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Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) Regulations, 2020 (GN NO. 83)

Made 2020-02-03 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Wild species and ecosystems
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authorization/permit, captive wild animals, data collection/reporting, protection of species, quarantine, ranching/captive breeding, research, transport/storage, use restrictions, wild fauna, business/industry/corporations, biodiversity
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  1. Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 1 GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 83 Published On 7/2/2020 THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT, (CAP 283) REGULATIONS (Made under section 90 and 121) THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS, 2020 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Regulation Title 1. Citation. 2. Interpretation. PART II ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES 3. Functions of Director General. 4. Establishment of wildlife captive facilities. 5. Application for registration of wildlife captive facilities. 6. Qualification for registration of wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, zoo or sanctuary. 7. Registration of wildlife orphanage facility. 8. Registration of successful applicants. 9. Consideration of applications. 10. Certificate of registration. 11. Revocation, cancellation and suspension of registration. 12. Restrictions on operations of wildlife captive facilities. 13. Restrictions on operations of wildlife orphanage facility. PART III ADMINISTRATION OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES 14. Submission and approval of management plan. 15. Monitoring and evaluation of wildlife captive facilities. Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 2 16. Application of land laws. PART IV MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVE FACILITIES 17. Employment of Tanzanian citizen. 18. Protected species. 19. Parent stock captures conditions. 20. Registration of facilities that keep CITES Appendix I species. 21. Capturing or cropping at night. 22. Maintaining register of animal species. 23. Live animals capture. 24. Non-consumptive wildlife utilisation. 25. Consumptive wildlife utilisation. 26. Specific agreements on CITES listed species. 27. Restrictions on transportation and re-introduction of animal species into the wild. 28. Donation of game animals. 29. De-registration of wildlife captive facilities. PART V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 30. Offences and penalties. PART VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 31. Guidelines. 32. Appeals. 33. Revocation. SCHEDULES Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 83 Published On 7/2/2020 THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT, (CAP. 283) REGULATIONS (Made under sections 90 and 121) THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS, 2020 PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities ) Regulations, 2020. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires Cap. 283 “Act” means the Wildlife Conservation Act; animal” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “animal capture” means any act directed at the taking of any animal, nest or egg from its natural environment; “authorised officer” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; "CITES" means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of 1973 and includes any Appendices thereto and any Resolutions of the Conferences of parties; “commercial purpose” means the operation of a wildlife captive facility for any fare, fee, rate, charge or other consideration or indirectly in connection with any business or other undertaking intended for profit; “consumptive use” means the taking of flora or the hunting or capturing of fauna in accordance with the provisions of the Act or any other relevant law; “controlled environment” means an enclosed or fenced area which is designed to hold animals in order to prevent them from escaping, for the purpose of facilitating Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 4 human intervention or manipulation; “cropping” means a regular off-take of surplus specimen for both conservation and economic purposes; “culling” means an operation aimed at killing a specific number of specimens of species within the area in order to manage it in accordance with the management plan of the area or within a specified area; “Director” means the Director of Wildlife appointed under the Act; “Director General” means the Chief Executive of Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority; “ex-situ facility” means any lawful facility used in conservation of wildlife outside natural environment; “fenced wildlife ranch” means a wildlife ranch which is enclosed; “wildlife farm” means an area of a minimum size of 500 hectares but which does not exceed 2000 hectares, kept for the purpose of a multiform utilisation of wildlife where a wide range of consumptive or non-consumptive complementary uses are managed; “wildlife orphanage facility” means a place where wild animals incapacitated by reason of physical disability or without parental care, are kept in captivity for their survival; “open wildlife ranch” means a wildlife ranch which is not fenced; “protected species” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “wildlife breeding facility” means an area where wildlife species are reared