No. 36. 1653

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1930.

General Regulations under Part III of the Animals Protection
and Game Act, 1921–22, respecting Opossums.

*BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 13th day
of May, 1930.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE G. W. FORBES, PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon him by the Animals Protection and
Game Act, 1921–22 (hereinafter referred to as “the said
Act”), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him
in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the
Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
doth hereby revoke the Opossum Regulations, 1927, made
under Part III of the said Act, and doth hereby make the
following regulations for the purposes of the said Act; and
doth hereby declare that the regulations hereby made shall
have force and effect throughout New Zealand, subject to the
said Act and to any special regulations made thereunder in
force in any acclimatization district.

REGULATIONS.

1. INTERPRETATION.

(1) In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the
context,——

“Authorized officer” means any person appointed by
the Under-Secretary to be an authorized officer for
any specified purpose under these regulations:

“Broker” includes any person whose business it is to
act as a broker or dealer in respect of the purchase
and sale of opossum-skins:

“License” means a license to take or kill opossums
issued under these regulations; but does not include
a broker’s license:

“Licensed broker” means any person who has obtained
a broker’s license as hereinafter provided from the
Under-Secretary:

“Minister” means the Minister of Internal Affairs:

“Occupier” includes the wife or husband of an occupier
(as the case may be):

“Official mark” means any mark mentioned in these
regulations or in any former regulations respecting
opossums made under Part III of the said Act or
under the Animals Protection Amendment Act,
1920, including a royalty-paid stamp:

“Opossum” means any animal of the genus trichosurus
or of any other genus of the family phalangeridae
(commonly known as Australian opossums); but does
not include any animal of the species didelphys (commonly known as American opossum); and “opossum-skin” has a corresponding meaning:

“Skins” and “opossum-skins” include tanned skins,
but do not include tanned or prepared skins bona
fide used as a rug, coat, muff, or article of personal
or domestic or household use or ornament:

“Under-Secretary” means the Under-Secretary of the
Department of Internal Affairs.

(2) These regulations may be cited as the Opossum
Regulations, 1930.

2. TAKING OF OPOSSUMS.

(1) Opossums may be taken or killed only in the following
manner:—

(a) By means of a running noose fixed in such manner
that the head of the animal will pass through the
noose.

(b) By means of the trap known as the American jump-trap, with or without teeth, or by the box trap, or
by the ordinary rabbit-trap, or trap of similar construction.

(c) All such traps for the taking of opossums must be
placed on the ground while in use: Provided that
traps may be set off the ground if provision is made
whereby the trap when sprung and the opossum
which it holds will fall to the ground immediately.

(2) Every person engaged in taking opossums shall visit
all traps or other contrivances used for that purpose at least
once daily.

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