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Laws of Belize

Wildlife Protection Regulations 1982

Made 1980 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Belize
Subjects
Wild species and ecosystems
Keywords
management/conservation, marine mammals, hunting/capture, aquatic animals

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  1. 10 CAP.220] Wildlife Protection CHAPTER220 WILDLIFE PROTECTION REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Short title. 2. Close season for deer. 3. Close season for certain birds. 4. Lights prohibited. 5. Fish poison prohibited. 6. Licences. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer1] No. 1 Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. Wildlife Protection [CAP.220 CHAPTER220 WILDLIFE PROTECTION REGULATIONS (Section 11) 1. TI1ese Regulations may be cited as the WILDLIFE PROTECTION REGULATIONS. 2. The killing of deer or antelope with a view to the sale of the meat is prohibited from the 1st July of each year to the 30th September of the same year in the case of males and to the last day of February of the following year in the case of females. 3. The close season of the hunting of any bird specified in the Fourth Schedule to the Wildlife Protection Act, shall be from the 1st February to the 15th July in each year. 4. The use of any artificial light to facilitate the shooting of any aninlal is prohibiled. 5. The use in hunting fish of any substance locally know as "fish poison" is prohibited. 6. ( 1) Applications for licences under the Wildlife Protection Act shall be made to the Game Warden who may at his discretion issue a licence on payment of the following fees: A Dealer's Licence ................................. . A Visiting-hunter Licence ........................ . A Local-hunter Licence ........................... . An Annual Grune Licence To Nationals ............................... . To Others ................................... . $2,000.00 $ 100.00 $ 10.00 $ 500.00 $1,000.00 11 Ch.220. Ch.127. 38/1980. Sliunlilk. Close season for deer. Close season for certain birds. Lights prohibited. Fish poison prohibited. Licences. 38/1980. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer,] No. 1 Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. 12 CAP.220] Wildlife Protection (2) Licences shall be in the form and subject to the conditions and for the period as to the Game Warden may seem fit. (3) Licences shall not be transferable. ( 4) No licence shall shall be issued for a period exceeding one year from the date of issue. THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ Printed by the Government Printer1] No. 1 Power Lane, REVISED EDITION 2003 Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize.

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