and bred for commercial purposes; “wildlife sanctuary” means a place where rare and endangered wildlife specimens are reared in captivity, in a semi natural state, primarily for breeding purposes; “hybridisation” means the cross-breeding of animals from different species or sub species; “wildlife ranch” means an area of a minimum size of 2,000 hectares, kept for the purpose of a multiform utilisation of wildlife, where a wide range of consumptive or non consumptive complementary uses are managed; “protected area” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “wildlife captive facility” means a wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, orphanage facility, sanctuary, zoo and any other ex-situ facility; Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 5 “conservation area” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “hunting” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; Cap. 116 “land use plan” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the National Land Use Planning Commission Act; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for wildlife; “non-consumptive use” means the use of scenery, cultural and natural resources that does not involve taking any specimen from the scene, cultural site or from the wild and includes wildlife viewing, bird watching, walking safaris, hiking, canoeing, boating, scuba diving, mountaineering and any other similar or related activity; “resident hunting” means hunting which is carried out by a resident of Tanzania (citizen or non-citizen) for purposes of obtaining game meat for domestic consumption or commercial purposes; G.N NO. 229 of 2010 “resident licence” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Wildlife Conservation (Resident Hunting) Regulations; G.N NO. 414 of 2015 G.N NO. 243 of 2010 “tourist hunting” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Wildlife Conservation (Tourist Hunting ) Regulations; “Trophy Dealer’s Licence Advisory Committee” means a Committee established under regulation 3(1) of the Wildlife Conservation (Dealing in Trophies) Regulations; Cap. 114 “village land” means the land declared to be village land under and in accordance with the provisions of the Village Land Act; Cap. 287 “village” means a village registered as such under the Local Government (District Authorities) Act, and for purposes of these Regulations includes such areas as shall be designated by the Director General for the use by traditional communities other than those within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area; “zoo” means a sheltered facility where wild animals are kept in captivity for recreation, research and educational purposes; “wildlife” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the Act. PART II ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES Functions of 3. For the purpose of these Regulations, the functions of Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 6 Director General the Director General shall include (a) overseeing and providing technical advice on the process of establishing wildlife captive facilities; (b) receiving and considering applications for establishing wildlife captive facilities; (c) maintaining a Register of all successful applicants of wildlife captive facilities; (d) scrutinising all successful applications and making decisions on whether or not a wildlife captive facility should be registered; (e) issuing certificates of registration and trophy dealer’s licence to successful applicants of wildlife captive facilities; (f) issuing a parent stock capture permit for obtaining parent stock from the wild or from wildlife captive facility with the consent of the owner; (g) assessing and evaluating the performance of operators in the management of wildlife captive facilities; (h) overseeing conservation activities in wildlife captive facilities; (i) conducting resource monitoring and inventory; (j) monitoring and evaluating animal population trends; (k) determining the continuation of wildlife captive facilities including supervising exercise; (l) providing guidelines for the development of management plans; (m) overseeing the provision of research, extension and training concerning wildlife captive facilities including supervising the exercise; (n) issuing permits for various forms of wildlife utilisation in wildlife captive facilities; (o) in collaboration with other relevant authorities, provide a wildlife quarantine facility; and (p) inspecting wildlife captive facilities. Establishment of wildlife captive facilities 4. (1) Wildlife captive facilities may be established in the following areas: (a) outside any reserved land or conservation area; (b) in a village land as per the land use plan or written approval from the relevant local government authority; (c) in a controlled environment. (2) The wildlife captive facilities established under Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 7 subregulation (1) shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. (3) The wildlife orphanage facilities shall be established and managed by a Government institution or non-profit making organisation or a Government institution in collaboration with a non-profit making organisation: Provided that, where a non-profit making organisation intends to establish a wildlife orphanage facility, approval shall be sought from and granted by the Director General. Applications for registration of wildlife captive facilities 5.