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Birds and Other Wildlife (Protection of) Act (Cap. 34).

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1957 (1990)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 347-352.
Long title
An Act for the protection of wild birds and other wild life including fish, lobsters, turtle and oysters.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Management/conservation Seasons Birds Offences/penalties Protection of species
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

Wild birds specified in the First Schedule shall enjoy absolute protection insofar as killing, wounding or taking of such animals declared to be an offence by section 3. There shall be a close season for the protected wild birds and also for oysters and turtles (sect. 4). The Second Schedule, listing species protected during the close season under section 6, may be altered by the Governor by Notice published in the Official Gazette. Sections 7 to 9 provide specifically for the protection of turtles. Any person who shall use any method of poisoning, stupefying, or intoxicating fish, or who shall destroy fish (a) by explosion of dynamite, gunpowder or other explosive substances in waters within three miles of the coast of the Colony, or; (b) by discharge of any noxious substances causes the destruction of fish or crayfish in any pond, river, stream, creek or bay, shall be guilty of an offence. (15 sections and two Schedules)

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amended by

Birds and Other Wild Life (Protection of)(Amendment) Ordinance, 1964 (No. 26 of 1964).

Legislation | Grenada | 1964

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Crustaceans, Seasons, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX