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2 No person shall kill, wound, shoot fit or captuie pea-hen, at any time 
throughout the year, or the hens of jungle-fowl between the 1st of January and 
16th of September of each year. No person shall take the eggs of pea-hens or 
of jungle-hens at any time throughout the year. 
4. No person shall hunt, kill, wound or shoot at any game as defined^ 
in Madras Act II of 1879, within any of the reserved or rented forests, fuel 
or fodder reserves, grazing-grounds or areas under special fire-protection 
comprised within the" aforesaid limits, until he has obtained a license from the 
Collector of the Nilgiris. 
Any person may obtain from the Collector a license to shoot game on- 
payment of a fee of Rs. 30. The Collector may refuse to grant a license if the 
applicant has been convicted of an offence against the rules under the Forest 
Act relating to hunting, shooting and fishing or against the provisions of Act 
II of 1879," or for any other special reason to be stated in writing. The license 
shall not be transferable and shall be available only for the currency of the fasli- 
year to which it relates, whether it be taken out at the commencement or during 
the currency of the year. 
Against any order issued by the Collector under the preceding clause an 
appeal shall lie to the Board of Revenue if filed within three months of the date 
of the orders appealed against. 
