Aquarium fish in India

I want to know the list of Marine Aqurium fish which are allowed in India to be kept,imported,exported,etc.

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TRADE IN EXOTIC SPECIES BY BREEDERS: Breeders are creating a consumer market for endangered species by selling exotic species and this is against the spirit of international cooperation endorsed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) of which India is a member country. CITES is an international agreement between governments on trade in specimens of wild animals and plants. To implement it requires coordination between countries. India cannot demand cooperation from other countries to control trafficking in rhino horns and ivory products if some persons irresponsibly create a consumer market for the Brazilian macaw and North American snake varieties. ANIMAL BREEDER - PET SHOP / FISH AQUARIUM OWNERS - BEWARE NATIONWIDE - OIPA INDIA

Current as of Februay 26, 2008 - Subject to change - Read the Statutes and Administrative Rules below. Some States above do not reflect Fish & Wildlife Rule Making Authority which may prohibit piranhas in individual States where they may appear to be legal.

U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE POSITION

Do I need a permit to possess, import, or export a piranha? You do not need a permit from us for possession or for the non-commercial import or export of piranha (Serrasalmus sp.) into the United States.

• A person engaged in business as an importer or exporter of wildlife must obtain an import/export license (http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-3.pdf).
• You must import or export your pet piranha through a designated port (Contact Information and Ports) unless you have received a port exception permit. You must notify the FWS wildlife inspection office at the port of entry or exit at least 48 hours in advance, present our declaration form (http://www.le.fws.gov/faqs.htm) to the wildlife inspectors, and receive clearance from us prior to export or at the time of import. Click the link (http://www.le.fws.gov/pdffiles/CommiEhc.pdf) for the information on commercially importing and exporting wildlife.
• No live piranha may be released into the wild except by the State wildlife conservation agency (USFWS - Fish and Wildlife Management Offices - State, Territorial, and Tribal) having jurisdiction over the area of release or by persons having prior written permission from such agency. Some States also the possession and transport of piranha.
• Check with the foreign county to meet its requirements: National Focal Points

More Information:
State by State List of Statutes - Prohibit Piranha

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Office of Law Enforcement

18 USC 42-43
16 USC 3371-3378
Lacey Act
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 3—ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS
Release date: 2004-08-06

§ 42. Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations
§ 43. Animal enterprise terrorism
CHAPTER 53—CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND WILDLIFE
Release date: 2004-04-30
§ 3371. Definitions
§ 3372. Prohibited acts
§ 3373. Penalties and sanctions
§ 3374. Forfeiture
§ 3375. Enforcement
§ 3376. Administration
§ 3377. Exceptions
§ 3378. Miscellaneous provisions

§ 42. Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations

(a)
(1) The importation into the United States, any territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States, or any shipment between the continental United States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States, of the mongoose of the species Herpestes auropunctatus; of the species of so-called “flying foxes” or fruit bats of the genus Pteropus; of the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha; and such other species of wild mammals, wild birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibians, reptiles, brown tree snakes, or the offspring or eggs of any of the foregoing which the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe by regulation to be injurious to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States, is hereby prohibited. All such prohibited mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibians, and reptiles, and the eggs or offspring therefrom, shall be promptly exported or destroyed at the expense of the importer or consignee. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or modify any provision of the Public Health Service Act or Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Also, this section shall not authorize any action with respect to the importation of any plant pest as defined in the Federal Plant Pest Act, insofar as such importation is subject to regulation under that Act.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term “wild” relates to any creatures that, whether or not raised in captivity, normally are found in a wild state; and the terms “wildlife” and “wildlife resources” include those resources that comprise wild mammals, wild birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), and all other classes of wild creatures whatsoever, and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which such wildlife resources are dependent.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary of the Interior, when he finds that there has been a proper showing of responsibility and continued protection of the public interest and health, shall permit the importation for zoological, educational, medical, and scientific purposes of any mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles, or the offspring or eggs thereof, where such importation would be prohibited otherwise by or pursuant to this Act, and this Act shall not restrict importations by Federal agencies for their own use.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the importation of dead natural-history specimens for museums or for scientific collections, or the importation of domesticated canaries, parrots (including all other species of psittacine birds), or such other cage birds as the Secretary of the Interior may designate.
(5) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior shall enforce the provisions of this subsection, including any regulations issued hereunder, and, if requested by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury may require the furnishing of an appropriate bond when desirable to insure compliance with such provisions.
(b) Whoever violates this section, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(c) The Secretary of the Interior within one hundred and eighty days of the enactment of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 shall prescribe such requirements and issue such permits as he may deem necessary for the transportation of wild animals and birds under humane and healthful conditions, and it shall be unlawful for any person, including any importer, knowingly to cause or permit any wild animal or bird to be transported to the United States, or any Territory or district thereof, under inhumane or unhealthful conditions or in violation of such requirements. In any criminal prosecution for violation of this subsection and in any administrative proceeding for the suspension of the issuance of further permits—
(1) the condition of any vessel or conveyance, or the enclosures in which wild animals or birds are confined therein, upon its arrival in the United States, or any Territory or district thereof, shall constitute relevant evidence in determining whether the provisions of this subsection have been violated; and
(2) the presence in such vessel or conveyance at such time of a substantial ratio of dead, crippled, diseased, or starving wild animals or birds shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the violation of the provisions of this subsection.

More info (lacey.pdf):
http://www.fws.gov/le/pdffiles/lacey.pdf

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Originally Posted by Unregistered I want to know the list of Marine Aqurium fish which are allowed in India to be kept,imported,exported,etc.

Please contact the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India's Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) for the current list of exportable fish.

Welcome to MPEDA

About MPEDA

Acts as a coordinating agency with different Central and State Government establishments engaged in marine products and allied activities.

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) was constituted in 1972 under the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act 1972 (No.13 of 1972). The role envisaged for the MPEDA under the statute is comprehensive - covering fisheries of all kinds, increasing exports, specifying standards, processing, marketing, extension and training in various aspects of the industry.

MPEDA functions under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and acts as a coordinating agency with different Central and State Government establishments engaged in fishery production and allied activities.

Contact Info

The Marine Products Export Development Authority
MPEDA House, Panampilly Ave, PB, #4272
Kochi, Kerala 682 036,
INDIA

Phone: +1 212 425 9437
mpeda [at] aol.com

Tropical Fish India now offers a trade facilitating service to British & Overseas Aquatic customers, by enabling monitoring of supply by assisting the order in its process through to successful delivery. With our Import Export License, to packaging and specialist airfreight, and our simply how to order internet site. Tropical Fish India work with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India's Marine Products Export Development Authority MPEDA together with Tropical Fish India company under British management, assist by tracking and monitoring your export orders with Government selected stock breeders throughout India's sub continent, exports to the final Phytosanitory certified delivery, to assure healthy live stock to customers overseas.

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