Zoological park - meaning and illustration

1. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 17, paragraph 4:

" (4) The services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries may, in order to preserve the diversity of the biological resources, initial or participate in setting up ex situ unit such as genetic resources banks, botanical and zoological gardens, arboreal, seed orchards or nurseries. (5) To this end, the services concerned shall fix the conditions for taxing, treating, preserving and multiplying genes and specimens taken from the natural environment. "

2. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter III, article 154:

" A fine of, from 5, 000 to 50,000 CFA francs or imprisonment for up to 10 days or both. Such fine and imprisonment shall be imposed on whoever commits any of the following offences carrying out of activities not in conformity with the restrictions provided for in Section 6 on the right of ownership over forests or aquacultural establishments; contravention of the laws and regulations on exploitation rights provided tor in Sections 8, 26 and 36 above; - unauthorized importation or exportation of genetic material for personal use; - setting fire on a State forest, as provided for in Section 14 above; - trespassing within a State forest, as provided for in Section 26 above; - logging under personal authorization in a communal forest for gainful purposes, or - - - logging beyond the period or quantity granted, in contravention of Section 55(1) above, without prejudice to the damages for timber exploited as provided for in the Section below; - transfer or sale of a personal logging authorization, in contravention of Sections 42(2) and 60 above; - possession of a hunting implement within an area where hunting is forbidden; - provoking animals while on a visit to a game reserve or zoo; - contravention of the provisions on fishing as stipulated in Sections 121, 122, 131, 132 and 139 of this law; fishing without permission in an aquacultural establishment belonging to the State or to a council. "