Game Preservation and Control Act

GAME (PRESERVATION AND CONTROL) ACT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Schedules First Schedule Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit. Second Schedule Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences. Third Schedule Birds which may be hunted by the holder of a bird licence. Fourth Schedule Game reserves. Fifth Schedule Fees for licences. Sixth Schedule African animals not occurring in Uganda, or of which only local species and subspecies are protected, which animals and the trophies thereof are protected by international convention. CHAPTER 198 GAME (PRESERVATION AND CONTROL) ACT. Commencement : 1 September, 1959. An Act to consolidate the law relating to the preservation and control of game, and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with such preservation and control. Commissioners' note: The Game (Preservation and Control) Act, except for its Schedules, was repealed by the Uganda Wildlife Statute, Statute 14/1996. First Schedul e. s. 5, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision. Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit. Part A.

dlife Statute, Statute 14/1996. First Schedul e. s. 5, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision. Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit. Part A.

Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout uganda except under special permit. 1. Aardvark 2. Aardwolf— Proteles cristatus 3. Bat-eared fox 4. Bee-eaters— Meropidæ (all species) 5. Black rhinoceros— Diceros bicornis 6. Caracal or lynx 7. Cheetah— Acinonyx jubatus 8. Chimpanzee— Pan schweinfurthi 9. Colobus monkey— Colobus (all species) 10. Cranes— Balearicidæ (all species) 11. Crowned hawk eagle 12. Egrets— Cosmerodius albus melanorhynchus Mesophoyx intermedius brachyrhynchus Egretta garzetta garzetta Bubulcus ibis 13. Elephant 14. Fish eagle 15. Giant eland— Taurotragus derbianus gigas 16. Giraffe— Giraffa cameloparadalis (all subspecies) 17. Gorilla— Gorilla beringei 18. Greater kudu (Female)— Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea 19. Greater flamingo— Phœnicopterus ruber roseus 20. Ground hornbill— Bucorvus abyssinicus 21. Heron (all species) 22. Hornbills—Bucerotidæ (all species) 23. Hyrax (all species) 24. Lammergeyer 25. Leopard 26. Lesser flamingo—Phœniconaias minor 27. Marabou stork— Leptoptilos crumeniferus 28. Martial eagle 29. Ostrich— Struthio camelus 30. Owl (all species) —Tytonidæ and Strigidœ 31. Pangolin— Manis (all species) 32. Parrots— Psittacidæ (all species) 33.

29. Ostrich— Struthio camelus 30. Owl (all species) —Tytonidæ and Strigidœ 31. Pangolin— Manis (all species) 32. Parrots— Psittacidæ (all species) 33.

Python 34. Roan antelope (female)— Hippotragus equinus 35. Saddle-bill stork— Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 36. Secretary bird— Sagittarius serpentarius 37. Serval cat 38. Sun birds— Nectarinidæ (all species) 39. Turacos, plantain-eaters, louries— Musophagidæ (all species) 40. Vulture (all species)— Aegypiidæ 41. Whale-headed stork— Balaeniceps rex 42. White rhinoceros— Ceratotherium cottoni 43. Yellow-backed duiker— Cephalophus sylvicultrix Part B. Animals not to be hunted or captured in the areas stated except under special permit. 1. Greater bustard (All members of the genera Ardeotis and Neotis including all subspecies) (Karamoja district and Kingdom of Ankole) 2. Greater kudu— Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea (Acholi district) 3. Hippopotamus— Hippopotamus amphibius (Karamoja district) 4. Impala— Aepyceros melampus (Karamoja district) 5. Roan antelope— Hippotragus equinus (Area prior to 1st"> March, 1962, known as Masaka district) 6. Roan antelope— Hippotragus equinus (Madi district) 7. Sitatunga— Limnotragus spekie (Nkosi Island) 8. Uganda Kob— Adenota kob (Karamoja and Teso districts) Part C. Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout uganda except under special permit.

) 8. Uganda Kob— Adenota kob (Karamoja and Teso districts) Part C. Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout uganda except under special permit.

If immature or female accompanied by young— ( a ) all antelopes, which includes gazelles and dik-diks; ( b ) black rhinoceros— Diceros bicornis ; ( c ) elephant— Loxodonta africanus ; ( d ) hippopotamus— Hippopotamus amphibius ; ( e ) lion. Second Schedule. ss. 5, 58, 59 Cap. 226, 1964 Revision. Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences . First column Second column Third column Fourth column Fifth column Species English Swahili Luganda Acholi Maximum number which may be hunted under basic licence Maximum number which may be hunted under supplementary licence Fee for supplementary licence per animal Limitations on supplementary licences Resident shs. Visitor shs. Buffalo Nyati Embogo Jobi 2 4 100 300 Maximum one only in Karamoja. Bushbuck Pongo Engabi Ruda 2 3 20 150 Dik-Dik Suguy This section of the article is only available for our subscribers. Please click here to subscribe to a subscription plan to view this part of the article. Home | About Us |--> Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement | Publishing Services | Contact Us Sitemap --> --> Copyright 2019. Blackhall Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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