conduct compliance inspections, but preferably
an environmental management inspector from
the province concerned, and at the cost of the
issuing authority. Such official or environmental
management inspector, whose contact details
must be provided by the issuing authority, must
.be informed by the hunting outfitter, who
organised the hunt, of the date and place of the
hunt at least 48 hours before it takes place.
9. If not already micro-chipped, the horns must be
micro-chipped on the property where the hunt
took place within 24 hours after completion
of the hunt. Only an official from the issuing
authority may micro-chip the horns of the
hunting trophy.
10. The owner or the manager of the game farm, as
well as the official or environmental management
inspector who attended the hunt, must sign
off the hunting permit after completion of the
hunt, to confirm the success of the hunt. The
official or environmental management inspector
must, immediately after completion of the
hunt, provide the Department with information
relating to the hunt i.e. the relevant micro-chip
numbers, as well as proof that the sample(s)
contemplated in paragraph 4(2) have been
sent to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory
contemplated in paragraph 4(4).
11. The professional hunting register must be
completed by the professional hunter who
accompanied the hunting client during the hunt,
immediately after completion of the hunt. The
official or environmental management inspector
who attended the hunt must indicate the microchip numbers with which the horns have been
marked, on the professional hunting register.
12. The horns, together with the rest of the trophy,
must be transported by a duly authorized person
from the address where the hunt took place,
directly to the taxidermy or similar facility to be
processed and. prepared for exportation. The
transport of the horns as part of the hunting
trophy may only be authorised in terms of an
individual permit issued by the issuing authority,
and may not be authorised in terms of a standing
permit or in combination with the hunting
permit.
13. The permit authorizing the hunt and a copy
of the professional hunting register must
accompany the rhinoceros products (including
the horns), which form part of the hunting
trophy, when being transported between
destinations.
14. The taxidermist or owner of a similar facility must
upon receipt of the rhinoceros horns report the
following information to the Department
• date of receipt of the rhinoceros horns;
• weight of the rhinoceros horns;
• micro-chip numbers of the rhinoceros horns;
and
• numbers of the hunting permit, transport
permit and professional hunting register.
15. The taxidermist or owner of a similar facility
must keep a register that contains at least the
information contemplated in subparagraph (14;
a-d). The register must be made available to the
issuing authority for inspection, upon request by
the issuing authority.
16. The horns of a rhinoceros that was hunted as a
trophy may not be exported in hand or personal
baggage.
17. The CITES export permit for the rhinoceros
hunting trophy and a copy of both pages of the
signed-off hunting permit must be presented to
an environmental management inspector, for
inspection prior to the export of the trophy. The
CITES export permit must be endorsed by the
environmental management inspector.
4. Collection of samples for DNA profiling
1.
When live rhinoceros are darted for
translocation, treatment, or any other
management purpose, samples of the horns and
blood must be collected by using the DNA kits as
provided by the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory
contemplated in subparagraph (4).
2. When detached horns contemplated in
paragraphs 2(3), 2(4) or 3(9) are micro-chipped,
samples of the horns must also be collected at
the same time.
3. Samples contemplated in sub paragraphs (1) and
(2) may be collected by the following persons:
• A registered veterinarian responsible for the
darting of a live rhinoceros;
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