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24. The Commissioner or any person authorized by him in that Power of 



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behalf may, at his discretion, require any person importing fire-arms or sioner to 

 ammunition that may be used by such person for the purpose of kilHng [kence^obe 

 game or other animals to take out a licence under this Ordinance, and '^"^^'^ °"'' 

 may refuse to allow the fire-arms or ammunition to be taken from the 

 public warehouse until such licence is taken out. Save, as aforesaid, 

 nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the provisions of " The Somaliland 

 Fire-arms Regulations, 1905." 



Restrictions on Killing Game by Natives 



25. Except as regards the animals mentioned in Schedule I, and Killing 

 larger and lesser kudu, the kiUing of which by natives will be prohibited, naUvesf 

 the provisions of this Ordinance as to the killing of animals other than 



in the reserve will not for the present be applied to the inland tribes 

 who have hitherto been accustomed to depend on the flesh of wild 

 animals for their subsistence. 



Legal Procedure 



26. Where any public officer of the Somaliland Protectorate thinks Power of a 

 it expedient for the purpose of verifying the register 'of a licence-holder officer to 

 or suspects that any person has been guilty of a breach of this suspicion 

 Ordinance, he may inspect and search, or authorize any subordinate 

 Officer to inspect and search, any baggage, packages, waggons, tents, 

 building, or caravan belonging to or under the control of such person 



or his agent ; and if the Officer finds any heads, tusks, skins or other 

 remains of animals appearing to have been killed, or any live animals 

 appearing to have been captured, in contravention of this Ordinance, 

 he shall seize and take the same before a Magistrate to be dealt with 

 according to law. 



27. Any person who hunts, kills, or captures any animals in Penalty for 

 contravention of this Ordinance, or otherwise commits any breach of OrdTnance. 

 this Ordinance, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine which may 

 extend to 1,000 rupees, and, where the offence relates to more animals 



than two, to a fine in respect of each animal which may extend to 

 500 rupees, and in either case to imprisonment which may extend to 

 two months, with or without a fine. 



In all cases of conviction, any heads, horns, tusks, skins, or other Forfeiture 

 remains of animals found in the possession of the offender or his agent, ° "'^ ^^^' 

 and all live animals captured in contravention of this Ordinance, shall 

 be liable to forfeiture. 



