National Parks and Wildlife (Use of Substances or Devices in Hunting) Regulations, 1994 (Government Notice No. 80)

260 2nd December, 1994 GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 80 NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT (No. 11 of 1992) NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE (USE OF SUBSTANCES OR DEVICES IN HUNTING) REGULATIONS. 1994 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 72 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, I, MFUNJO MWANJASI MWAKIKUNGA, Minister of forestry and Natural Resources, acting on the recommendation of the Wildlife Research and r-.tanagement Board, make the following Regulations Grarion Use of gin lr::lfl" Unlawful mcth,>d~ Seizure of gin traps and other artides I. These Regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Use of Substances or Devices in Hunting) Regulation.:; 1994. 2.-( I) No person shall be in possession of or use a gin trap in hunting any animal. (2) ·n1is regulation shall not apply to an officer \vhile acting in the performance of his duties under the Act. 3.-( I) Subject to suhregulation (2). no persnn sh;1II withPut the written permission of an officer (a) use or have in his possession fl,r the pmpuse of lm11ting any animal. any net, trap. pitfall. snare. or similar appliance: Provided that where any snare. pitfall or trap is used on or immediately adjacent to cultivated land. no such written permission shall be required; (b) use. together with any firearm. any light. lamp or Oare for the purpose of hunting any animal: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to any person lawfully hunting crocodiles; (c) use any bait, decoy, or calling device or any other substance or device to bring protected species into closer range for hunting; (d) use hides, blinds or stands in hunting: (e) hunt any animal in the vicinity of salt licks. water holes nr isolated watering places used by wild animals: (/) discharge any weapon at any protected species from or within fifty metres of any motor vehicle. aircraft or hoat: Provided that a person lawfully hunting crocodiles may dis charge a weapon from a boat. (2) This regulation shall not apply to an officer while acting in the performance of his duties under the Act. 4. An officer may seize any article. appliance, device, or substance mentioned in regulation 2 or regulation 3 found in the possession of any person without the written permission of the Chief Parks and Wildlife Officer in such circumstances as to lead to a reasonable suspicion that 2nd December, 1994 it has been used or that there is an intention to use it for the purpose of hunting, and shalf take any thing so seized before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law. Made this 30th day of March, 1994. M. M. ~fW/\KIKL'NGA (FILE NO. 48/3/1/voL. 2) Minister of Forestry aiid Natural Reso·1rces 261