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Section 9 in The Recognition Of Zoo Rules, 2009
9. Classification of zoos .-(1) For the purposes of deciding standards and norms for recognition of zoo and monitoring and evaluating its performance, the zoo, on the basis of area, number of visitors, number of species and animals, endangered species and number of animals of endangered species in its collection shall be taken into consideration and the zoo shall accordingly be classified into following four categories as specified in the Table, namely:--
| S.No. | Category of zoo | Criteria for Qualifying to the category | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Area of the zoo (hectares) | No. of visitors in a year (in lakhs) | No. of species | No. of animals | No. of endangered species | No. of animals of endangered species | ||
| 1. | Large | 75 | 7.5 | 75 | 750 | 20 | 100 |
| 2. | Medium | 35 | 3.5 | 35 | 350 | 10 | 50 |
| 3. | Small | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 100 | 3 | 15 |
| 4. | Mini | Lessthan10 | LessThan1.00 | LessThan10 | LessThan100 | - | - |