WILD BIRDS AND GAME PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1885
Title
WILD BIRDS AND GAME PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1885
Description
No. 6 of 1885.
To made provision for the Preservation of Wild Birds and
Game. [13th June, 1885.]
1. The Wild Birds and Game Preservation Ordinance, 1885.
2. in this Ordinance-
' Wild bird' includes every description of wild bird:
' Game ' includes every description of deer, hare, rabbit,
pheasant, partridge, grouse, health or moor game , black game,
bustard, woodcock, snipe, quall, landrail, wild-duck, widgeon and
teal.
3-(1) No person shall kill, wound, or take, or attempt to kill,
wound, or take, any wild bird or game, or use any gun, net or
other instrument whatever for such purpose, without having pre-
viously obtained a licence from the Governor issued by the Captain
Superintendent of Police.
(2) No person shall, from the month of March to the month
of September, botb inclusive, offer for sale, in this Colony any
pheasant or partridge; and no person shall at any time, without a
special licence from the Captain Superintendent of Police, offer for
sale, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale, any live phea-
sant or partridge.
(3) Every person who commits an offence against this section
shall, on summary conviction, be liable for a first offence to a fine
not exceeding 10 dollars, and for any subsequent ofEence to a fine
not exceeding 2.5 dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding one
month.
4. Where any person. is found offending against this Ordinance,
it shall be lawful for any person. to require him to give his full
naine and place of abode ; and if he refuses, or if he gives a false
name or place of abode, he shall, on summary conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding 2.5 dollars, in addition to any punishment
which may be inflicted under the last section.
5.-(1) The Governor may grant to any person, for such con-
siderations, on such conditions , and for such periods, not exceeding
10 year's at any one time, and in such form as he may determine,
permission to shoot and take wild birds or game or any particular
descrptions of wild birds or game within any particular districts
or localities in fills Cololly.
(2) If at any time any person to whom such permission has been
granted is, in ihe opinion of the Governor, guilty of any breach
of any condition on which the same was granted, he may revoke
the same.
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [43 & 44 Vict.c. 35 s. 2. [1 & 2 Will. 4 c.32. s.2; 44 & 45 Vict.c. 49 s. 5(5).] Killing, etc., wild bird or game without licence. [43 & 44 Vict.c.35 s.3.] Penalty for refusing to give name and address. [ib.s.4.] Grant of permission to shoot and take wild birds or game.
To made provision for the Preservation of Wild Birds and
Game. [13th June, 1885.]
1. The Wild Birds and Game Preservation Ordinance, 1885.
2. in this Ordinance-
' Wild bird' includes every description of wild bird:
' Game ' includes every description of deer, hare, rabbit,
pheasant, partridge, grouse, health or moor game , black game,
bustard, woodcock, snipe, quall, landrail, wild-duck, widgeon and
teal.
3-(1) No person shall kill, wound, or take, or attempt to kill,
wound, or take, any wild bird or game, or use any gun, net or
other instrument whatever for such purpose, without having pre-
viously obtained a licence from the Governor issued by the Captain
Superintendent of Police.
(2) No person shall, from the month of March to the month
of September, botb inclusive, offer for sale, in this Colony any
pheasant or partridge; and no person shall at any time, without a
special licence from the Captain Superintendent of Police, offer for
sale, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale, any live phea-
sant or partridge.
(3) Every person who commits an offence against this section
shall, on summary conviction, be liable for a first offence to a fine
not exceeding 10 dollars, and for any subsequent ofEence to a fine
not exceeding 2.5 dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding one
month.
4. Where any person. is found offending against this Ordinance,
it shall be lawful for any person. to require him to give his full
naine and place of abode ; and if he refuses, or if he gives a false
name or place of abode, he shall, on summary conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding 2.5 dollars, in addition to any punishment
which may be inflicted under the last section.
5.-(1) The Governor may grant to any person, for such con-
siderations, on such conditions , and for such periods, not exceeding
10 year's at any one time, and in such form as he may determine,
permission to shoot and take wild birds or game or any particular
descrptions of wild birds or game within any particular districts
or localities in fills Cololly.
(2) If at any time any person to whom such permission has been
granted is, in ihe opinion of the Governor, guilty of any breach
of any condition on which the same was granted, he may revoke
the same.
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [43 & 44 Vict.c. 35 s. 2. [1 & 2 Will. 4 c.32. s.2; 44 & 45 Vict.c. 49 s. 5(5).] Killing, etc., wild bird or game without licence. [43 & 44 Vict.c.35 s.3.] Penalty for refusing to give name and address. [ib.s.4.] Grant of permission to shoot and take wild birds or game.
Abstract
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [43 & 44 Vict.c. 35 s. 2. [1 & 2 Will. 4 c.32. s.2; 44 & 45 Vict.c. 49 s. 5(5).] Killing, etc., wild bird or game without licence. [43 & 44 Vict.c.35 s.3.] Penalty for refusing to give name and address. [ib.s.4.] Grant of permission to shoot and take wild birds or game.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/818
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
170
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 6 of 1885
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“WILD BIRDS AND GAME PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1885,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 22, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/818.
