No wild animals in respect of which any close time has been notified by the Government under 1[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)] shall whether dead or alive be possessed or sold during such close time within any municipal area and no such animal shall at any other time be sold within any municipal area except under an annual licence to be granted by the municipality :
Provided that these prohibitions shall not extend to wild animals possessed or sold as pets.
Provided that these prohibitions shall not extend to wild animals possessed or sold as pets.
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1. Substituted for “section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1978” by S.O. 3466 of 2020.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Substitution of expression.Section 3 · Classification of municipalities.Section 4 · Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area.Section 5 · Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area.Section 6 · Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area.Section 7 · Exclusion of local area from a municipal area.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.