Num. 39. 1553

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1934.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1934.

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 24th day of
May, 1934.
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. 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, 1930, 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 phalangeridæ
(commonly known as Australian opossums) ; but does
not include any animal of the species didelphys (com-
monly known as American opossum) ; and “opos-
sum-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, 1934.

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 con-
   struction.
   (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.