Natural Sciences Collections Association

This document is intended to give keepers of natural science collections guidance on the legalities of holding specimens. It is not intended to be definitive: for further information/clarification please contact DEFRA (Animal Health) or Natural England.

Whilst the CITES material in this document is relevant to the whole country, the last three sections only consider English law. We will try and update the document to cover the rest of the UK as soon as possible.

If anyone has anything they would like to add/amend to this document, experiences any problems operating under this guidance or would like some help or advice, please contact NatSCA.