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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 178] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY , MARCH 1 4, 2024 /PHALGUNA 24, 1945
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMA TE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th March , 2024
G.S.R. 191(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (gviii) of sub - section (1) of Section 63 of
the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the fo llowing rules,
namely: -
1. Short title and commencement . – (1) These rules may be called the Captive Elephant (Transfer or
Transport) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definition . - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972);
(b) “donor State” means a State from whose jurisdiction the elephant is going to be transferred;
(c) “elephant” means a captive ele phant in respect of which an ownership certificate has been issued
under Section 42 of the Act;
(d) "elephant assistant" means a person engaged to assist the Mahout;
(e) “Form” means form appended to these rules;
(f) "mahout" means the person who manages the elephant;
(g) "owner" means a person having a valid certificate of ownership for the elephant issued under
section 42 of the Act;
(h) “recipient State” means a State in whose jurisdiction the transfer of elephant is going to be
transferred;
(i) “veterinary p ractitioner” means a person registered with the Veterinary Council of India
established under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984);
(2) The words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the
meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Application for Transfer of Elephant .– An application for transfer of elephant shall be made in Fo rm I to
the officer not below the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests having jurisdiction over the area where the
elephant is registered.
4. Inquiry by the Deputy Conservator of Forests. -(1) On receipt of the application under rule 3, the Deputy
Conse rvator of Forests shall: -
(a) obtain a certificate of a veterinary practitioner in Form II;
(b) conduct a detailed inquiry and physical verification of the facility where the elephant is presently
housed and also the facility where the elephant is proposed to be housed in case the facility is located within
his jurisdiction; and
(c) forward the application and report in Form III along with the report of veterinary practitioner within a
period of fifteen days to the Chief Wild Life Warden.
5. Transfer within the State. -(1)The Chief Wild Life Warden after examination of reports may, within a
period of seven days by an order in writing reject or permit the transfer of the elephant, if such elephant is
proposed to be housed within the jurisdictio n of the officer receiving the application under rule 3.
(2) The Chief Wild Life Warden shall forward the application and the reports received as per sub -rule (1)(c)
of rule 4 to the officer not below the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests having ju risdiction over the area
where the elephant is proposed to be housed and is outside the jurisdiction of the officer receiving the
application under rule 3, within a period of seven days.
(3) The concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests shall on receipt o f the application and the reports in
accordance with sub -rule (2) conduct a detailed inquiry and physical verification of the facility and submit
report in Form III within a period of fifteen days to the Chief Wild Life Warden.
(4) The Chief Wild Life W arden after examination of the application and the reports may, within a period of
seven days by an order in writing reject or permit the transfer.
6. Transfer outside State. - (1) The Chief Wild Life Warden of the donor State shall forward the application
along with the reports received as per (c) of sub -rule (1) of rule 4 within a period of fifteen days to the Chief
Wild Life Warden of the recipient State.
(2) The Chief Wild Life Warden of the recipient State shall within a period of seven days forward the
application and the reports to the officer not below the rank of Deputy Conservator of Forests having
jurisdiction over the area where the elephant is going to be housed.
(3) The concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests shall on receipt of the applic ation and reports in
accordance with sub -rule (2) conduct a detailed inquiry and physical verification of the facility and submit
report within a period of fifteen days in Form III to the Chief Wild Life Warden.
(4) The Chief Wild Life Warden of the reci pient State after receipt of the reports as per sub -rule (3) shall
forward his recommendations to the Chief Wild Life Warden of the donor State in Form IV within a period
of fifteen days.
(5) The Chief Wild Life Warden of the donor State after examinati on of the reports shall, within a period of
seven days by an order in writing reject or permit the transfer.
(6) The Chief Wild Life Warden of the donor State shall intimate the order of rejection or permission of
transfer to the Chief Wild Life Warden of the recipient State.
7. Terms and Conditions for transfer. - (1) The Chief Wild Life Warden shall permit the transfer where the
ownership certificate in respect of the elephant proposed for transfer existed prior to coming into force of
these rules ex cept in case of elephant borne from such elephants.
(2) The transfer of the elephant may be permitted by the Chief Wild Life Warden, in case: -
(a) the owner is no longer in a position to maintain the elephant; or
(b) the elephant will have a better upkeep than in the present circumstances; or
(c) he deems it fit and proper in the circumstances of the case for better upkeep of the elephant.
(3) No transfer of an elephant shall be permissible unless genetic profile of the elephant has been entered in
the ele ctronic monitoring application of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
8. Application for Transport of elephant .- (1) An application for transport of an elephant shall be made in
Form V to the officer not below the rank of the Deputy C onservator of Forests having jurisdiction over the
area where the elephant is registered.
