125/p.: 300/p: 100/p: I I 500/p: 80/p: lO/kg: I I 2/kg: 4/kg' 50/p lip 2/kg I/kg 150/p 35/p. I • 30/p: 70/p: •I 30/p~ color) I I II I I Barking deer (Hun-: I II I tico Hunkjack) I 25/p: 75/p' II I I I I I Honkey (Haccaca - 1 10/p 30/p II I Sps) I J, Wild cat 25/p 75/p II Otter (Luttra Sps) 25/p 75/p II Palneivet (Paguna- 4/p 16/p II larvata) II Tapir (Tapirus in- 375/p 1125/p ., I dicus) I II Wild boar 5/p 20/p II Vivorricula indi- 3/p 6/p II cal I Mongoose, Hedgehog 3/p 15/p: Kai* 2/p lO/p: Talung 25/p 75/p: Squirrel (Ratufa- l/p 2/p: Sps) II I Slow loris(Nicti- I 5/p 15/p:I cebus Coucang) II Clouded leopard I 250/p 750/p:I (Neofelia nebulo- ~ II I sa) I II I Panthera perdus I lOO/p 400/p:I Giant flying squi-: 5/p 15/p: rrel I II , Manis javanicus I 5/p 20/p:I Tapirus artonyx I 375/p 1125/p:I Crocodile I 100/p 300/p:I Turtle (Manauria -: 20/p lOO/p: impressa) II I Stenella malayanus: lOO/p: SOO/p: Varanus salvator I 20/pl 80/pI Pangasiano dongi- I 2/kg: lO/kgI yas I II Other types of I 2/kgI fishes II Python I I/kg 4/kg1 Cobra, royal cobra: lO/p 50/p Other types of 1 O,5/p l/pI snakes II Other types of I O,5/kg 2/kgI turtles II I LeI (family of I O,l/kg I/kg:I Lizard) II Peacock 1 50/p 150/p:I Hornbill(Buceros I 15/p 35/p:I bicornis) I II I Gracula religiosa I lO/p 30/p:I Phoenix (Pelecanus: 30/p 70/p: Philipensis) I II I- Lopbura ignita I lO/p: 30/p:I 18 I I I I J. I 5/kg: l/kg USS: O,5/m: O,2/m: O,2/m: lO/kg: 50/kg: O,D7/m: O,5/kg l/kg 2/kg 5/kg: 1000/t: 65/kg: I I I5/kg:, I I I US$ O,2/m O,09/m I I I I I I 50/ton: 25/kg: O,5/kg: O,5/kg: O,l/kg: l/kg: O,05/kg: O,l/kg: O,3/kg: l/kg: O,02/kg: O,2/kg: O,02/kg: O,2/kg l O,03/kg: O,5/kg O,02/kg: O,2/kg O,02/kg: O,l/kg :SO,Ol/plt: 0,03/ : : p La n t. :USS 1/kg:USS2/kg O,03/kg:O,04/kg: O,03/kg:0.08/kg: Peuak Khe* Peuak ·bong* Peuak Heuak* * = local name big raw rattan stick processed rattan small raw rattan stick processed small ratt.an stick cobra bones Tiger and bear heefs Other wild animals 'heets Skate shells Waxes Antlers of old deers Young tiger skin Honkey skin Python bile Tortoise shells I I I I : O,5/kg~ I I I I : O,2/kg: I I I I : O,l/kg: • : O,03/kg: : : O,l/kg: I I I I I I : : 2/kg: 10/kg : : O,3/kg: l/kg.:' : °,1 / g : 0 , 3 / g : I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I :------------+---------:-------:----; B. y,'ood extracts,: : : : I resin, oil. bp,rk,: : : : leaves. f]o ....·e·rs, : : : : seeds. lianas,: : : : Shoots and root s : : : : I I I I I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I cut and pared: : small rattan stick: : rattan ball: : wood knots: : parts of rosewood : : (Aquilaria): : parts of sandal- : : wood (Hano Siaga- : : g e i ) : : Khoun Seeds: : Benzoin : I Pine resin : Young Keuan~ : Wild cardamom : Makkhakay~ : Local pears : Hak tene~ : Hak tao* : Vanbaylay~ : I • I I I I I I 20

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