wildlife conservation act 2010.azah's

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 20102010

PMT558PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Wildlife Conseravtion Act 20102

INTERPRETATIONINTERPRETATION Licensed taxidermist Part of derivatives Immediate danger to

human life Export Re-export Hybrid Wildlife Protected wildlife Totally protected

wildlife

Immature wildlife Permanent reserve

forest Import Salt lick Snare Wildlife sanctuary Director General License Hunting Minister

3 Wildlife Conseravtion Act 2010

INTERPRETATION (…cont’d)INTERPRETATION (…cont’d) Open season Aborigine Officer Taxidermy business Controlled

environment Premises Poison Ranger Wildlife reserve Nest Arms

Controlled species State Land Deputy Director

General Deputy Director Bait Poisoned bait Business of dealing

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APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERSAPPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS


APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS (…cont’d)APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS (…cont’d)


LICENSING PROVISIONLICENSING PROVISION


Requirement for license (subject to provision). Hunt-keep, take-keep any part

of any protected wildlife Collect birds nest Carry on the business of

dealing Carry on the taxidermy

business Import, export or re-export

any protected wildlife

Requirement for permit Operate a zoo Operate a commercial captive

breeding Operate a circus or wildlife

exhibition Carry out research or study on

a protected wildlife

LICENSING PROVISION (…cont’d)LICENSING PROVISION (…cont’d)


Requirement for special permit

Application for license Additional information

or document Grant of license Power to impose

additional conditions and to vary or revoke conditions

Validity of license Carrying or displaying

license Change of particulars

Loss of license Replacement of license Assignment of license Return of license (upon

expiry) Suspension or

revocation of license License (to be void) Appeals

MISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANEOUS


Hunting by means of shooting

No license during close season

Prerequisites to operate zoo Prohibition of possessing Offspring of totally

protected wildlife be deemed protected wildlife

Barred from holding a license

Limitation on granting license or permit

Registers Power of Director General

to prescribed rules Power of Director General

to prescribed conditions

DUTIES & OBLIGATIONS OF LICENSED DUTIES & OBLIGATIONS OF LICENSED HUNTERHUNTER


Licensed hunter to record certain particulars Number, sex, species, date, locality,

methods of hunted, methods and date of disposal of wildlife

Licensed dealer to keep record Licensed taxidermist to keep record Receipt of wildlife to be prepared (by

licensed taxidermist) Sale of protected wildlife by licensed

hunter Sale of birds’ nest by birds’ nest

collector Purchase of protected wildlife by

licensed dealer or licensed taxidermist Period during Period during which

wildlife may be sold by licensed dealer Issue of receipt Wildlife tagging Keeping wildlife at other premises

WILDLIFE RESERVES & WILDLIFE WILDLIFE RESERVES & WILDLIFE SANCTUARIESSANCTUARIES


Declaration of wildlife reserves and wildlife sanctuaries

Permits to enter wildlife reserves and wildlife sanctuaries

Prohibition of certain acts in wildlife reserves and wildlife sanctuaries

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS & GENERAL EXCEPTIONS & PRESUMPTIONSPRESUMPTIONS Hunting, etc., for the purpose of

conservation Aborigine may hunt certain wildlife Officers may hunt wildlife Owner or occupier of land may use

birdlime to destroy grain-eating birds

Capturing or killing of wildlife for protection of crops

Wildlife which is an immediate danger to human life may be killed

Presumption of attempting to hunt if decoy is used

Presumption of using snare Presumption against occupier Presumptive evidence


OFFENCES & PENALTIESOFFENCES & PENALTIES- Relating to Licence- Relating to Licence

Hunting, etc., protected wildlife without licence

Hunting, etc., immature protected wildlife without licence

Hunting, etc., female of protected wildlife without licence

Carrying out business of dealing, etc., without licence

Collecting birds’ nests without licence

Importing, etc., protected wildlife without licence


OFFENCES & PENALTIESOFFENCES & PENALTIES- Relating to Permit- Relating to Permit Operating zoo, etc.,

without permit Carrying out

research or study without permit


OFFENCES & PENALTIESOFFENCES & PENALTIES- Relating to Special Permit- Relating to Special Permit

Hunting, etc., totally protected wildlife without special permit

Hunting, etc., immature totally protected wildlife without special permit

Hunting, etc., female of totally protected wildlife without special permit

Importing, etc., totally protected wildlife without special permit

Using, etc., totally protected wildlife without special permit

Carrying out research or study without special permit



Types of Licence Wildlife Involved Fees and Validity Open SeasonGame Animals Licence(KPM 14A) Wild Pig RM 20.00 for 1 month

RM 50.00 for 3 months RM 100.00 for 6 months RM 200.00 for one year

All Year

Barking Deer RM 100.00 each for 1 month 1st Nov -30th NovMalayan Flying Fox RM 50.00 for 50 heads for 3 months 7.00 pm -12.00 am &

5.00 am - 7.00 amMalayan Porcupine/Brush-tailed Porcupine

RM 50.00 for 5 heads for 1 month All Year

Banded Leaf-Monkey/Silvered Leaf-Monkey/Dusky Leaf-Monkey


Common Palm Civet/Malay Civet


Lesser Mouse-Deer RM 50.00 for 5 heads for 4 months 1st May – 31st AugLarge Mouse-Deer RM 50.00 for 5 heads for 4 months 1st May – 31st AugSambur Deer RM 200.00 each for 1 month 1st Nov -30th Nov

