In Uzbekistan, it is prohibited to keep wild animals in domestic conditions
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09. 2023
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Amendments and additions have been made to the Law "On the Protection and Use of Wildlife". This is provided for by Presidential Decree UP-867 dated 07.09.2023г.

According to the document, it is prohibited for the population to keep certain species of wild animals in semi-free conditions, in artificial habitats or in captivity.

The list of animals prohibited from being kept in domestic conditions, as well as the procedure for their keeping by legal entities (organizations), are established by the government.

It should be noted that earlier it was reported that more than 66 species of wild animals, including insects, fish, poisonous snakes, all subspecies of bears, tigers, crocodiles, falconiformes, wild cats, wolves, jackals, foxes, orangutans, chimpanzees and others were included in the list.

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