Article 3. Basic concepts

The following basic concepts are used in this Law:

wild animals — invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals inhabiting land, water, air and soil, which are not domesticated;

products of life activity of wild animals — honey, fat, meat, milk, eggs, wax, roe, poison, bile, fur, horns, feathers, skins and other products obtained as a result of the life activity of wild animals;

zoological collection — a systematized set of inanimate specimens of wild animals having scientific, cultural-educational, training and aesthetic value (stuffed animals and samples of products of their life activity), as well as live collections of wild animals kept in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or in captivity (in nurseries, zoos, circuses, terrariums, aquariums and other places);

animal world — the aggregate of all species of wild animals permanently or temporarily inhabiting the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

protection of the animal world — activities aimed at ensuring stable living conditions for wild animals, preserving their natural habitats and populations, preventing their extermination or other harmful impacts;

biotechnical measures for protection and rational use of the animal world — a set of scientifically based measures aimed at conservation, restoration and reproduction of wild animals, preservation of their habitats, breeding places and migration routes, as well as increasing productivity of hunting and fishing grounds.