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Originally Posted by jimfairy
Sea horses is a extinct n protected animal.. is consider illegal if u bring into Singapore.. u need approval n permit to bring them in.. plz think n check before u buy anything n bring into Singapore...
Save the animals!! Save the world!!
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Thank you for forewarning me about the requirement for a permit in order to bring Dried Seahorse from Batam to Sillypore. And that this animal here said were indeed classified as "endangered" according to AVA and the
Convention on
International
Trade in
Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) whom which i will need to apply for a permit to bring them into Sillypore.
http://www.ava.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/8...6/attach35.pdf
Anyway,as mention in my previous post...the main objective of locating sellers of Dried Sea Horses is to compare prices between what's sold in Sillypore and those in Batam. In Sillypore,if i don't remember wrong,it's legally sold at S$45 - S$65 per 50g of dried sea horse.
I strongly believe that many like myself do not know that some lesser-known Animals/Items are considered endangered animals & it's illegal to bring them into Sillypore w/o a proper Permit.I sincerely thank bro Jimfairy for the gentle reminder.
After personally doing some online research upon reading bro jimfairy's post,below are list of of items and a link to AVA site to share for the benefit of sillyporeans like myself who are unaware that some animals are considered endangered species and that an
Import Permit are required to bring these items/animals into Sillypore from Batam :
CITES classifies endangered species under 3 categories.
Appendix I
These species are highly endangered and could be extinct if their trade is not severely restricted. Trade for primarily commercial purposes is generally prohibited. However, Appendix I species which are captive-bred in CITES-registered captive breeding farms are allowed to be commercially traded with proper CITES permits. For Appendix I species, CITES permits are issued only under special circumstances (eg. Zoological Gardens, Bird Park, research institutions, museums etc).
Examples: Apes and many monkeys, all elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers and marine turtles, most bears, some parrots, lady's slipper orchid etc.
Appendix II
These species are threatened and their trade is regulated. Commercial trade is allowed with proper CITES permits.
Examples: Monkeys, some crocodiles, pythons, parrots, tortoises and some soft shell turtles, sturgeons, bird-wing butterflies, American ginseng, some orchids, ramin, agarwood,
seahorses, hard corals and giant clams etc.
Appendix III
These species are considered endangered in some countries and specimens from these countries are protected under CITES. Import of such species requires a Certificate of Origin, or in the case of the species being imported from a country which has included that species in Appendix III, a CITES export permit is required.
Examples: Wild water buffalo, walruses, mongooses, some deer, pheasants, foxes, snakes, soft shell turtles.
Details are in the link below:
http://www.ava.gov.sg/AnimalsPetSect...ngeredSpecies/
The legislation and penalties are stated as below :
National legislation that gives effect to CITES
The Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act Cap 92A [ESA] was enacted in 1989 to give legal effect to the implementation and enforcement of the Convention in Singapore. The 3 schedules to the Act list the endangered species. Under the Act, a permit is required to import, export, re-export and introduce from the sea a scheduled species. The Act also empowers AVA enforcement officers to enter and search without warrant, any premises and conveyances and to seize any illegal wildlife. AVA officers have the powers to investigate the CITES species in transit through Singapore. These powers facilitate the investigation of CITES infringement cases.
Under the Act, it is an offence to import and export any endangered species without a permit from AVA. It is also an offence to possess, sell, offer or expose for sale, or display to the public any of these species, if it has been illegally imported.
Any person or company caught violating the ESA is liable to be prosecuted in Court and fined up to a maximum of S$50,000 for each animal or plant ( but not to exceed in the aggregate S$500,000 ) and/or to imprisonment for a term up to 2 years.
As for importing these items in legally,here are some guideline :
Trade in CITES species
Import
All imports of CITES-listed animal and plant species for any purposes (commercial, personal, zoological etc) require CITES permits. A Singapore CITES import permit must be obtained from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) prior to the import.
Import applications MUST be accompanied by the CITES export/re-export permit from the exporting/re-exporting country. Applicants must apply for CITES import permits online, at least one week before the arrival of consignments. Failure to do so may result in delay in clearance of shipments, shipments returned to country of export/re-export or seizure of the shipments. Penalties may also be imposed on the importer for infringing the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act.
Each online import application has to be accompanied by a copy of the CITES export/re-export permit. Please ensure that CITES permits from the exporting countries are issued by CITES Management Authorities or competent Authorities. A list of the members countries to CITES and their contacts can be found in the CITES website under National Contacts.
Please note that CITES import permits generally take
two working days to be issued if supporting documents are in order. However, more time is required if verification of the CITES export/re-export permit with the country of export/re-export is necessary. Hence,
express service is not applicable to CITES import permit applications.
Upon import, the original CITES export/re-export permit from the country of export/re-export MUST be submitted to Wildlife Section immediately after clearance from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
Fees and payment
The fees for CITES permits are as follows:
I have learned something today,and i also hope others can learn as much as i did thru posting positively. And i guess this fits the title of this thread too. Thank you all for reading.
Cheers!