WILD BIRDS REGULATIONS

WILD BIRDS REGULATIONS

WILD BIRDS.

WILD BIRDS REGULATIONS.

(Cap. 171, section 15).
(Ordinance No. 15 Of 1922).

[1st September, 1922.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Wild Birds
Regulations.

2. For the purposes of the Ordinance-
11garne' means snipe, woodcock, plover, curlew, teal, wild
duck, wild geese, partridges, quail, pigeons and doves;
I'veriiiin', rneans magpies, kites and hawks of all descrip-
tions.

3. The close season for the purposes of section,7 Of
the Ordinance shall be the period extending in any year
from the ist da), of February to the iSth day of October,
both days inclusive, for the protection of partridges and
quail, and the period extending from the ist day of March
tO tllc 14th day of September, both days inclusive, for the
protection of pigeons and doves.

4. The period referred to in subsection (2) of sect * ion 9
of the Ordinance, during which the sale, offer for sale, and
possession for the purpose of sale, of live partridges and
pheasants is prohibited shall be the period extending in any
year from the ist day of April to the 3oth day of September,
both days inclusive.

5. No bird of any description other than vermin shall
be killed, wounded or taken in the following areas-
(a)that part of the New Territories situated at or near
Fanling which is bounded by a line drawn from
Fanling railway station up to the crest of the ridge
meeting the railway at this point continuing south-
westwards along the crest of the ridge down to its
junction with the path leading towards the Ha Tse
.Gap and along that path to where it meets the Tsiu
Kang Stream; thence by the main. Tsiu Kang





Stream to where it meets the main road near Ho
Tung Farm ; thence by the main road to the level
crossing near Fanling Village; thence by, the rail-
way line to Fanling railway station ;
(b) the whole of the island of Cheung Chau
(c) the whole of the island of Hong Kong,

6. Game licences, the fee for which and the conditions
of which shall be as stated therein, shall be in the following
form-

No.

GAME LICENCE.

(THE, WILD BiRDS ORDINANCE).
(Chapter 171 of the Revised Edition).

Subject to the provisions of the Wild Birds Ordinance,
and of the regulations made thereunder, permission is
hereby granted to
of to kill and take the
following birds at the times specified-

Snipe Partridges from 16th October
Woodcock Quail to 31st January,
both days in-
Plover
Curlew at any elusive
Teal time. from iSth Septem-
Wild duck Pigeons ber to last da), of
Wild geese Doves February, both
days inclusive.

CONDITIONS.

This licence is valid from 1st September, ig to
31st August, 19

(2) The licensee inust carry this licence.with him when
engaged on or setting out for or returning from any shoot-
ing expedition, and must produce it when required to do so
by any magistrate, justice of tile Peace Or police officer.





(3) This licence is not transferable.

Fee $So.
Hong Kong, 19

Comini ssi over of Police.
RECEIVED the SUM
here stated in
printed figures. Game Licence

Code. Reference No.
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The attention of the licensee is drawn to the following
provisions of the Wild Birds Ordinance, and of the regula-
tions made thereunder-
(a)this licence is subject to any regulations or other
enactments in force for the time being;
(b)this licence may be revoked at any time by the
Commissioner of Police in his discretion, if the
holder thereof commits or attempts to commit any
breach of the provisions of the Ordinance or of any
of the regulations made thereunder or of any of
the conditions of this licence, or shoots to the
danger ol' the public;
(c)no person shall kill, wound or take any bird other
than game or vermin;
(d) for the purposes of the Wild Birds Ordinance-
'game' means snipe, woodcock, plover, curlew, teal,
wild duck, wild geese, partridges, quail, pigeons
and doves;
tgvermin' means magpies, kites and hawks of all
descriptions ;
(e)in the island of Hong Kong and in Kowloon and
New Kowloon ' no person shall shoot at any bird
from any place situated within two hundred yards
of any inhabited house;





no birds of any cittscription except niaerples, liawks
b
and kites may be killed, wounded or taken in any
prohibited area.

The prohibited areas at the date of the issue of this
licence are-

(i) that part of the New Territories situated at
or near Fanling which is bounded by a line drawn from
Fanling railway station tip to the crest of the ridge meeting
the railway at tills point continuing south-westwards along
the crest of the ridge down to its junction with the path
leading towards the Ha Tse Gap and along that path to
where it meets the Tsiu Kang Stream; tbence by the main
Tsiu Kang Stream to where it meets the main road near
Ho Tung Farm ; thence by the main road to the level cross-
ing near Fanling Villag~, thence by the railway line to
Fanling railway station;

(ii) the whole of the island of Cheung Cliau

(iii) the whole of the island of Hong Kong.
Note-No birds of any description, other than those specified in the
licence, (and magpies, kites and hawks, which, being vermin,
may be shot at any time without a licence) may be killed,
wounded or taken without a special licence from the Governor;
this prohibition includes PHEASANTS.

7. If the Commissioner of Police is satisfied that a
game licence has been lost or destroyed or accidentally
defaced, lie may issue a duplicate thereof on payment of a
fee of $5.oo.

8. Any person who acts in contravention of regulation
5 shall be liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.
Regulations - Fraser, vol. 3, p. 959. G.N. 653/47. G.N.A. 151/50. G.N.A. 79/51. Citation. Game and vermin. (Cap. 171.) Close season. Close season for sale, etc., of live partridges and pheasants. Prohibited areas. [r. 5 cont.] G.N. 653/47. G.N.A. 151/50. [r. 6 cont.] G.N.A. 79/51.

Regulations - Fraser, vol. 3, p. 959. G.N. 653/47. G.N.A. 151/50. G.N.A. 79/51. Citation. Game and vermin. (Cap. 171.) Close season. Close season for sale, etc., of live partridges and pheasants. Prohibited areas. [r. 5 cont.] G.N. 653/47. G.N.A. 151/50. [r. 6 cont.] G.N.A. 79/51.

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