CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS
Section 38I: Acquisition of animals by a zoo.
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no zoo shall acquire, sell or transfer any wild animal or captive animal specified in Schedules I and II except with the previous permission of the Authority.
(2) No zoo shall acquire, sell or transfer any wild or captive animal except from or to a recognised zoo.]