NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 52
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 52
(1) The Minister may,
by notice published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State,
declare an open season for the taking of protected animals of a specified
species.
(2) A notice under
this section—
(a) must
not relate to animals of an endangered species; and
(b) does
not apply in relation to animals within—
(i)
a reserve, other than a game reserve; or
(ii)
a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection
zone; and
(c) does
not apply in relation to animals within a game reserve unless the notice
expressly provides that the open season applies in relation to that reserve.
(3) A notice under
this section—
(a) must
state—
(i)
the period of the open season (including, if the Minister
thinks fit, the hours of the day during which animals may be taken); and
(ii)
the parts of the State to which the open season applies;
and
(iii)
whether eggs may be taken; and
(b) may
prescribe restrictions or conditions applicable to the open season; and
(c) may
be varied or revoked by the Minister by a subsequent notice published in a
newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.
(4) It is lawful to
take a protected animal in accordance with a notice under this section.