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Wildlife (Game) Amendment Regulations 2009

S.R. No. 10/2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Approved methods for hunting Rusa Deer

6Close seasons for Chital Deer and Rusa Deer removed from Schedule 2

7Open seasons Chital Deer and Rusa Deer included in Schedule 3

8Schedule 4 substituted

SCHEDULE 4—Bag Limits for Game

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STATUTORY RULES 2009

S.R. No. 10/2009

Wildlife Act 1975

Wildlife (Game) Amendment Regulations 2009

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 18 February 2009

Responsible Minister:

GAVIN JENNINGS
Minister for Environment and Climate Change

RYAN HEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Wildlife (Game) Regulations 2001—

(a)to prescribe open seasons and bag limits for Chital Deer and Rusa Deer; and

(b)to regulate methods of hunting of Rusa Deer.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 87 of the Wildlife Act 1975.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 23 February 2009.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the Wildlife (Game) Regulations 2001[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Approved methods for hunting Rusa Deer

In regulation 28(1) of the Principal Regulations, after "Red Deer" insert ", Rusa Deer".

6Close seasons for Chital Deer and Rusa Deer removed from Schedule 2

For Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"PART 1—DEER
Hog Deer	Axis porcinus	From 30 minutes after sunset on the last day in April in each year to 30 minutes before sunrise on the first day in April in the next year following.
Red Deer	Cervus elaphus	From 30 minutes after sunset on the last day in July in each year to 30 minutes before sunrise on the first day in June in the next year following.
Sambar Deer	Cervus unicolor	When taken or hunted with scent-trailing hounds, from 30 minutes after sunset on the last day of November in each year to 30 minutes before sunrise on the second Saturday after Easter Sunday in the next year following.".

7Open seasons Chital Deer and Rusa Deer included in Schedule 3

For Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"PART 1—DEER
Chital Deer	Axis axis	For the whole of each year.
Fallow Deer	Dama dama	For the whole of each year.
Hog Deer	Axis porcinus	From 30 minutes before sunset on the first day in April until 30 minutes after sunset on the last day of April in each year.
Red Deer	Cervus elaphus	From 30 minutes before sunrise on the first day in June until 30 minutes after sunset on the last day in July each year.
Rusa Deer	Cervus timorensis	For the whole of each year.
Sambar Deer	Cervus unicolor	When not taken or hunted with scent-trailing hounds, for the whole of the year. When taken or hunted with scent-trailing hounds, from 30 minutes before sunrise on the second Saturday after Easter Sunday until 30 minutes after sunset on the last day of November in each year.".

8Schedule 4 substituted

For Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"SCHEDULE 4

Regulation 25

BAG LIMITS FOR GAME

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3		Column 4
Item number	Common Name	Scientific Name		Bag Limit
1.	Chital Deer	Axis axis		No limit.
2.	Fallow Deer	Dama dama		No limit.
3.	Hog Deer	Axis porcinus		A maximum of one male and one female during an open season.
4.	Sambar Deer	Cervus unicolor		No limit.
5.	Red Deer	Cervus elaphus		No limit.
6.	Rusa Deer	Cervus timorensis		No limit.
7.	Stubble Quail	Conturnix pectoralis		A maximum of twenty on any day during an open season.
8.	Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	ü ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ý ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï þ		A maximum of ten ducks, which may include no more than two Australasian (Blue Winged) Shovelers, on any day during an open season.
9.	Australasian (Blue Winged) Shoveler	Anas rhjynchotis
10.	Chestnut Teal	Anas castanea
11.	Grey Teal	Anas gibberifrons
12.	Hardhead (White-eyed Duck)	Aythya australis
13.	Australian Shelduck (Mountain Duck)	Tadorna tadornoides
14.	Pink-eared Duck	Malacorhynchus membranaceus
15.	Australian Wood Duck (Maned Duck)	Chenonetta jubata
16.	Pheasants	Phasianus spp.	ü ï ï ï ý ï ï ï þ		No limit.
17.	Partridges	Alectoris and Perdix spp.
18.	European and Japanese Quail	Coturnix coturnix
19.	Californian Quail	Lophortyx californicus

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 90/2001. Reprint No. 1 as at 9 June 2005.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 147/2004.  Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 50/2008.