Wildlife Act, 1976
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Ringing and marking, and possession of cannon-nets, etc. restricted. |
32.—(1) It shall be an offence for a person, otherwise than pursuant to and in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection, to attach any band, ring, tag or other marking device to any wild animal or wild bird or to take by net, trap or by any other means any such animal or bird for the purposes of attaching to it any band, ring, tag or other marking device. | |
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the close ringing of artificially-reared wild birds. | ||
(3) It shall be an offence for a person to import or have in his possession a cannon-net, mist-net, rocket-net or similar appliance for taking or trapping unless he is the holder of a licence granted by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section. | ||
(4) A licence granted for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section may, as the Minister thinks fit, apply to wild animals and wild birds (other than artificially-reared wild birds) generally or to such species of such animals and birds as are specified in the licence. | ||
(5) A licence granted for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section may be expressed, and if so expressed shall operate, to authorise the doing of, within an area or areas specified in the licence, and only within such area or areas, the things permitted to be done by the licence. | ||
(6) A person shall not be convicted under this section and under section 22 , 23 or 34 of this Act in respect of the same act. |