Other Protected Animals Licence(KPM 15A) Pig-tailed Macaque RM 50.00 for 5 heads for 1 month All YearWater Monitor RM 50.00 for 50 heads for 3 months All YearPython RM 50.00 for 50 heads for 3 months All YearAsiatic Cobra RM 50.00 for 50 heads for 3 months All YearLong-tailed/Crab-eating Macaque RM 50.00 for 5 heads for 1 month All Year

Protected Insects Licence (KPM 16A) Schedule Five, Protection of Wild Life Act 1972 [Act 76]

RM 1.00 for 1 head (alive) and RM 4.00 for 1 head (dead) for 1 month

All Year

Game Birds Licence(KPM 17A) Part I, Schedule Four, [Act 76] RM 50.00 Only during Open Season &No Bag Limit

Other Protected Wild Birds Licence (KPM 18A) Part II, Schedule Four [Act 76] RM 50.00 for 10 heads for 1 month All Year

Licence To Carry On The Business Of A Dealer(KPM19A)

Wild Animals or Wild Birds RM 200.00 for 1 year -Food/ Medicinal purposes inclusive Wild Animals or Wild Birds

RM 100.00 for 1 year -

Licence To Carry On The Business Of A Taxidermist(KPM 20A)

Taxidermy process involving Protected Wild Animals or Protected Wild Birds


Licence to Import or Export Protected Wild Animals and Wild Birds(KPM 21A)

Insects RM 1.00 each -Skin RM 1.00 each -Wild Animals RM 10.00 each -Wild Life Meat RM 3.00 per kilogram -Trophy RM 5.00 each -Swiftlet Bird Nest RM 0.10 per gram -

Licence to Take Protected Wild Birds(KPM 22A) Common Shama RM 75.00 with a maximum of 3 heads per license for 6 months

July - December

Oriental White-eyes RM 75.00 with a maximum of 3 heads per licence for 5 months

August - December

Licence To House Or Confine Protected Wild Birds Other Than As A Dealer (KPM 23A)

Common Shama RM 25.00 each for 1 licence for 3 years

-

Oriental White-eyes RM 25.00 each for 1 licence for 3 years

-

Licence to House Or Confine Protected Wild Animals And Protected Wild Birds(KPM 24A)

Part III, Schedule Two and Part II, Schedule 4 [Act 76]


Licence to Keep The Trophy Of The Protected Wild Animal Or The Protected Wild Bird(KPM 25A)

Part III, Schedule Two and dan Part II, Schedule 4 [Act 76]

RM 10.00 per lifetime -

Licence to Harvest Bird’s Nest(KPM 26A) Black-nest SwiftletEdible-nest Swiftlet


MICELLANEOUSMICELLANEOUS Damaging, etc., nest or egg

of protected wildlife Damaging, etc., nest or egg

of totally protected wildlife Hunting, etc., wildlife in

wildlife reserve or wildlife sanctuary

Hunting wildlife during prohibited hours

Hunting protected wildlife during close season

Hunting wildlife with poison, etc.

Hunting wildlife with arms or traps other than prescribed


MICELLANEOUS (…cont’d)MICELLANEOUS (…cont’d) Hunting, etc., wildlife within

four hundred metres of salt lick

Hunting wildlife from conveyance

Possession of licence, etc., bearing other’s name

Licence, etc., kept at different address

Disturbing salt lick or its vicinity

Cruelty to wildlife Things containing derivative

of totally protected wildlife Provocation of wildlife


POWERS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENTPOWERS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT Offences under Act to be

seizable offences Authorization of public officer Authority card Power of investigation Power of arrest Search and seizure with

warrant Search and seizure without

warrant Search of person Power to enter land Power to enter premises Access to computerized data


POWERS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT POWERS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT (…cont’d)(…cont’d) Setting up, etc., obstruction

on road, etc. Power to stop, search and

seize conveyance Warrant admissible

notwithstanding defects List of things seized Temporary return of

conveyance Disposal of seized wildlife Power to require attendance

of person acquainted with case

Examination of persons acquainted with case


Admissibility of statements in evidence

Release of things seized Forfeiture of wildlife, etc.,

seized Property in forfeited wildlife,

etc. Cost of holding wildlife, etc.,

seized No costs or damages arising

from seizure to be recoverable

Obstruction to search Additional powers Joinder of offences

GENERALGENERAL Controlled species Hybrid deemed a controlled

species Prohibition on hybridization

activity Purchase of protected wildlife,

etc., by persons other than licensed dealer, etc.

Sale of wildlife unlawfully hunted

Report on dangerous wildlife to be made

Report made to public officer to be conveyed to officer

Offence committed by body corporate


GENERAL (…cont’d)GENERAL (…cont’d) General offence Compounding of offences Institution of prosecution Protection against suit and

legal proceedings Public Authorities Protection

Act 1948 Protection of informers Rewards Regulations Power of the Minister to

exempt Power to amend Schedules Repeal and saving provisions Transitional provision


SCHEDULESSCHEDULES FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE


SCHEDULES (…cont’d)SCHEDULES (…cont’d) THIRD SCHEDULE FOURTH SCHEDULE


SCHEDULES (…cont’d)SCHEDULES (…cont’d) FIFTH SCHEDULE SIXTH SCHEDULE


SCHEDULES (…cont’d)SCHEDULES (…cont’d) SEVENTH SCHEDULE


CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONWILDLIFE ARE EXTINCT!!!

Saves, protect wildlife & its habitat. Through science, global conservation,

education & management, it could change our attitudes towards nature & help people imagine wildlife & humans living in harmony

for ecological balance.

“When the buying stop, the killing can too..” - WWF


End of lectureEnd of lectureSept2011-Jan2012Sept2011-Jan2012

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EXAMINATION…EXAMINATION…


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