(2) The concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests shall, on receipt of the application obtain a report of a
veterinary practitioner in Form II and submit his recomme ndations in Form III along with the report of
veterinary practitioner within a period of fifteen days to the Chief Wild Life Warden .
(3) The Chief Wild Life Warden may, on receipt of the application and reports in accordance with sub -rule
(2), issue a t ransport permit in Form VI or reject the application by an order in writing.
(4) The Chief Wild Life Warden shall forward a copy of the transport permit to: -
(a) the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests within the state through whose jurisdiction the elephant is
to be transported; and
(b) the concerned Chief Wild Life Warden through whose jurisdiction the elephant is to be transported.
9. Conditions for transport. - (1) The transport of the elephant in respect of which a transport permit has
been issued shall be with the following conditions that: -
(a) the elephant shall be accompanied by a mahout and an elephant assistant;
(b) a health certificate from a veterinary practitioner to the effect that the elephant is fit for transport and is
not showing any sign of musth or infectious or contagious disease, is obtained;
(c) the transport shall be carried out after the mandatory quarantine period as advised by the veterinary
practitioner r is over, in case of contagious disease;
(d) the ele phant shall be properly fed and given water before loading;
(e) necessary arrangements shall be made for providing food and water to the elephant en route;
(f) tranquilisers/sedatives shall be used to control nervous or temperamental elephants upon p rescription by
the veterinary practioner.
10. Validity .- (1) The transfer of the elephant shall be effected within a period not exceeding three months from
the date of grant of permission.
(2) The validity of the transport permit shall not be more tha n one month.
(3) No extension of validity of permission for transfer or transport permit shall be granted.
11. Appeal .- (1) An applicant aggrieved by the refusal of the Chief Wild Life Warden may prefer an appeal to
the administrative Head of the Sta te Forest Department of the concerned State Government within a period
of sixty days from the date of receipt of the orders of the Chief Wild Life Warden by a written statement
sent through registered post justifying reasons for preferring an appeal.
(2) The State Government shall pass appropriate orders on the appeal within a period of thirty days of
receipt of the appeal.
Form I
[See rule 3]
Form I
Application for transfer of Elephants
1. Name of the applicant / owner
2. Permanent Address
3. Present Address
4. Date of acquisition of Elephant
5. Name of the present owner of Elephant
6. Address of the owner of the Elephant
7. Address of the housing facility
of the Elephant
8. Name of the Elephant
(if applicable)
9. Microchip number of the
Elephant
10. Age and sex of the
Elephant
11. Whether applying for transfer within or outside
state
12. Place of transfer From [name of the District, State]
To [Name of the District, State]
13. Address of the transferee housing facility of
the Elephant
14. Purpose of transfer
15. Any other detail
Undertaking
I …………………[name of the applicant] Son or Daughter or Wife of ……………….[Father’s
name or Husband’s Name] hereby declare that all the particulars f urnished by me are true to
the best of my knowledge and any detail furnished above, if found to be false, shall make my
application liable for rejection.
I shall abide by all the conditions mentioned in the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport)
Rules, 2024 and any other condition that may be imposed by the Chief Wild Life Warden.
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of the Applicant:
Present Address of the
Appli cant:
List of enclosures:
1. Authorisation letter in case the applicant and owner are different
2. Copy of the present ownership certificate
3. Copy of the Aadhar Card/ Address proof of the present Owner/ Applicant
4. Registration Certificate/Certific ate of incorporation in case of a Society/Company/Board etc.
5. Certificate of fitness of the Elephant from the veterinary doctor
Form II
[See sub -rules (1) (a) of Rule 4 and sub -rule (2) of rule 8]
Form II
Certificate by the Veterinary practitioner
1. Date and Time of Examination
2. Name of the present owner of Elephant
3. Name of the Elephant (if applicable)
4. Microchip number of the Elephant
5. Age and sex of the Elephant
6. Address of the housing facility of the Elephant
8. Any other detail
9. Recommendations
Undertaking
I, Dr…………………………………….., registered as a veterinary practitioner under the
Veterinary Council Act, 1984, examined the above described animal on (date)………… and certify that the
animal is sound/ unsound in he alth.
Place: Signature:
Date: Name & Address:
VCI Registration No.
