WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 41 Hunting, taking or destroying threatened wildlife

WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 41

S. 41(1) amended by No. 45/2008 s. 6(2).

    (1)     A person must not hunt, take or destroy, threatened wildlife.

Penalty:     240 penalty units or 24 months imprisonment or both the fine and imprisonment and an additional penalty of 20 penalty units for every head of wildlife in respect of which an offence has been committed.

S. 41(2) substituted by No. 45/2008 s. 6(3).

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—

        (a)     who holds a licence or authorisation that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of threatened wildlife, when that person is acting in accordance with the licence or authorisation; or

        (b)     who is a member of a class of person in respect of whom an authorisation order has been made that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of threatened wildlife, when that person is acting in accordance with the order.

S. 42 amended by No. 70/1990

ss 4(2), 12(1)(i)(i)(ii), substituted by No. 87/1997

s. 14, repealed by No. 45/2008 s. 7.

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S. 43 amended by Nos 9505

s. 10,

70/1990

ss 4(2), 12(1)(j)(i)(ii), substituted by No. 87/1997

s. 14.