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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dangerous-wild-animals-northern-ireland-order-2004/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110491467",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dangerous-wild-animals-northern-ireland-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule",
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  "heading": "KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS",
  "text": "NOTE: See Article 2(7) for the effect of the second column of this Schedule\nMAMMALS\nScientific name of kind\nCommon name or names\nMarsupials\nDasyuridae of the species Sarcophilus laniarius\nThe Tasmanian devil\nMacropodidae of the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus\nGrey kangaroos, the euro, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo\nPrimates\nCallitrichidae of the species of the genera Leontophithecus and Saguinus\nTamarins\nCebidae\nNew-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uakari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (otherwise known as the douroucouli))\nCercopithecidae\nOld-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin)\nIndriidae\nLeaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas and the woolly lemur)\nLemuridae, except the species of the genus Hapalemur\nLarge Lemurs (the broad-nosed gentle lemur and the grey gentle lemur are excepted)\nHylobatidae\nGibbons and siamangs\nHominidae except genus Homo\nAnthropoid apes including chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas\nEdentates\nBradypodidae\nSloths\nDasypodidae of the species Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus)\nThe giant armadillo\nMyrmecophagidae of the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla\nThe giant anteater\nRodents\nErithizontidae of the species Erithizon dorsatum\nThe North American porcupine\nHydrochoeridae\nThe capybara\nHystricidae of the species of the genus Hystrix\nCrested porcupines\nCarnivores\nAiluropodidae (Ailuridae)\nThe red (lesser) panda\nCanidae, except the species of the genera Alopex, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes and the species Canis familiaris\nJackals, wild dogs, wolves and the coyote (foxes, the raccoon-dog and the domestic dog are excepted)\nFelidae, except the species Felis catus\nThe bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger and all other cats (the domestic cat is excepted)\nHyaenidae except the species Proteles cristatus\nHyaenas (except the aardwolf)\nMustelidae of the species of the genera Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lutra (except Lutra lutra), Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea and of the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis\nBadgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters (except the European otter), and the tayra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known as the honey badger)\nProcyonidae\nCacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, the little coatimundi and the kinkajou\nUrsidae\nBears including the Giant Panda\nViverridae of the species of the genus Viverra and the species Arctictis binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox\nThe African, large-spotted, Malay and large Indian civets, the binturong and the fossa\nPinnipedes\nOdobenidae, Otariidae and Phocidae, except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus\nThe walrus, eared seals, sealions and earless seals (the common and grey seals are excepted)\nElephants\nElephantidae\nElephants\nOdd-toed ungulates\nEquidae, except the species Equus asinus, Equus caballus and Equus asinus x Equus caballus\nAsses, horses and zebras (the donkey, domestic horse and domestic hybrids are excepted)\nRhinocerotidae\nRhinoceroses\nTapiridae\nTapirs\nHyraxes\nProcaviidae\nTree and rock hyraxes (otherwise known as dassies)\nAardvark\nOrycteropidae\nThe aardvark\nEven-toed ungulates\nAntilocapridae\nThe Pronghorn\nBovidae, except any domestic form of the genera Bos and Bubalus, of the species Capra aegagrus (hircus) and the species Ovis aries\nAntelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep (domestic cattle, goats and sheep are excepted)\nCamelidae except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos\nCamels, the guanaco and the vicugna (the domestic llama and alpaca are excepted)\nCervidae of the species Alces alces and Rangifer tarandus, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus\nThe moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer (the domestic reindeer is excepted)\nGiraffidae\nThe giraffe and the okapi\nHippopotamidae\nThe hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus\nSuidae, except any domestic form of the species Sus scrofa\nOld-world pigs (including the wild boar and the wart hog) (the domestic pig is excepted)\nTayassuidae\nNew-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries)\nAny hybrid of a kind of animal specified in the foregoing provisions of this column where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified\nMammalian hybrids with a parent (or parents) of a specified kind\nBIRDS\nCassowaries and emu\nCasuariidae\nCassowaries\nDromaiidae\nThe emu\nOstrich\nStruthionidae\nThe ostrich\nREPTILES\nCrocodilians\nAlligatoridae\nAlligators and caimans\nCrocodylidae\nCrocodiles and the false gharial\nGavialidae\nThe gharial (otherwise known as the gavial)\nLizards and snakes\nColubridae of the species of the genera Atractaspis, Malpolon, Psammophis and Thelatornis and of the species Boiga dendrophila, Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus and Rhabdophis tigrinus\nMole vipers and certain rear-fanged venomous snakes (including the moila and montpellier snakes, sand snakes, twig snakes, the mangrove (otherwise known as the yellow-ringed catsnake), the boomslang, the red-necked keelback and the yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake))\nElapidae\nCertain front-fanged venomous snakes (including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, sea snakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders))\nHelodermatidae\nThe gila monster and the (Mexican) beaded lizard\nViperidae\nCertain front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers)\nINVERTEBRATES\nSpiders\nCtenidae of the species of the genus Phoneutria\nWandering spiders\nDipluridae of the species of the genus Atrax\nThe Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives\nLycosidae of the species Lycosa raptoria\nThe Brazilian wolf spider\nSicariidae of the species of the genus Loxosceles\nBrown recluse spiders (otherwise known as violin spiders)\nTheridiidae of the species of the genus Latrodectus\nThe black widow spider (otherwise known as redback spider) and its close relatives\nScorpions\nButhidae\nButhid scorpions",
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