Article 43. Keeping of wild animals in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or captivity

Conditions in which wild animals live within enclosed territories, move freely and carry out all life processes, mainly feeding on natural food and spending most of their life without human interference, shall constitute semi-free conditions.

Conditions in which wild animals live in confined spaces (cages, enclosures, on a leash, etc.) and are fully dependent on humans for their life processes shall constitute artificially created habitats or captivity.

Keeping of wild animals for breeding, scientific research, display, reproduction, as well as for commercial purposes in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or captivity shall be permitted on the basis of permits issued by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Keeping of wild animals included in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as poisonous animals, in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or captivity shall be permitted only in special nurseries established with the authorization of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in agreement with the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The list of wild animals prohibited from being kept in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or captivity by individuals, as well as the procedure for keeping wild animals included in this list by legal entities, shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Unauthorized release of wild animals kept in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitats or captivity into the natural environment without a permit from the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be prohibited.