Proclamation No. 1 of 2014

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Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Eastern Cape), No. 3104 of 17 January, 2014, 14 page(s), 481Kb

PROVINCIAL GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 17 JANUARY 2014                No. 3104  3

PROCLAMATION

by the
                     MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and  Tourism

No. 1, 2014
                                            PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE
                                               IPHONDO LEMPUMA KOLONI
                                             PROVINSIE VAN DIE OOS -KAAP

Vol.         BHISHO/KING WILLIAM'S TOWN, January 2014              No.

1.  I, Mcebisi Jonas, Member of the Executive Council for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
                    (DEDEAT), acting in terms of section 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 2014 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 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 2014 indicated opposite any such suspension in the first and second columns,
                    respectively, of the said Schedule 1.
                 2.  In terms of Section 29 (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 listed unrestricted
                    species or hunting black-backed jackal and caracal, in accordance with the ordinance, must apply to DEDEAT for
                    a permit [see attached copy on pages 11 & 12], and must further notify the relevant DEDEAT office, during office
                    hours, prior to such intended hunt.

3.  In terms of 33 (1), no person shall without a permit, use any motor vehicle or aircraft 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.
                 4.  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, to the period 01 March to 31 October 2014.
                 5.  In terms of Section 82 (1) (b), subject to the provisions of this ordinance, I prohibit the use of dogs in the hunting of
                    any wild animal/s in any fenced area of 200 hectares or less in respect of which the operation of section 29 (I) has
                    been suspended by proclamation under section 79 (b), without a permit issued in terms of the Nature and
                    Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance No. 19 of 1974).
                 6.  Should any person, for any reason whatsoever, hunt any wild animal/s in contravention to the provisions of this
                    ordinance, such person must notify the nearest DEDEAT office, in the form of a sworn statement, within 24 hours
                    of such contravention having taken place.
                 7.  Please note that any species, NOT listed in this proclamation, may only be hunted by means of a permit.
                 8.  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.

7)
                 M. Jonas
                 MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
                 Date:

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               If you wish to comment or make suggestions on the content of the hunting proclamation, written representations must reach the Department of Economic Development, Environmental
               Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) before, or no later than 30 September of the preceding year, to be taken into consideration for the following years hunting proclamation. They may be
                            forwarded to any of the DEDEAT offices or e-mailed to Tim de Jongh at Tbone.deJono....-Jea aov,za or faxed to 086 612 5044.

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