-(1) Any person who desires to operate or establish a wildlife captive facility shall submit an application for registration to the Director General in the form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations. (2) The Director General shall open the window for applications for registration of wildlife captive facilities in each quarter of the year. (3) The application form referred to under subregulation (1) shall, except where the application is for the establishment of a wildlife orphanage facility, be accompanied by proof of payment of the application fees set out in Part 1 of the Second Schedule to these Regulations. (4) A person shall not operate a wildlife captive facility unless he has paid the registration fees set out in Part II of the Second Schedule to these Regulations and holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the Director General in the manner prescribed under the Third Schedule to these Regulations. Qualification for registration of wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, zoo or sanctuary 6. The Director General shall, in considering the applications for registration of a wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, zoo or sanctuary, have regard to the following: (a) that the applicant is a holder of a right of occupancy over the land intended to be used as a wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, zoo or sanctuary; (b) that the applicant is a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania and in the case of a body corporate at least 51% of the shares are held by citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania; (c) that the proposed activity conforms to the land use plan of the area or the use is approved by the relevant local government authority; (d) that the business plan relates to the proposed undertaking; Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 8 (e) an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate for wildlife captive facility that shall involve animals prescribed in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations; (f) that the applicant is prepared to micro-chip or to mark each specimen of a species as per procedure; (g) that the application is in line with the guidelines issued by the Director General; (h) that the applicant has paid the required fees; (i) that the applicant has complied with other relevant laws; and (j) any other requirement that the Director General may consider necessary. Registration of wildlife orphanage facility 7. The Director General shall, in considering an application for registration of a wildlife orphanage facility, have regard to the following: (a) that the applicant is a holder of a right of occupancy over the land intended to be used as wildlife orphanage facility; (b) that the applicant has an approved veterinary clinic managed by veterinary officers; (c) that the applicant has hired or engaged a veterinary officer with wildlife knowledge; (d) that the applicant has holding ground set out for holding rescued animals while undertaking parental care or treatment; (e) that the proposed activity conforms to the land use plan of the area or the use is approved by the relevant local government authority; (f) that the applicant has submitted a project proposal containing, among other things, the type of animals that can be accommodated; (g) that the application is in line with the guidelines issued by the Director General; (h) that the applicant submits an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate for the proposed facility; (i) that the applicant is a Government institution or a non - profit making organisation; (j) that the applicant has complied with other relevant laws; and (k) any other requirement that the Director General may consider necessary Registration of 8. Where the Director General is satisfied that an Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 9 successful applicants application has been duly made in accordance with these Regulations, he shall cause the applicant to be registered. Consideration of applications 9. (1) The Director General shall, within fourteen days upon expiry of the time specified under sub regulation 4(2)– (a) nominate a team of at least three authorised officers to inspect the premises in respect of which the application has been lodged; (b) instruct the team to submit within twenty one days from the date of appointment, written recommendations as to whether– (i) the application has to be accepted or rejected; or (ii) the application should be accepted on conditions. (2) The Director General shall, upon receipt of the team’s written recommendations, submit the same to the Trophy Dealer’s Licence Advisory Committee which shall scrutinise the recommendations and advise the Director General accordingly. (3) After considering the advice of the Advisory Committee, the Director General may (a) grant a certificate of registration and a trophy dealer’s licence subject to certain conditions; or (b) reject the application and provide reasons thereof. (4) The Director General shall, within ten working days after making a decision on an application, notify the applicant in writing and any other person who lodged an objection against the application, of his decision. Certificate of registration 10.