Elephant Kraal Ordinance. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Regulation Date 1912 (1955) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to make provisions for the regulation of elephant kraaling. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal welfare Dangerous animal/harmful animal Hunting/capture Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Ordinance bans the kraaling of wild elephants, meaning the capture of those animals by closing them in a stockade (kraal) and all activities related to the erection of those precincts and provides also for penalties to offenders. Full text English