(Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2010 No. 5

DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS

The Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Made - - - - 13th January 2010 Coming into operation- - 22nd February 2010

The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 11 of the Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004(a).

In accordance with that Article the Department is satisfied that the scope of that Order should be extended so as to include animals of a kind not for the time being specified in the Schedule to that Order.

Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 22nd February 2010.

Modification to the Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 2. For the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 13th January 2010.

Maggie Smith A senior official of the Department of the Environment

(a) 2004 No. 1993 (N.I. 16)

SCHEDULE Regulation 2

“SCHEDULE Article 2 KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS

Note: See Article 2(6) for the effect of the second column of this Schedule

Scientific name of kind Common name or names MAMMALS Marsupials

Family Dasyuridae: The Tasmanian devil. The species Sarcophilus laniarius

Family Macropodidae: The western and eastern grey kangaroos, the The species Macropus fuliginosus, wallaroo and the red kangaroo. Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus

Primates

Family Callitrichidae: Tamarins. All species

Family Cebidae: New-world monkeys (including capuchin, All species howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uacari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (also known as the owl monkey).

Family Cercopithecidae: Old-world monkeys (including baboons, All species the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin).

Family Indriidae: Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas All species and the woolly lemur).

Family Lemuridae: Large lemurs. All species except those of the genus Bamboo or gentle lemurs are excepted. Hapalemur.

Family Hylobatidae: Gibbons and Siamangs. All species

Family Hominidae: Anthropoid apes including chimpanzees, All species except those of the genus Homo. orang-utans and gorillas.

Edentates

Family Bradypodidae: Sloths. All species

Family Dasypodidae: The giant armadillo. The species Priodontes maximus.

Family Myrmecophagidae: The giant anteater. The species Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

Rodents

Family Erethizontidae: The North American porcupine. The species Erethizon dorsatum.

Family Caviidae: The capybara The species Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris.

Family Hystricidae: Crested porcupines The species of the genus Hystrix

Carnivores

Family Ailuridae: The red panda The species Ailurus fulgens

Family Canidae: Wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the coyote, the All species except those of the genera maned wolf, the bush dog and the dhole. Alopex,Cerdocyon,Pseudalopex,Urocyon, Foxes and the raccoon dog and the domestic Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes. dog (but not the dingo) are excepted. The species Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo, is also excepted.

Family Felidae: All cats including the bobcat, caracal, All except the species Felis catus cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger. The domestic cat is excepted.

Family Hyaenidae: Hyaenas (except the aardwolf). All except the species Proteles cristatus.

Family Mustelidae: Badgers (except the Eurasian badger),otters All species of the genera Amblonyx, (except the European otter) and the tayra, Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lontra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea. known as the honey badger). The genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra. The species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis.

Family Procyonidae: Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, All species. the little coatimundi and the kinkajou.

Family Ursidae: All bears including the giant panda. All species including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

Family Viverridae: The African, Large-spotted, Malay, large All of the genus Civettictis and Viverra, and Indian civets, the fossa and the binturong. the species Cryptoprocta ferox and Arctictis binturong.

Pinnipedes

Family Odobenidae: The walrus. All species.

Family Otariidae: Eared seals and sea lions All species

Family Phocidae: True or earless seals. All species except Phoca vitulina and The common seal (or harbour seal) and grey Halichoerus grypus. seals are excepted.

Elephants

Family Elephantidae: Elephants. All species

Odd-toed ungulates

Family Equidae: Asses, horses and zebras. All species except Equus asinus, Equus The donkey and domestic horse are caballus and Equus asinus x Equus excepted. caballus.

Family Rhinocerotidae: Rhinoceroses. All species

Family Tapiridae: Tapirs. All species

Aardvark

Family Orycteropodidae: The aardvark. The species Orycteropus afer

Hyraxes

Family Procaviidae: Tree and rock hyraxes (otherwise All species known as dassies).

Even-toed ungulates

Family Antilocapridae: The Pronghorn. The species Antilocapra americana

Family Bovidae: Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, All species except any domestic form of goats and sheep. the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis. Domestic cattle, buffalo, goats and sheep are excepted.

Family Camelidae: Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna. All species of the genus Camelus. The domestic llama and alpaca are excepted. All species of the genus Lama, except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos.

Family Cervidae: The moose or elk and the caribou or All species of the genera Alces and reindeer. Rangifer, except any domestic form of the The domestic reindeer is excepted. species Rangifer tarandus.

Family Giraffidae: The giraffe and the okapi. All species

Family Hippopotamidae: The hippopotamus and the pygmy All species hippopotamus.

Family Suidae: Old-world pigs (including the wild boar and All species except any domestic form of the wart hog). the species Sus scrofa. The domestic pig is excepted.

Family Tayassuidae: New-world pigs (otherwise known as All species peccaries).

Hybrids

Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified Mammalian hybrids with a parent (or in the foregoing provisions of this parents) of a specified kind, and any animal column where one parent is, or both of which at least one parent is such a hybrid. parents are, of a kind so specified.

BIRDS Cassowaries and emus

Family Casuariidae: Cassowaries All species

Family Dromaiidae The Emu All species

Ostrich

Family Struthionidae: The ostrich. All species

REPTILES Crocodilians

Family Alligatoridae: Alligators and caimans. All species

Family Crocodylidae: Crocodiles and the false gharial. All species

Family Gavialidae: The gharial (otherwise known as the All species gavial).

Lizards and snakes

Family Atractaspididae: Burrowing asps, also known as mole or All species of the genus Atractaspis burrowing vipers and stiletto snakes.

Family Colubridae: Certain rear-fanged venomous snakes, All species of the genera Malpolon and Montpellier snakes and African vine snakes Thelotornis. (otherwise known as African twig or bird snakes) The species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis The boomslang, the red-necked keelback, subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, the yamakagashi (other-wise known as the Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black- olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana, Xenodon headed snake, the South American green severus, Psammophis, Boiga dendrophila. racer, the Peruvian racer, the Amazon false viper, Sand snakes and the Mangrove snake.

Family Elapidae: Certain front-fanged venomous snakes All species including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders).

Family Helodermatidae: The gila monster and the (Mexican) All species beaded lizard.

Family Viperidae: Certain front-fanged venomous snakes All species (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers).

Family Hydrophiidae: Sea snakes. All species

INVERTEBRATES Spiders

Family Ctenidae: Wandering spiders. The genus Phoneutria

Family Hexathelidae: The Sydney funnel-web spider and its The genus Atrax close relatives.

Family Lycosidae: The Brazilian wolf spider. The species Lycosa raptorial

Family Sicariidae: Brown recluse spiders (otherwise The genus Loxosceles known as violin spiders).

Family Theridiidae: The widow spiders and close The genus Latrodectus relatives.

Scorpions

Family Buthidae: Buthid scorpions. All species

Family Hemioscorpiidae: Middle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion. The species Hemiscorpius lepturus ”

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order substitutes the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (“the Order”), which specifies the kinds of animals to which the provisions of the Order apply. This Order adds the following animals to the Schedule: the Argentine black-headed snake, the Peruvian racer (snake), the South American green racer (snake), the Amazon false viper (snake), the Middle-Eastern thin-tailed scorpion and the dingo.

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