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National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

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Regulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023

Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected Species

Chapter 7 : Prohibition of specific restricted activities under certain circumstances

74. Prohibition of the catching of a listed threatened or protected species under certain circumstances

 

A person may not catch a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species by means of—

 

(a) snares, except foot snares for scientific purposes;

 

(b) poison;

 

(c) gin traps;

 

(d) dogs, except hounds to—
(i) track a wounded specimen; or
(ii) point, flush and retrieve a specimen; or

 

(e) traps, or luring by means of bait, smell or sound, except for scientific, veterinary or management purposes, or for the purpose of catching a damage-causing animal.