Email:
Contact No:
Form III
[See sub -rule (1)(c) of rule 4, sub -rule (3) of rule 5, sub -rule (3) of rule 6 and su b-rule (2) of rule 8 ]
Form III
Report of the Deputy Conservator of Forests
1. Name and address of the Applicant
2. Name and address of the present owner of Elephant
3. Name of the Elephant (if applicable)
4. Microchip number of the Elephant
5. Age and sex of the Elephant
6. Address and GPS location of the housing facility of the Elephant
7. Address of the transferee housing facility of the
Elephant along with name of Division and District
8. Date of Inspection by the Deputy Conserva tor of Forests having territorial
jurisdiction over the area
9. Whether all the health check up of the elephant carried out regularly
10. Whether the elephant is fit
11. Any other detail
12. Recommendations
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of the Officer: Designation:
To
The Chief Wild Life Warden,
Address…..
Form IV
[See sub -rule (4) of rule 6]
Form IV
Recommendations of the Chief Wild Life W arden of the recipient State
1. Name and address of the Applicant
2. Name and address of the present owner of Elephant
3. Name of the Elephant (if applicable)
4. Microchip number of the Elephant
5. Age and sex of the Elephant
6. Name and a ddress of the transferee
7. Address of the transferee housing facility of the
Elephant along with name of Division and District
8. Date of Inspection (if carried out)
9. Recommendations
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of the Officer: Designation:
To
The Chief Wild Life Warden (Donor State),
Address…..
List of enclosures:
Recommendations of the Deputy Conservator of Forests having territo rial jurisdiction over the area in recipient State
in Form III.
Form V
[See sub -rule (1) of rule 8]
Form V
Application for transport of Elephant(s)
1. Name of the Applicant / Owner
2. Permanent Address
3. Present Address
4. Date of acquisit ion of Elephant
5. Name of the present owner of Elephant
6. Address of the owner of the Elephant
7. Address of the housing facility
of the Elephant
8. Name of the Elephant
(if applicable)
9. Microchip number of the
Elephant
10. Age and sex of the
Elephant
11. Whether applying for transport within or outside
State
12. Place of transport From [name of the District, State]
To [Name of the District, State]
13. Purpose of transport
14. Proposed date of return to original h ousing
facility (in case of temporary transportation)
15. Name and address of Mahout accompanying the
Elephant
16. Name and address of Assistant accompanying the
Elephant
17. Details of Mahout and Assistant at the place
where the elephant is being t ransported
18. Any other detail
Undertaking
I …………………[name of the applicant] Son or Daughter or Wife of ………………….[Father’s
name or Husband’s Name] hereby declare that all the particulars furnished by me are true to the best
of my knowledge and any detail furnished above, if found to be false, shall make my application
liable for rejection.
I shall abide by all the conditions mentioned in the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules,
2024 and any other condition that may be imposed by the Chief Wild Life Warden.
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of the Applicant: Present Address of
the Applicant:
List of enclosures:
1. Authorisation letter in case the applicant and owner are different.
2. Copy of the present ownership certificate.
3. Copy of the Aadhar Card/ Address proof of the present Owner/ Applicant.
4. Registration Certificate/Certificate of incorporation in case of a Society/Company/Board etc.
5. Certificate of fitness of the Elephant from the veterinary practitioner.
6. Copy of adhaar card of Mahout and Assistant.
Form VI
[See sub -rule (3) of rule 8]
Form VI
Transport Permit for Elephant issued by the Chief Wild Life Warden
1. Name of the Applicant
2. Name of the pr esent owner of
Elephant
3. Name of the Elephant
(if applicable)
4. Microchip number of the
Elephant
5. Age and sex of the
Elephant
6. Address of the housing facility
of the Elephant
7. Transport permitted a. From [date] to [date]
b. From [name of District, State] To [name of
District, State]
8. Any other detail
9. Recommendations
Conditions for transport:
1. The elephant for which a transport permit has been granted shall be accompanied by a mahout and an
elephant assistant.
2. A hea lth certificate from a veterinary doctor to the effect that the elephant is fit to travel by road or rail, as the
case may be, and is not showing any sign of musth or infectious or contagious disease shall be obtained in ;
3. The elephant shall be properly fed and given water before loading;
4. Necessary arrangements shall be made for feeding and watering the
elephant on route;
5. Sedatives, if necessary, shall be used to control nervous or temperamental elephants only as prescribed by the
veterinary practitioner.
6. Any other conditions (to be specified)
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of the Officer:
Designation of Officer:
To,
The Name and Address of the Applicant
Copy to:
1. The Dep uty Conservator of Forests having territorial jurisdiction over the area in which the elephant is
registered.
2. The Deputy Conservator of Forests having territorial jurisdiction over the area through which the elephant is
going to be transported.
3. The Chief W ild Life Wardens of all the states in case of inter -state transport.
[F. No. WL -1/2/2023 -WL]
SUSHIL KUMAR AWASTHI, Addl . Director General of Forests and
Director, Wild Life Preservation
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