-(1) The Director General shall maintain a Register where all successful applicants shall be registered. (2) Once the Director General makes a decision to register a wildlife captive facility, he shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant in the form set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations. (3) In case of a wildlife ranch, farm, breeding facility, zoo or sanctuary the Director General shall, in addition to the certificate of registration, issue the applicant with a trophy dealer’s licence. (4) The certificate of registration shall be valid for ten years subject to renewal and shall not be transferable. (5) In deciding whether or not to grant an application for renewal of a certificate of registration, the Director General shall have regard to the same considerations provided for under Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 10 regulation 5 or 6 of these regulations as the case may be. GN. No. 243 of 2010 (6) The trophy dealer’s licence shall be renewable annually and shall be subject to the conditions prescribed in the Wildlife Conservation (Dealing in Trophies) Regulations. (7) Throughout the period of its validity, a certificate of registration shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the wildlife captive facility. Revocation, cancellation and suspension of registration 11. (1) The Director General may revoke, cancel or suspend any certificate of registration issued under these Regulations where the person to whom the certificate of registration is granted (a) is convicted of an offence under the Act; or (b) contravenes any of the terms or conditions of registration under these Regulations or any other relevant law. (2) Where the Director General revokes, cancels or suspends any certificate of registration, he shall order the holder of the certificate to immediately surrender it to him and appoint a competent authority to oversee the operations of the respective wildlife captive facility. Restrictions on operations of wildlife captive facility 12. A certificate of registration issued in respect of a wildlife captive facility other than a wildlife orphanage facility, shall be subject to conditions that the person to whom the certificate of registration is granted, shall (a) prevent hybridisation or inbreeding; (b) keep a record book of all animals kept in the wildlife captive facility; (c) provide information relating to paragraphs (b) to the Director General within three months after the end of each calendar year; (d) ensure that animals are kept in controlled environment except for open wildlife ranches; (e) in case of a wildlife ranch established within the distance of one kilometer from the borderline of protected areas, ensure that it is an open wildlife ranch; and (f) safeguard the welfare and safety of animals kept in the wildlife captive facility Restrictions on operations of wildlife orphanage facility 13.- (1) Animals to be kept in a wildlife orphanage facility shall only be those incapacitated by reason of physical disability or without parental care. (2) An animal shall not be transferred to a wildlife Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 11 orphanage facility without the permission of the Director General being previously sought and obtained. (3) Upon recommendation of the wildlife veterinary officer, the Director General shall order the removal of an animal from the wildlife orphanage facility. (4) Utilisation of wildlife, whether consumptive and non-consumptive, shall not be permitted in a wildlife orphanage facility. (5) An operator of a wildlife orphanage facility shall not be entitled to claim any refund in respect of the disposal of a wild animal from the wildlife orphanage facility. PART III ADMINISTRATION OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES Submission and approval of management plan 14. (1) Every operator of a wildlife captive facility shall develop a management plan. (2) Every management plan shall be submitted to the Director General for approval prior to the commencement of any activity within the wildlife captive facility. (3) The Director General shall issue guidelines on the format, content and procedures for preparation and submission of the management plan. Monitoring and evaluation of wildlife captive facilities 15. (1) The Director General shall monitor and evaluate the performance of wildlife captive facilities. (2) The Director General shall undertake assessment of the performance of wildlife captive facilities in terms of social, economic and biodiversity conservation impacts in accordance with the set guidelines. Application of land laws 16. The relevant laws relating to land shall be applicable when setting aside, reserving or transferring any area of village land to general or reserved land or granting the right of occupancy to any person or a group of persons for the purposes of operating a wildlife captive facility. PART IV MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES Employment of Tanzanian citizen 17.-(1) The operator of a wildlife captive facility shall employ a Tanzanian citizen with wildlife knowledge from a recognised institution to manage the facility. (2) Without prejudice to subregulation (1), every operator of a wildlife captive facility shall employ or hire a Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 12 wildlife veterinary officer with wildlife veterinary knowledge from a recognised institution who shall be responsible for attending the animals. Protected species 18. Any protected species shall not be confined to or kept in a wildlife captive facility without consultation with the Director of Wildlife and written approval of the Director General. Parent stock capture conditions 19.