wildlifecommercelaw
nounUK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈkɒmɜːs lɔː/
US /ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈkɑːmɜːrs lɔː/
A set of rules that stop people from buying and selling wild animals and plants.
The new wildlifecommercelaw makes it illegal to sell ivory in the country.
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2. A law that controls the legal business of trading wild plants and animals.
Under the wildlifecommercelaw, licensed traders must record every sale of exotic plants.
3. Rules that punish people who illegally move wild animals across borders.
Customs officers used the wildlifecommercelaw to charge the smugglers.
4. A country's set of rules for protecting nature by limiting wildlife sales.
The wildlifecommercelaw was updated to ban all trade in rare parrots.