New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 57

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✨ Game Bird Hunting Regulations



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 57

30 MARCH 2005

Government Notice

Wildlife Act 1953

Wildlife Regulations 1955

The New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp Regulations 1993

Open Season for Game in Fish and Game Regions

Under section 15 and section 16 of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Conservation declares an open season for game in the Fish and Game Regions, subject to the conditions specified in the First and Second Schedule of this notice.

The Minister of Conservation gives consent, under section 17(2) of the Wildlife Act 1953, to the hunting or killing of game in the manner set out in this notice.

New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp

A game bird habitat stamp must¹ be affixed to every licence to hunt or kill game. The following form of the 2005 New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp is approved²:

Game Bird Habitat Stamp

The 2005 New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp has a face value of ten dollars ($10.00). A fee of two dollars ($2.00) only is payable³ for every game bird habitat stamp supplied with a licence to hunt or kill game.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Bag limits

No person shall have in that person’s possession on any one day, more than the number of game birds specified as the daily bag limit for the Fish and Game Region in which the game is taken, except on Sunday, 8 May 2005, a person may have in possession twice the number of game birds specified as the daily bag limit for Saturday, 7 May 2005.

A person may have in that person’s possession more game than specified above, if all such game is labelled with the following details:

(a) The name and address of the person by whom the game was taken;

(b) The number of the licence to hunt or kill game held by the person by whom the game was taken;

(c) The name of the Fish and Game Region by which that licence was issued;

(d) The name of the Fish and Game Regions in which the game was taken; and

(e) The date on which the game was taken.

¹Section 19A(1) of the Wildlife Act 1953

²Section 19A(2)(a)(i) and 19A(2)(a)(ii) of the Wildlife Act 1953

³Section 72(3A)(e) of the Wildlife Act 1953



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