-(1) An operator of wildlife captive facility intending to acquire a parent stock from the wild shall apply for a parent stock capture permit to the Director General in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations. GN. NO 101 of 2013 (2) Capturing of parent stock shall be conducted in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (2), an operator of a wildlife captive facility shall (a) submit to the licensing officer a copy of issued quota from the Director General; (b) carry out capturing of a parent stock under the supervision of officers approved by the Director General and pay all the necessary costs incurred in the process; (c) pay parent stock price set out in the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations; (d) permanently mark the acquired parent stock in the modality set by the Director General. (4) An operator of a wildlife captive facility shall not dispose of any parent stock without the consent of Director General. Registration of facilities that keep CITES Appendix I species 20. Every wildlife captive facility that keeps species or sub-species listed in CITES under appendix I for commercial purpose, shall be registered with the CITES Secretariat. Capturing or cropping at night 21. Capturing or cropping of species in a wildlife captive facility shall not be conducted at night unless permission of the Director General has been obtained. Maintaining register of animal species 22.-(1) Every operator of a wildlife captive facility established in a controlled environment shall keep a register of animal populations in the wildlife captive facility including any off-take, dead or new born animals. Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 13 (2) Every operator of a wildlife captive facility established in a controlled environment shall submit to the Director General a quarterly report of animal population kept in that wildlife captive facility. (3) The death of any animal in the wildlife captive facility shall be reported in writing to the Director General and such report shall be accompanied by a post-mortem report. (4) Registration and issuance of certificate of ownership for newly born animals in a controlled environment shall involve payment of 5% of parent stock price set out in the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations. Live animals capture GN.244 of 2010 23.-(1) Capture of live animals in a wildlife open ranch shall be conducted in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation (Capture of animals) Regulations. (2) An operator of a wildlife captive facility established in a controlled environment who intends to capture animals for live animal trade shall (a) submit to the Director General a list containing the number of animal species to be captured; and (b) pay 10% of parent stock capture fee, for every animal captured in the wildlife captive facility. Non consumptive wildlife utilisation 24. (1) Non-consumptive wildlife utilisation in the wildlife open ranch shall be conducted in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation (Non-consumptive Wildlife Utilisation) Regulations. (2) Non-consumptive wildlife utilisation in wildlife captive facilities established in controlled environment shall be subject to payment of wildlife user right fee set out in the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations. Consumptive wildlife utilisation 25. (1) Consumptive wildlife utilisation shall not be conducted in an open wildlife ranch unless an operator of the said facility obtains a written permission from the Director General. (2) An operator of a wildlife captive facility, other than a wildlife orphanage facility, who intends to conduct consumptive use of wildlife shall adhere to the following conditions: (a) submission to the Director General of a list containing the number of animal species to be hunted in respect of tourist or resident hunting; (b) payment to the Authority of 10% of game fee payable for every animal hunted in the wildlife Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 14 captive facility, in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation (Tourist Hunting) Regulations and the Wildlife Conservation (Resident Hunting) Regulations, in respect of tourist hunting or resident hunting as the case may be; (c) approval of the Director General is sought for any other consumptive use. Specific agreements on CITES listed species 26. A wildlife captive facility that breeds CITES listed species shall be subjected to specific agreements between relevant authorities and the operator of the facility in consultation with the Director General. Restrictions on transportation and re introduction of animal species into the wild 27. An operator of a wildlife captive facility established in a controlled environment shall not, unless he obtains a written permission from the Director General (a) transport any wild animal species to or from a wildlife captive facility; (b) re-introduce into the wild any wild animal species from a wildlife captive facility; or (c) re-introduce in the wildlife captive facility any wild animal species from the wild. Donation of game animals 28. The Director General may request an operator of a wildlife captive facility to donate game animals for re introduction into the wild. De-registration of wildlife captive facilities 29. (1) An operator of a wildlife captive facility may apply to the Director General for de-registration of a wildlife captive facility. (2) An application for de- registration referred to under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied with the following: (a) reasons for application of de-registration; (b) an inventory of animal species in the respective wildlife captive facility, indicating their health status, methods to be used in disposing of the animals and their welfare. (3) The Director General shall, upon receipt of an application for de- registration of a wildlife captive facility and upon being satisfied that all requirements have been fulfilled, de register the wildlife captive facility. Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 15 PART V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Offences and penalties 30. Any person who contravenes the provisions of these Regulations commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than three million shillings but not exceeding ten million shillings or to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year but not exceeding three years or to both, and revocation of a certificate of registration. PART VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Guidelines 31. The Director General may issue guidelines to facilitate effective implementation of these Regulations. Appeals 32 (1) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Director General under these Regulations may, within thirty days from the date of receiving the decision, appeal to the Minister. (2) The Minister shall, within a period of thirty days, make a decision (3) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Minister may lodge an application for judicial review to the High Court. Revocation GN. NO. 379 of 2013 33. (1) The Wildlife Conservation (Wildlife Ranching, Farming, Breeding Sites, Orphanage Centers, Sanctuaries and Zoos) Regulations 2013 are hereby revoked. (2) Notwithstanding the revocation under subregulation (1), anything done, any action taken or any permit, certificate or licence issued under the revoked Regulations shall be deemed to have been done or issued, as the case may be, under the provisions of these Regulations. Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 16 FIRST SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 5(1)) APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF A WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITY WF No. …………… 1. Full Name of the Individual/ Company...................................................................... 2. A. In case of an individual: Sex ............ Age ........................... Nationality...................................... B. In case of a Company: i) Particulars of the Directors: S/N. Name Sex Age Nationality ii) Particulars of the shareholders: S/N. Name Sex Age Nationality % of shares 3. Residential address……………………………… 4. Business addresses: i) P.O. Box..................... ii) Telephone(s)......................... iii) E-mail Address……………… iv) Plot No. ..................... v) Street/Area........................... vi) Town/Place.................... Passport Size Photograph (in case of company the picture of the Director(s)) Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 17 5. Location where the activity shall be undertaken ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 6. State the nature of the wildlife captive facility (whether wildlife ranch, zoo, breeding site, etc). ..................................................................................................................................... 7. Size of the area ............................................................................................................ 8. Trophy Dealers Licence (if any)............................................................. Type of Licence……………Number ……….Place of Issue…………… Date of Issue………….. Date of Expiry …………… ………………. . 9. Capital investment to be put into the business ........................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. . ............................................................................................................................................. . 10. State briefly the wildlife activities you will deal in ................................... ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ 11. Type of market (whether local or export).................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ 12. Description of source of wildlife .............................................................. ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ Amount paid: .......................... against ERV Receipt No. ..................... dated ....................... DECLARATION I hereby declare that the above particulars are correct and I understand the requirements of the Wildlife Conservation Act, No. 5 of 2009 and of the subsidiary legislation made under that Act. ......................................................... ...................................................... Signature of owner Date Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 18 APPROVAL BY DIRECTOR GENERAL This application is hereby approved/not approved Reasons: .................