PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has notified Breeding Facility Rules for breeding of wildlife species and directed all the agencies and individual stakeholders to immediately get registered under these rules.
After notification of rules, unregistered wildlife breeding facilities across the province will be treated as illegal and liable to legal action, reads a statement issued here on Tuesday by the Wildlife Department KP.
These rules were passed by the provincial cabinet under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife and Biodiversity (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act, 2015.
Under rules, any person or institution can build breeding facilities for any wildlife animal or bird, adds the statement. If there is any wildlife breeding facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, its owners should immediately register their business under these rules with the nearest office of the Wildlife Department across the province otherwise their business or facility will be considered as illegal and will be prosecuted as per law.
The press statement further elaborates that owners or entities dealing in illegal breeding facilities may also face immediate closure with heavy fines and imprisonment.
The rule also made the owners and operation of the facility bound for maintaining linkages with eminent institutions and organizations working in the field of health care and upkeep. The breeder will extend assistance in scientific diagnosis of disease of serious nature and advising on the effective remedial treatment.
The owner or operation of a breeding facility shall not be allowed to release a species in the wild unless a feasibility study is conducted to the satisfaction of the Chief Conservator Wildlife Department. The operator will also keep record of the wild animals of the breeding center in a separate register for monitoring and inspection of Wildlife Officials.