National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected SpeciesChapter 8 : The regulation of specific restricted activities involving certain listed threatened or protected species78. Darting of specimens of listed threatened or protected species |
| (1) | A specimen of a listed threatened or protected animal species may not be darted tor purposes other than for veterinary, scientific, conservation or management purposes. |
| (2) | A specimen of a listed threatened or protected animal species may be darted only by a veterinarian, or a person contemplated in subregulation (3). |
| (3) | A person other than a veterinarian, who darts a specimen of a listed threatened or protected animal species, must be authorised to do so— |
| (a) | by a permit issued in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965); |
| (b) | by a permit issued in terms of Chapter 7 of the Biodiversity Act; and |
| (c) | in writing by the South African Veterinary Council. |
| (4) | A veterinarian must be present when a specimen of a listed threatened or protected animal species is darted by a person contemplated in subregulation (3). |
| (5) | A veterinarian, or a person contemplated in subregulation (3), may dart a specimen of a listed threatened or protected animal species on foot, or from a motorized vehicle, aircraft or vessel. |