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................... .............................................. Signature of the Director of Wildlife Date SECOND SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 5(3) and (4)) PART I APPLICATION FEES FOR WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES ACTIVITY FEES IN TZS CITIZEN JOINT VENTURE Wildlife Ranch 100,000 200,000 Wildlife Farm 40,000 100,000 Wildlife Breeding Site 40,000 100,000 Sanctuary 30,000 50,000 Zoo 30,000 50,000 PART II FEES FOR REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITIES ACTIVITY FEE IN TZS CITIZEN JOINT VENTURE WILDLIFE RANCH 5,000 7,500 WILDLIFE FARM 4,000 5,000 SANCTUARY 3,000 4,000 ZOO 3,000 4,000 WILDLIFE BREEDING SITE 4,000 5,000 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 19 THIRD SCHEDULE (Made under regulations 5(4) and 10(2)) CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITY NOT TRANSFERABLE Registration No................... Place of issue...................................... Date of Issue ........................... Date of Expiry ....................... This Certificate is issued to: ..................................................................................................... Business address: P.O. Box .................................. Telephone No. ................................... E-mail Address…………………… Plot No. ................................... Streets/Area .......... ……………….. Town/Place ................................................. Location of the registered wildlife Captive facility ................................................................................... Type and description of wildlife captive facility .................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... Size of the wildlife captive facility(hectares) ………………………………… Fee paid USD (in words) .......................................................................................................... ..................................... (USD. .......................................) ERV No. ............................... Dated at ............................................. this day of ................................ 20............................ ................................................ Director General (Name, Signature and Seal) Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 20 FOURTH SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 6(e)) TYPE/CATEGORY OF WILD ANIMALS TO WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE (EIAC) IS PRE REQUISITE PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLIFE CAPTIVE FACILITY TYPE/CATEGORY GROUP OF ANIMALS 1 Dangerous animals as stipulated in the Wildlife Conservation (Dangerous Animals Damage Consolation) Regulations, 2011 2 Members of the family Canidae (Dogs family) 3 Members of the family Felidae (Cats family) 4 Members of the family Hyaenidae (Hyenas) 5 Primates 6 Snakes FIFTH SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 19(1)) WF No…………………. APPLICATION FOR PARENT STOCK CAPTURE PERMIT 1. Name of Applicant…………………………………………………………………………. 2. Sex………………….3. Age……………………….4. Nationality……………….. 5. Bussiness Adress…………………………………………………………………... 6. Residential Adresss………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………7.Email………………………………………… ……... 8.Trophy Dealer’s Licence Number…………Date of Issue...………………………… 9.Trapper’s card number………………Date of issue………...……………………... 10.Name of wildlife captive facility where parent stock animal will be kept………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Details of animals in respect of which application is made SN Species Quantity Fees (US Dollar) Capture area Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 21 12. Method of capture to be applied…………………………………………………………… 13. DECLARATION BY APPLICANT I ……………………………………….hereby declare that the above particulars are correct and I further declare that I understand the requirement of the Wildlife Conservation Act, the Wildlife Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations and these regulations. Date……………… ………………………….. Signature of the Applicant Place………………………………………………………………………………………… NOTE: Any person who makes false declaration in the application for a parent stock commits an offence Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 22 SIXTH SCHEDULE (Made under regulations 19(3)(c) and 22(4)) PARENT STOCK PRICE Type of Animal Proposed Fee in TZS Male Female A - MAMMALS 1 Olive Baboon 44,000 54,000 2 Yellow Baboon 44,000 54,000 3 Buffalo 200,000 210,000 4 Bushpig 80,000 90,000 5 Bushbuck 80,000 90,000 6 Caracal 60,000 70,000 7 Civet-Cat 60,000 70,000 8 Genets . 60,000 70,000 9 Serval-Cat 96,000 106,000 10 Wild Cat 40,000 50,000 11 Crocodile 680,000 690,000 12 Dikdik 20,000 30,000 13 Abbot's Duiker 100,000 110,000 14 Blue Duiker 40,000 50,000 15 Common Duiker 100,000 110,000 16 Red Duiker 100,000 110,000 17 Eland 300,000 310,000 18 Elephant 4,000,000 4,200,000 19 Galago 72,000 82,000 20 Bat-Eared Fox 100,000 110,000 21 Grant's Gazelle 80,000 90,000 22 Gazelle Thomson 50,000 60,000 23 Gerenuk 1,000,000 1,100,000 24 Giraffe 1,000,000 1,100,000 25 African Hare 40,000 50,000 26 Jumping Hare 40,000 50,000 27 Coke's Hartebeest 100,000 110,000 28 Lichtenstein Hartebeest 260,000 270,000 29 Hippopotamus 600,000 610,000 30 Hedgehog 20,000 30,000 31 Giant Forest Hog 178,000 188,000 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 23 32 Spotted Hyaena 100,000 110,000 33 Rock Hyrax 10,000 20,000 34 Tree Hyrax 40,000 50,000 35 Impala 80,000 90,000 36 Golden Jackal 100,000 110,000 37 Striped Jackal 100,000 110,000 38 Black-Backed Jackal 100,000 110,000 39 Klipspringer 480,000 490,000 40 Greater-Kudu 880,000 890,000 41 Lesser-Kudu 1,040,000 1,140,000 42 Leopard 1,400,000 1,500,000 43 Lion 1,960,000 2,060,000 44 Mongoose - all races 120,000 130,000 45 Colobus Monkey - all races 144,000 154,000 46 Blue Monkey 48,000 58,000 47 Sykes Monkey 48,000 58,000 48 Vervet Monkey 48,000 58,000 49 Oribi 100,000 110,000 50 Oryx 144,000 154,000 51 Otter 100,000 110,000 53 Pigmy - Antelope 64,000 74,000 54 Porcupine 25,000 