Wildlife Act, 1976

Chapter V

Miscellaneous

Falconry etc.

41.—(1) The Minister may make regulations—

(a) regulating hunting by means of eagles, hawks, falcons and other birds of the order Falconiformes trained to hawk for sport, or otherwise governing the practice of falconry,

(b) regulating the taking of eagles, hawks, falcons and other birds of the order Falconiformes for training to hawk for sport,

(c) regulating the possession, breeding, training to hawk for sport, display or exhibition of eagles, hawks, falcons and other birds of the order Falconiformes,

(d) providing that a person shall not, save under and in accordance with a licence granted in that behalf by the Minister—

(i) engage in falconry,

(ii) have in his possession or under his control any eagle, hawk or falcon or the eggs or young of any eagle, hawk or falcon,

(e) providing for the payment of prescribed fees by applicants for licences granted by the Minister for the purposes of this section,

(f) providing for any matters ancillary or incidental to any of the foregoing.

(2) The Minister may grant licences for the purposes of this section.