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

Regulations

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
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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.