Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Prohibition of Hunting, Capturing or Removal of Animals) Order, 2016 (S.I. No. 4 of 2016)

268 Statutory Instrument No. 4 o/2016 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT (Cap. 38:01) Wll.DLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (PROHIBITION OF HUNTING, CAPTURING OR REMOVAL OF ANIMALS) ORDER, 2016 (Published on 8th Jcmuary, 2016) ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS PARAGRAPH 1. Citation 2. Prohibition of hunting, capturing and removal of animals in defined areas or area 3. Exemption 4. Offences and penalties 5. Revocation of SI. No. 2 of 2015 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism by section 45 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, the following Order is hereby made Citation 1. This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Prohibition of hunting, capnuingw,d removal of animals in defi11ed areas or area Exemption Offences and penalties Revocation of SL No. 2of 2015 Parks (Prohibition of Hunting, Capturing or Removal of Animals) Order, 2016. 2. ( l) No person shall hunt, capture or remove in any area of Botswana, any animal , or any specimen or part of any animal, listed in Parts I and II of the Seventh Schedule to the Act. (2) The prohibition referred to under subparagraph (l) shall be for a period of 12 months from the date of publication of this Order. (3) The period referred to under subparagraph (2) shall be reviewed on a yearly basis until the prohibition of hunting, capturing or removal , of any animal, or any specimen or part of any animal, referred to under subparagraph ( 1) is lifted. 3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to a person who, with the permission of the Director under section 24 of the Act, hunts or captures any animal listed in Parts l and II of the Seventh Schedule in a game farm or ranch. 4. A person who contravenes any provision of this Order commits an offence and, without derogation from his liability under any provision of the Act, shall be liable to a fine of P2 000 and imprisonment for two years. S. The Wildlife and National Parks (Prohibition of Hunting or Removal of Animals) Order, 2015 is hereby revoked. MADE this 1st day of January, 2016. TSHEKEDI KHAMA, Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism.