The Homing Pigeon Act 1905 (SA)

EDWARDI V11 REGIS,

A.D. 1905.

No. 883.

An Act for the Protection of Homing Pigeons, and for

other purposes.

[Assented to, December pth, ~905.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

B with the advice and conclent of the Parliament thereof, as

follo W s;

1. This Act may be cited as " The Homing Pigeon Act, 1905." short title.

as bearers of messages or as racing pigeons, and which have affixed term. 2. '' Homing pigeon " shall mean and include all pigeons usecl Interpretation of

or attached to either or both legs a rubber or metal ring.

3. Except as provided in section 5 her~of,

it shall be unlawful Destruction, &C., of

homing pigeon un-

for any person but the owner to shoot, kill, wound, or in anywise b,fd.

injure or destroy, ensnare, catch, or take any homing pigeon; and

any person acting in contravention of this section shall, on conviction,

pay a penalty of not more than Five Pounds. , Penalty.

4. In addition to the penalty imposed under the last preceding Damage8 in addition

section, the offender shall, on conviction, pay to the owner of such to penalty.

homing pigeon the full value of the same.

5. The provisions of this Act shall not extend to the owner or Bxampt$m~.

occupier of any improved or cultivated land killibg or destroying any homing pigeon during such time as the same shall actually be upon such land or any building thereon.

883 6. Any

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Penalty for unlawful

entry with intent. 6. Any person entering upon any enclosed land or premises for

the purposes of killing, wounding, disabling, ensnaring, catching, taking, or in anywise injuring or destroying any homing pigeon of which he is not the owner shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, in addition to the value of such homing pigeon

killed, wounded, disabled, ensnared, caught, taken, or in any way

injured or destroyed.

Procedure. 7. All fines and penalties for any offences against this Act, and for all sums of money payable hereunder, may be recoverable i n a summary way before any Special Magistrate or one or more Justices of the Peace under the provisions of the Ordinance No. ti of 1850, or of any other Act now or hereafter to be in force relating to the duties of Justices of the Peace with iespect to summary convictions and orders, and all convictions and orders may be enforced as in the said Ordinance or Act is or shall be provided.

Appeal. 8.

'l'here shall be an appeal from any order or conviction of any Special Magistrate or Justice or Justices under this Act, or from any order dismissing any information or otherwise, to the Local Court of Full Jurisdiction, and the proceedings on such appeal shall be conducted in manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1850, for appeals to Local Courts, or an! Act for the time being in force regulating such appeals; and such Local Court may make such order as to payment of the costs of appeal as it shall think fit.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, 1 hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

Adelaide : By authority, C. E. BBIBTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.