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Section 8

The Punjab Wildlife Preservation Act, 1959State Act of Punjab · Act 14 of 1959

(1) The State Government may, by notification, declare any area which is the property of the State Government and any area which is private property subject to the consent of the owner and to such conditions as may be determined by mutual agreement, to be a Wild Life Sanctuary for wild birds or wild animals or both and, not withstanding anything contained in section 4, it shall be unlawful for any person to kill or capture any wild bird or wild animal or both, as the case may be, within such sanctuary at any time.

(2) No person shall carry fire-arms or take any hounds, nets, traps, snares or any other contrivances which can be used for killing or capturing wild birds or wild animals within the area of a Wild Life Sanctuary except under a special permit granted by any Forest Officer or Wild Life Officer holding a gazette rank:

Provided that no such special permit shall entitle the holder to kill or capture wild birds or wild animals in the sanctuary.

9. No person shall-

(a) utilize call-birds of any kind (excepting quails) for the purpose of alluring other birds of its kind; or

(b) course or hawk wild birds or wild animals specified in Schedules II and III except under a license and to the extent and manner permitted thereby.

10. No person shall, with intent to evade the provisions of Act, ensnare and entice away from the Punjab State to any State any wild bird or wild animal specified in Schedules III or IV.

11. Every Forest Officer or Wild Life Officer shall prevent commission of breach of any of the provisions of this Act the rules made there under.

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ActThe Punjab Wildlife Preservation Act, 1959
Section8
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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