35,000 55 Puku 320,000 330,000 56 Python 144,000 154,000 57 Ratel Honey Badger 80,000 90,000 58 Bohor - Reedbuck 180,000 190,000 59 Mountain-Reedbuck 400,000 410,000 60 Southern Reedbuck 400,000 410,000 61 Black Rhino 4,500,000 5,000,000 62 Roan Antelope 1,020,000 1,030,000 63 Sable Antelope 1,020,000 1,030,000 64 Sharpe's Grysbok 182,000 192,000 65 Sitatunga 800,000 810,000 66 Stein buck 100,000 110,000 67 Topi 100,000 110,000 68 Warthog 50,000 60,000 69 Common-Waterbuck 340,000 350,000 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 24 70 Defassa-Waterbuck 320,000 330,000 71 Nyasa Wild Beest 100,000 110,000 72 Wild dog 480,000 490,000 73 White-Bearded Wildebeest 100,000 110,000 74 Zebra 1,000,000 1,010,000 75 Zorilla (polecat) 60,000 70,000 76 Ground Pangolin 384,000 394,000 77 Aardvark 144,000 154,000 78 Cheetah 1,000,000 1,100,000 79 Aard Wolf 168,000 178,000 80 Other races of Hyaenas 220,000 230,000 81 Tanganyika Chimpanzee 1,100,000 1,200,000 82 Edward Potto 144,000 154,000 83 Black Mangabey 236,000 246,000 84 White-Nosed Monkey 72,000 82,000 85 Patas (Red) Monkey 48,000 58,000 86 Others 48,000 58,000 B- BIRDS 1 Ostrich 480,000 490,000 2 Pelicans 24,000 34,000 3 Grebes 10,000 20,000 4 Cormorants and Darters 8,400 18,400 5 Herons, Egrets, Bitterns 4,800 14,800 6 Hamerkop 6,000 16,000 7 Whale-Headed Stork 31,200 41,200 8 Storks (others) 20,400 30,400 9 Lesser Bustards 144,000 154,000 10 Kori Bustard 144,000 154,000 11 Ibises and Spoonbills 12,000 22,000 12 Flamingos 36,000 46,000 13 Ducks and Geese 4,200 14,200 14 Francolins 12,600 22,600 15 Guinea fowls 12,600 22,600 16 Quils 6,000 16,000 17 Rails and Crakes and Coots 4,800 14,800 18 Jacanas, snipes 2,100 12,100 19 Plovers 12,000 22,000 20 Thickhead 12,000 22,000 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 25 21 Coursers and Pratincoles 12,000 22,000 22 Sand Grouse 4,800 14,800 23 Pigeons and Doves 2,100 12,100 24 Vultures 130,000 140,000 25 Eagles 130,000 140,000 26 Hawks 130,000 140,000 27 Buzzard and Allies 130,000 140,000 28 Falcons, Kite, Osprey (and allies) 116,000 126,000 29 Secretary Bird 136,000 146,000 30 Owls 46,000 56,000 31 Night Jars 46,000 56,000 32 Swifts 12,000 22,000 33 Woodpeckers 16,000 26,000 34 Bee-Eaters and Honeyguides 16,000 26,000 35 Broad Bills 16,000 26,000 36 Cranes 92,000 102,000 37 Gulls and Terns and Skimmers 20,000 30,000 38 Procellanidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) 20,000 30,000 39 Fin Foot 20,000 30,000 40 Avocet 20,000 30,000 41 Stints 20,000 30,000 42 Sandpipers 20,000 30,000 43 Phalaropes 24,000 34,000 44 Hoopoes and Scimitar-Bills 20,000 30,000 45 Pittas 16,000 26,000 46 Parrots and Lovebirds 28,000 38,000 47 Turacos and Go-away-birds 7,200 17,200 48 Cuckoos and Coucals 2,400 12,400 49 Mouse Birds 2,400 12,400 50 King Fishers 2,400 12,400 51 Rollers 20,000 30,000 52 Hornbills 40,000 50,000 53 Barbets 10,000 20,000 54 Larks 10,000 20,000 55 Wagtails 16,000 26,000 56 Crown and Ravens 92,000 102,000 57 Babblers 12,000 22,000 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 26 58 Bulbuls 12,000 22,000 59 Flycatchers 12,000 22,000 60 Thrushes and Chats 18,000 28,000 61 Warblers 12,000 22,000 62 Shrikes 16,000 26,000 63 Swallows and Martins 16,000 26,000 64 Starlings and Oxpeckers 16,000 26,000 65 Drongos 16,000 26,000 66 Bishops 10,000 20,000 67 Hypocolis 10,000 20,000 68 Weavers 10,000 20,000 69 Tits 10,000 20,000 70 Quelea 4,000 14,000 71 Orioles 6,000 16,000 72 Whydahs 10,000 20,000 73 White eyes 10,000 20,000 74 Waxbills 10,000 20,000 75 Sunbirds 6,000 16,000 76 Finches 6,000 16,000 77 Sparrows 6,000 16,000 78 Buntings, Canaries and Seedeaters 10,000 20,000 79 Trogons 12,000 22,000 80 Others 12,000 22,000 C- REPTILES 1 Gekko Lizard 10,000 20,000 2 Lacertid Lizards 10,000 20,000 3 Plated Lizards 10,000 20,000 4 Monitor Lizard 106,000 116,000 5 Skink lizards 10,000 20,000 6 Giant Chameleon 10,000 20,000 7 Chameleons (others) 10,000 20,000 8 Other Lizards 10,000 20,000 9 Tortoises 12,000 22,000 10 Terrapins 30,000 40,000 11 Turtles 10,000 20,000 12 Others 10,000 20,000 D- AMPHIBIANS 1 Frogs 2,600 2,600 Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 27 2 Toads 2,600 2,600 3 Caecilians 2,600 2,600 4 Newts and Salamanders 2,600 2,600 5 Kassinas 2,600 2,600 E- INSECTS 1 Butterflies 2,600 2,600 2 Praying Mantis 2,600 2,600 3 Millipedes 2,600 2,600 4 Centipedes 2,600 2,600 5 Scorpions 2,600 2,600 6 Spiders 2,600 2,600 F- AGLYPHA: Fangless, Solid-toothed, non-poisonous 1 Blind Bunover 34,000 44,000 2 Worm Snakes 34,000 44,000 3 Pythons (Rock) 144,000 154,000 4 Fangless Snakes (Columbridae) 34,000 44,000 5 Sand Boa 28,000 38,000 6 Green Snake 34,000 44,000 7 Egg Eater 34,000 44,000 8 Others 34,000 44,000 G- OPISTHOGLYPHA: Back-fanged 1 Boomslang 34,000 44,000 2 Others 34,000 44,000 H- PROCTEROGLYOHA: front rigid-fanged Snakes 1 Water Cobra 34,000 44,000 2 Garter 34,000 44,000 3 Cobras 34,000 44,000 4 Mambas 30,000 40,000 5 DeaElapidae 30,000 40,000 Others 30,000 40,000 I-OTHER SNAKES 1 All other snakes 30,000 40,000 SEVENTH SCHEDULE Wildlife Conservation (Management of Wildlife Captive Facilities) GN NO. 83 (contd.) 28 (Made under regulation 24(2)) WILDLIFE USER RIGHT FEES ACTIVITY FEES IN TZS PER ANNUM VENTURE JOINT VENTURE Wildlife Ranch 150,000 200,000 Wildlife Farm 50,000 100,000 Wildlife Breeding Site 50,000 100,000 Sanctuary 25,000 50,000 Zoo 25,000 50,000 Dodoma, HAMISI A. KIGWANGALLA 3rd February, 2020 Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism

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