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(2) Hunting, shooting, or fishing, except — 
(a) by a person holding a permit granted by a Divisional Forest Officer ; 
( b ) by a person permitted by order of Government to hunt, shoot, or 
fish without a permit ; 
(c) by a person authorized under the Elephant Preservation Act, 1879, to 
kill and capture wild elephants to the extent fie is so authorized. 
( d ) for the purpose of destroying carnivora in the immediate neigh¬ 
bourhood of habitations and cattle stations. 
(3) The use of nets for the catching of fish, except — 
(a) that in the river Ganges, Jumna, and Sard a, nets of which the 
mesh is not smaller than If inch square may be used ; 
( b ) that in other rivers and streams, drag, clap, and casting nets 
with a mesh not less than 1| inch square may be used by right 
holders or persons holding permission in writing from the 
Divisional Forest Officer; 
(c) by permit holders for purposes of bait. 
4. The Conservator may, with the previous sanction of Government, pres¬ 
cribe sanctuaries to be kept closed for a fixed number of years wherein all 
hunting and shooting shall be absolutely prohibited. This prohibition extends 
to ail persons whether exempted or not. 
