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hunting, shooting, fishing, the poisoning of water and the setting of traps 
or snares within the Reserved Forests in Bengal:—• 
RULES TO REGULATE HUNTING, SHOOTING AND FISHING WITHIN 
THE RESERVED FORESTS IN BENGAL. 
Prohibition as to 
killing of fish. 
(a) 
(b) 
(e) 
(d) 
Close Season 
I.—No person shall, within the Reserved Forests in 
Bengal,— 
poison any river or other water ; 
kill fish by any explosive ; 
dam and bale water, or 
use small nets to catch fish. 
II —The following close seasons shall be observed within 
the said forests : — 
Rhinoceros, buffalo and female bison 
All stags with horns not in velvet and male 
antelopes 
Hornless male deer or deer when with 
horns in velvet and females of all deer 
and antelopes • • • 
... Whole year. 
.... 1st May to 31st Oct. 
... Whole year. 
