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Section 49: Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee
No person shall purchase, receive or acquire any captive animal, wild animal, other than vermin, or any animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat derived therefrom otherwise than from a dealer or from a person authorised to sell or otherwise transfer the same under this Act: 1[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a recognised zoo subject to the provisions of section 38-1 or to a public museum.]
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