Game Regulations 



the magistrate to give as deposit a security not exceed- 

 ing 500 rupees. This security applies equally to those 

 paying shooting fees as well as for fines for which 

 the holder of a game licence may possibly be mulcted, 

 and for the cost of law proceedings. 



Par. 10. The hunting, capturing, or shooting of the 

 following animals is forbidden : — 



1. Giraffe. 4. Chimpanzees. 7. Secretary-birds. 



2. Zebra. 5. Ostriches. 8. Owls. 



3. Eland. 6. Vultures. 9. Kites. 



The permission of the Governor may be obtained to 

 kill or capture single specimens of these animals for 

 taming or scientific purposes. 



Par. 11. The hunting of young or female game is, 

 if possible, to be avoided. The buying and selling, or 

 offering for sale, of any elephant's tusks under five 

 kilogrammes in weight is prohibited. 



Par. 12. Fishing with dynamite or other explosives, 

 or poison, is forbidden. 



Par. 13. The capturing of animals for trade purposes 

 is only allowed by the special permission of the Governor. 



Par. 14. All infringements of the Game Regulations 

 of the 1st June, 1903, will, if they are not punishable 

 according to the law of the German Empire, be punished 

 with fines up to 450 rupees. In all cases of a conviction 

 for breaking these regulations, the unlawful trophies 

 and the game licence are handed over on withdrawal 

 of the arms and ammunition. 



Par. 15. For killing a full-grown lion a bonus of 

 twenty rupees will be paid to the killer. 



For a full-grown leopard a bonus of ten rupees will 

 be paid on handing over the fresh skin with claws 

 and head. The skin can be repurchased for from three 

 to five rupees. 



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