PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. ACT 1873.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 2 March 1878, Page 3

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. ACT 1873.

As the game season is approaching we reprint some extracts from "The Protection of Animals (Act of 1873," with which it will heUqye.y.jmr- ,loeal f , sportsmen to become familiar. Hitter- ' to the provisions oP tins Act have been notoriously infringed m this place, and generally with impunity, for the reason that there was no one specially interested to set the enginery of the law m opera- s tion against offenders. But since the Acclima.tizaH'Hi Society has come into ex-, istence-there is no doubt that a vigorous effort wilY he- made la protect the. game m accordance with the Act :—^ It shall be lawful for any Acclimatisation, Society to register its rules by depositing a. copy * % * and immediately after such deposit a notification, thereof shall be pub-:" lishec\ m the Gnzette, and every Society so registered shall for the purposes ofe this Act be deemed; a duly, registered Acclinifttia^tioft Society. For- the purposes of this Act, the property ip alVaminala and birds for the. time, being m thY possession, or under the control of any registered A^cUinntization Society' shall ''be 1 deemed tb: be absolutely vested m theQlifti^m.aUi of tlte Soviet j. ' ~"- 1% ' I No. game, shall he hunted; shot taken or • killed, m atajr Pcovipce until the Fa.m.3 shall ' hav,e been, ipfo.claiuied as open- for that purpose by Proclamation m that- behalf to.be. ; made a.nd. published m the Gazette, i and 'no game shall be bunted &hot taken or kjlled except within a consecutive period, ' nofi exceeding three months of any year to, be fixed by tl^e Supeiinten^enit by Proclamation as afawisaicV, between the- ftrat day of \ May and, th/? thirty- first, day of July both inclusive, m any year, and only between therhq«.F9 of" sunrise aiidsiinset. No native game shall b$ hunte<V.shot ; taken o^- killed, m. any part of the Provincei except during such months as may from, time. to. time be proclaimed -by the Superintendent, not exceeding^ fou_r consecutive j months. - : ' ' ]SF6 imported! .bird, not being "game," shall be shot taken. or killed m any part of »ny PVovihee *= **.*.- No game shall be. poisoned 1 oaany account or on any pretence whatever ; nois- shall, any game be trapped* or. taken by means of traps ' neb apwngs oiv by ■■any otfie*, means. than _or hunting shooting * * *. ' No. person, shall take ktfl or pnrsue or- use any dog gun net or other engine for the .purpose of takiftg killing or- pjuraning $ny game until such person shall have taken- out ,*'&■ license to. kill gam.eun.der.this; Act and paid the duty h.ereby made payable thereon ; i and 1 if any person shall offend? against 'fclip. | provisions of thjjs section, he sliall be Ij^tble I to a not exceeding ££0. ! Every license to take kiH br pursue game 1 shall be m the form- in the Second Schedule to this Act *' *■ payjrvenjb of such sum not exceeding fifty shillings." as' may be fixed from time to time * *>'. * . i No. person shall sell game until he have taken out a- Hcewso * ,*? * An/i thft person i requiring the same shall m- respect of erery ■ suohljicehee-o*; renp.^l of license- pay to * ■ *■■ *" the sum of £5 ;• and- if any person shall sell, any game without having duly > taken. ouJt. and. hav.ipg. m force such license • as aforesaid, he shall for ever.y ; su.ch aclj forfeit and pax the.. su_m, of twenuby pounds ..*• *■" *'i a.i\d" e^ecy person who shalL sell, offer for sale, o«r expose for, sale, and every holder qf a license, to sell game wliashali ; have m .his- possession or sJiali a-ny manner dispose- of any dead* lien, pheasq^*,. shall, [on conviction; forfeit and'- pay for< ev.ts?y such? ffet a sum* not exceedingi^O^and if sueh 1 person; hold' a license to. kill; or sell game, such license shalj, ojrii conviction, become. ispo.factox6\&Ai\y person who 'shaft- unlawfully take asd (festilPijfc qx wil;fiijly destroyi th.c« eggs of any game birds shaH be liable to a penalty not exceeding £J>. > No persou shaHj.hAxe m. his possession, except as liereinaf ter • providpds ; ajiy/ ganifior native game except during the; m.onihs .hereinbefore respectively specified! without lawful excuse, the proof nchereofito-'bfiiwnj the party charged * * * . ' " t •= I lit auy person- wliatever shall' at' any: ti*oe; Scon^t any trespass by entering or being: upon swo^. lp.nd m the search or pursuit of :game, or native. game, such person, shallj on conviction; thereof before tmo Justices- of I the" Peace, forfeit and pay sucli sunr of, mpney, not exceeding £20, as.- sij^h; Justices shall deem meet : Provided always, that any person charged with any such trespass, shall j be-..at libeuty to .prciye by- way .of- defence . any matter wliich woujd\have been a defence to.aiv action at law for such trespass. It shall b© the duty of every peusou inpursuit o£ game to Djodiwje lus licence to-, apy authonzed person dtemanding- saeh pro>duction, and the term " authorized, person " shall inpluple.al}; tnagistrates and constabj^s,. and all rangers appointed undeE this-Act, the proprietors or occupier of the land on which any person may be found m pursuit of gamp,, apd; all. holders of licenses issued under this Act ; and any such person m pursuw of game or native game who shnll refuse or jiegject so .to produce sndi license or to give hU name or : place of or 'address, or- give a fjilse.Rjime or place of residence or- acjdVess, shall be liable- to apenalty not exceeding dß2oj; Any person- found trespassing . with; gun ordbg and gun shall! primafaaie bedecmed ;tobe m pursuit of game * * *."..'"• Ali fees for licenses fines and penalties ishatl b^: ty^lied. *-*- *- and. the balance (if any) shall be hauded to the Treasurer of some Acclimatization Society '*• * *'; and ope lialf of any fine recovered, under this ! Ae.t shall) be,. paid|to.the..person- or persons ! wjio shalli be..insti'uuiental| m, pi'ocuring any ; sudi conyiDJion- m, such proportion, as the convicting Keaident Magistrate shall^specify.