Ornamental Fish Production and Management (1+1)

14.2.4 Trade or commerce in wild animals, animal articles and trophies

Every wild animal, animal article and trophies is treated as Government property under the following circumstances

a) Animal, other than vermin, which is hunted or kept or bred in captivity or hunted in contravention of any provisions of this Act, or found dead, or killed by mistake is considered as Government property;

b) Any animal article, trophy or uncured trophy or meat derived from any wild animal in respect of which any offence against this Act has been committed;

c) Vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool that has been used for committing an offence and has been seized under the provision of this Act shall be the property of the State Government and, where such animal is hunted in a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government such animal or any article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat derived from such animal or any vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap, or tool used in such hunting, shall be the property of Central Government.