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Fauna (Protection and Control) Bagiai Wildlife Management Area Rules 1977

Fauna (Protection and Control) Act 1966
This reprint of this Statutory Instrument incorporates all amendments, if any, made before25 November 2006 and in force at  1 July 2001.

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Legislative Counsel
Dated 25 November 2006

INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Chapter 154A.

Fauna (Protection and Control) Bagiai Wildlife Management Area Rules 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Fauna (Protection and Control) Bagiai Wildlife Management Area Rules 1977

MADE under the Fauna (Protection and Control) Act 1966.

Dated                   200 .

1. INTERPRETATION.

In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears “the Area” means the Bagiai Wildlife Management Area under exception of the deep waters off the reefs and Wadau and Bulu Plantations.

2. RESTRICTION ON TAKING AND KILLING OF FAUNA.

(1) A person, other than a person who has customary rights to take or kill fauna in the Area, shall not take or kill fauna in the Area.

(2) A person, who has customary rights to take or kill fauna in the Area may take or kill fauna only in the parts of the Area to which his customary rights apply.

3. RESTRICTION ON METHODS OF TAKING AND KILLING FAUNA.

(1) Only customary methods of taking and killing fauna shall be used in the Area.

(2) In particular, but without in any way limiting Subsection (1), no commercially manufactured fishing nets or kerosene or hurricane lamps shall be used in connection with the taking or killing of fauna.

4. RESTRICTED USE OF FIREARMS.

Notwithstanding Section 3, and subject to any other law, firearms may be used by any owner of land within the Area–

(a) to kill wild pigs on his own land; and

(b) to kill Fork Tailed Kite when it threatens or attacks domestic poultry.

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