Proclamation No. 2 of 2021

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Title	Nature and environmental conservation ordinance (19/1974) » Proclamation by the Mec for economic Development, environmental affairs and tourism, January 2021 » Bhisho/King Williams town
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Eastern Cape), No. 4537 of 12 April, 2021, 12 page(s), 444Kb

6  No. 4537                    ProviNcial Gazette,   12 aPril 2021

ProclamaTion • Proklamasie
                                           PROCLAMATION NOTICE 2 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.

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