Constitution of State Board for Wild Life "6. (1) The State Government shall, within a period of six months from the date of commencement of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 constitute a State Board for Wild Life consisting of the following members, namely:–
(a) the Chief Minister of the State and in case of the Union territory, either Chief Minister or Administrator, as the case may be – Chairperson;
(b) the Minister in-charge of Forests and Wild Life – Vice-Chairperson;
(c) three members of the State Legislature or in the case of a Union territory with Legislature, two members of the Legislative Assembly of that Union territory;
(d) three persons to represent non-governmental organisations dealing with wild life to be nominated by the State Government;
(e) ten persons to be nominated by the. State Government from amongst eminent conservationists, ecologists and environmentalists including at least two representatives of the Scheduled Tribes;
(f) the Secretary to the State Government or the Government of the Union territory, as the case may be, in-charge of Forests and Wild Life;
(g) the Officer in-charge of the State Forest Department;
(h) the Secretary to the State Government, Department of Tribal Welfare;
(i) the Managing Director, State Tourism Development Corporation;
(j) an officer of-the State Police Department not below the rank of Inspector General;
(k) a representative of the Armed Forces not below the rank of a Brigadier to be nominated by the Central Government;
(l) the Director, Department of Animal Husbandry of the State;
(m) the Director, Department of Fisheries of the State;
(n) an officer to be nominated by the Director, Wild We Preservation;
(o) a representative of the Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun;
(p) a representative of the Botanical Survey of India;
(q) a representative of the Zoological Survey of India;
(r) the Chief Wild Life Warden, who shall be the Member-Secretary.
(2) The term of office of the members other than those who are members ex officio and the manner of filling vacancies referred to in clauses (d) and (e) of sub section (1) and procedure to be followed shall be such, as may be prescribed.
(3) The member (except members ex officio shall be entitled to receive such allowances in respect of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as may be prescribed.".
Amendment of Section 8
8. In section 8 of the principal Act,–
(i) for the words 'qhe Wild Life Advisory Board", the words "State Board for Wild Life" shall be substituted;
(ii) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:– "(a) in the selection and management of areas to be declared as protected areas;".
Amendment of Section 11
9. In section 11 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),–
(i) in clause (a), the following provisos and Explanation thereunder shall be inserted, namely:– "Provided that no wild animal shall be ordered to be killed unless the Chief Wild Life Warden is satisfied that such animal cannot be captured, tranquilised or translocated:
Provided further that no such captured animal shall be kept in captivity unless the Chief Wild Life Warden is satisfied that such animal cannot be rehabilitated in the wild and the reasons for the same are recorded in writing.
Explanation–For the purposes of clause (a), the process or capture or translocation, as the case may be, of such animal shall be made in such manner as to cause minimum trauma to the said animal.";
(ii) in clause (b), for the words "such animal or cause such animal to be hunted", the words "such animal or group of animals in a specified area or cause such animal or group of animals in that specified area to be hunted" shall be substituted.
Substi tution of Heading of Chapter IV