Proclamation No. 1 of 2021

Nature and environmental conservation ordinance (19/1974) » Bhisho/King Williams town Proclamation

Title	Nature and environmental conservation ordinance (19/1974) » Bhisho/King Williams town Proclamation
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Eastern Cape), No. 4534 of 05 April, 2021, 12 page(s), 444Kb

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ProclamaTion • Proklamasie
                                           PROCLAMATION NOTICE 1 OF 2021

PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE
                                                 IPHONDO LEMPUMA KOLONI
                                               PROVINSIE VAN DIE OOS-KAAP
                            Provincial Gazette / Igazethi Yephondo / Provinsiale Koerant
                                               BHISHO/KING WILLIAM’S TOWN
                                                      PROCLAMATION
                              by the MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
                                                       January 2021
             1.  I, Mlungisi Mvoko, Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
                (DEDEAT), acting in terms of Sections 78 and 79 of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance
                No. 19 of 1974), and Section 18 of the Problem Animal Control Ordinance, 1957 (Ordinance 26 of 1957) hereby determine
                for the year 2021 the hunting season and the daily bag limits, as set out in the second and third columns, respectively, of
                Schedule 1, hereto in the Magisterial Districts of the Province of the Eastern Cape of the former Province of the Cape of Good
                Hope and in respect of wild animals mentioned in the first column of the said Schedule 1, and I hereby suspend and set
                conditions pertaining to the enforcement of Sections 29 and 33 of the said Ordinance to the extent specified in the fourth
                column of the said Schedule 1, in the district and in respect of the species of wild animals and for the periods of the year 2021
                indicated opposite any such suspension and/or condition, of the said Schedule 1.
             2.  In terms of Section 29 (b) [with the aid of artificial light] and (e) [during the period between one hour after sunset on any day
                and one hour before sunrise on the following day], subject to the provisions of this ordinance, I prohibit hunting at night under
                the following proviso,  that  anyone intending to hunt  at night  for  management purposes by culling  any  of the Alien and
                Invasive listed  species [AIS], Bushpig,  Hares, Specified  Species [Blesbuck,  Blue wildebeest,  Burchell’s  zebra,
                Gemsbok, Red hartebeest, Springbuck, Impala, Nyala, Waterbuck], Rodents, Porcupine and Springhare, must apply
                to DEDEAT for a provincial permit. Proof of membership or ownership of a registered culling team is a requirement for an
                annual permit.  In the absence of such proof of membership or ownership, applications will be dealt with per hunt.
             3.  In terms of Section 29 (b) [with the aid of artificial light] and (e) [during the period between one hour after sunset on any day
                and one hour before sunrise on the following day], subject to the provisions of this ordinance, I prohibit hunting at night under
                the following proviso, that anyone intending to hunt at night for management purposes, by using the call-and-shoot method,
                of Black-backed jackal and Caracal, must apply to DEDEAT for a provincial permit.  Proof of being a certified Call-and-
                Shoot Operator is a requirement for a permit.  Please note that landowners require a provincial permit to call-and-shoot on
                their own property but are exempted from providing proof of certification.
             4.  In terms of Section 29 (i), [by means of a bow-and-arrow], subject to the provisions of this ordinance, I prohibit any natural
                person from hunting with a bow and arrow under the following proviso, that anyone intending to hunt with a bow and arrow
                must be in possession of a bow hunting certificate of competency, obtained from a recognized training institution, and must
                apply to DEDEAT for a provincial permit. Any other hunter, who is escorted by a professional hunter, may hunt without proof
                of a bow hunting certificate of competency.
             5.  In terms of Section 33 (1), no person shall without a provincial permit, use any motor vehicle or aircraft (includes a drone) to hunt
                any wild animal or to hunt, disturb, drive or stampede any wild animal or animals for the purpose of filming or photographing
                such hunt, disturbance, drive or stampede or for any other purpose whatsoever. This also applies to a property with a CAE.
             6.  In terms of Section 79 (f), subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, I restrict the live transport of any wild animal/s, excluding
                birds and reptiles, to the period 01 March to 31 October 2021.
             7.  In terms of Section 82 (1) (b), subject to the provisions of this proclamation, I suspend by proclamation under Section 79 (b),
                the operation of Section 29 (l) [by the use of a dog] only for properties larger than 300ha. For properties smaller than 300ha
                a provincial permit must be obtained from the relevant DEDEAT office. The use of dogs is limited to the flushing of animals
                and for the tracking of wounded animals.  Dogs are not to be used to attack or kill. Dogs used in the hunting of birds are
                excluded from this clause.
             8.  Should any person, for any reason whatsoever, hunt any wild animal/s in contravention to the provisions of this proclamation,
                such person must notify the relevant DEDEAT office, in the form of a sworn affidavit, within 24 hours of such contravention
                having taken place.
             9.  Protected species NOT listed in this proclamation, may only be hunted by means of a provincial permit or, if it is a Threatened
                or Protected Species [TOPS], by means of a TOPS ordinary hunting permit. An EC Provincial hunting licence is mandatory.
             10. Please note further that a permit is NOT required to hunt, during the day, any of the species listed in the Alien and Invasive
                Species Regulations [AIS], promulgated in terms of Section 97(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity
                Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004). An AIS permit is, however, required by the landowner to possess live specimens.
             11. This Proclamation remains effective until a new Proclamation has been gazetted. In the absence of a new Proclamation, the
                year shall be deemed to be the present year.

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             Mlungisi Mvokolungisi Mvoko
             MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
             MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
             Date:   12/02/2021
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