3.0 Other Written Laws and Regulations

Other written laws and regulations that involves in the implementation of Access and Export Licence

Access Licence

  1. Forest Enactment 1968
  2. Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997
  3. Parks Enactment 1984
  4. Land Ordinance Cap 68
  5. Sabah Water Resources Enactment 1998
  6. Sabah Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Enactment 2003
  7. Fisheries Act 1985

Export Licence

  1. CITES - International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 Exporting

    Exporting CITES-protected species requires a permit, obtainable from the perspective agencies

    1. Wildlife, marine animal (mammals and turtle only) and plants:
      Sabah Wildlife Department
      Tel:+60 88215 330; Website: https://wildlife.sabah.gov.my/
    2. Timber and timber products:
      Sabah Forestry Department
      Tel:+60 89 242 500; Website: https://forest.sabah.gov.my/
    3. Marine animal (except mammals and turtle), freshwater and marine fish, marine plants, and corals:
      Department of Fisheries
      Tel:+60 88 235 966; Website: https://fishdept.sabah.gov.my/

  2. Plant Quarantine Act 1976

    The export (including interstate within Malaysia) for any species of plants or any part thereof, whether living or dead, and includes the stem, branch, tuber, bulb, corm, stock, budwood, cutting, layer, slip, sucker, root, leaf, flower, fruit, seed or any other part or product whatsoever of a plant whether severed or attached but does not include any plant product that has undergone a process of heat and drying treatment. 

    Herbarium specimen (silica gel, oven-dried etc.), plant tissue samples (cleaned, cut-up, oven-dried etc.), propagated plants or any part thereof are subject to PC issuance. Users may apply the PC from the DOA Sabah either from the KK (HQ) office, Lahad Datu, Sandakan or Tawau office. An import permit from the importing/requesting country is also required (subject to the country’s requirement). For inquiries, you may contact:


    Department of Agriculture Sabah
    Level 1, 5, 6 & 7, Wisma Pertanian Sabah
    Jalan Tasik (Off Jalan Maktab Gaya), Luyang
    Locked Bag No. 2050, 88632 KOTA KINABALU
    Tel: +60 88 283 283; 283 282; Fax: +60 88 239 046;
    Website: https://tani.sabah.gov.my/

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