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Turtle Ordinance.

Pays/Territoire
Montserrat (RU)
Type du document
Législation
Date
1951 (1952)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official publication, pp. 891-92.
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Reptiles Tortues Infractions/sanctions Protection des espèces
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

Any person who: (a) catches or takes, or attempts to catch or take, or causes to be caught or taken any sea or river turtle in specified periods, or any sea or river turtle under twenty pounds of weight, or; (b) slaughters, buys, or sells or has in his possession any turtle in specified periods, or; (c) takes or attempts to take turtle eggs in certain periods, or; (d) buys, sells, or has in his possession such eggs in periods specified, shall be guilty of an offence (sect. 3). The police may arrest suspected persons and turtles or eggs may be seized and forfeited. Nets used shall also be seized by the police and forfeited. (6 sections)

Texte intégral
Anglais