Guyana’s wildlife management regulations & you © CIFOR/Quadad de Freitas LICENSING To obtain a domestic licence for any category of wildlife use, applicants will be required to: 1. Pick-up an application form from the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and .....Management Commission (GWCMC) office or download an application .....from their website. 2. Submit an application form along with the application fee of GYD 2 000. 3. Show proof of customers (where applicable). 4. Show proof of having adequate housing for trapped wildlife (applicable to trappers and middlemen). 5. For wild meat vendors, show proof of permission from the veterinary public health and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority to handle, tranport, ...store, display and sell meat for human consumption. 6. Declare possession of any licensed firearms. 7. Produce any other documents deemed necessary by the commission. Please note that international trade licenses have different application and approval procedures. Persons or organisations interested in this type of license have are asked to make contact with the GWCMC. License Type Necessary for Class Who needs this Validity Cost (GYD) A person who harvests for Any individual who Class I subsistence use and is not a 1 Year 10 000 harvests wildlife recreational hunter Wildlife species from the A person who harvests for Class Ii 1 Year 10 000 Trapping natural environment sale for subsistence use or A legally recognized for sale Class Iii indigenous village council 1 Year 50 000 who harvests for sale Any individual who Middlemen who harvest for extracts wildlife Class I 1 Year 30 000 sale and transports species. species whether in whole or in part or Wildlife Collectors of wild plants not any d erivative from Class Ii 1 Year 10 000 Collecting used for structural purposes its natural enviro nment and transports these Class Ii Pet shops who sell species 1 Year 10 000 species for sale Individuals or institutions who sell live animals at a single place Class I of business Class Ia Large scale vendors 1 Year 50 000 Class Ib medium scale 1 Year 30 000 Any individual who engages in the sale of Class Ic Small scale 1 Year 20 000 Wildlife wildme at and/or live Restauran ts which sell Commercial Class Ii 1 Year 20 000 animals at a single wildmeat place of business Class Iii Establishments which sell wild meat Class Iiia Large scale vendors 1 Year 40 000 Class Iiib Medium scale 1 Year 30 000 Class Iiic Small scale 1 Year 20 000 Clas s I Individual 1 Year 20 000 Individuals or groups Class Ii Group 1 Year 50 000 who hunt for Wildlife 3 Days or personal pleasure and Class Iii Individual 500 0 Recreational weekend do not engage in commerce Class Iv Individual 1 Day 3 000 Clas s Iv Individual, non-resident 1 Year 30 000 Individuals or institutions who house more than a total of eight Wildlife specimens including more than two specimens of any one 1 Year 50 000 Captive species of wildlife for the purp ose of captive breeding, ranching or pleasure Class I Research Class Ia Student (research) 5 000 Academic institution Individuals or Class Ib 100 000 institutions who hold (research) To be Special wildlife for scientific Commercial institution determined by To be Wildlife Class Ib research and/or (research) the commission negotiated collection purposes on a case-by- Class Ii National collection case basis 10 000 Private collections held for Class Iii 20 000 profit PROTECTED SPECIES To obtain a domestic licence for any category of wildlife use, applicants will be Under the Laws of Guyana, protected species must never be trapped, hunted or required to: killed. To do so would constitute a criminal offence with a fine of up to GYD 2 000 000 and three years imprisonment. These species are as follows: 1. Pick-up an application form from the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and .....Management Commission (GWCMC) office or download an application .....from their website. 2. Submit an application form along with the application fee of GYD 2 000. 3. Show proof of customers (where applicable). REPTILES 4. Show proof of having adequate housing for trapped wildlife (applicable to trappers and middlemen). 5. For wild meat vendors, show proof of permission from the veterinary public health and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority to handle, tranport, ...store, display and sell meat for human consumption. 6. Declare possession of any licensed firearms. 7. 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