Criteria for registering a commercial breeding operation for Appendix-I wildlife | Section |
(1) The operation breeds wildlife for commercial purposes. | 23.5 |
(2) The parental stock was legally acquired. | 23.60 |
(3) The wildlife meets bred-in-captivity criteria. | 23.63 |
(4) Where the establishment of a breeding operation involves the removal of animals from the wild (allowable only under exceptional circumstances and only for native species), the operation must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Management Authority, on advice of the Scientific Authority and of the Secretariat, that the removal is or was not detrimental to the conservation of the species. | - |
(5) The potential escape of specimens or pathogens from the facility does not pose a risk to the ecosystem and native species. | - |
(6) The scientific name of the species is the standard nomenclature in the CITES Appendices or the references adopted by the CoP. | 23.23 |
(7) The breeding operation will make a continuing, meaningful contribution to the conservation of the species according to the conservation needs of the species. | - |
(8) The operation will be carried out at all stages in a humane (non-cruel) manner. | - |