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In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a) |
"Act" means the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972).
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(b) |
"Enclosure" means any accommodation provided for zoo animals.
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(c) |
"Enclosure barrier" means a physical barrier to contain an animal within an enclosure.
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(d) |
'Endangered Species' means species included in Schedule I and Schedule II of the Act except black buck.
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(dd) |
Critically
endangered species’ means an endangered species other than tiger, asiatic lion
and panther whose total number in all the zoos in the country put together does
not exceed 200
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(e) |
"Form" means form set forth in Appendix A to these rules.
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(f) |
"Performing purposes" means any efforts to force the animal to carry out unnatural act including performance of circus tricks.
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(ff) |
'Rescue Centre’
means an establishment for the care of animals specified in the Schedules to the
Act and not open for exhibition to the public
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