Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (Vic)

Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 98/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Principal Regulations	1
4.	New regulation 20 inserted	1
20. Use of dogs for hunting deer	2
5.	New Sixth Schedule inserted	2
SIXTH SCHEDULE	3

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STATUTORY RULES 1996

S.R. No. 98/1996

Wildlife Act 1975

Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 17 September 1996

Responsible Minister:

MARIE TEHAN

Minister for Conservation and Land Management

N. C. WHITE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make further provision in relation to the use of dogs for hunting sambar deer.

2. Authorising provision

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

3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Wildlife (Game) Regulations 19901 are called the Principal Regulations.

4. New regulation 20 inserted

For regulation 20 of the Principal Regulations, substitute—

Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

r. 5 S.R. No. 98/1996

"20. Use of dogs for hunting deer

(1) A person must not use a dog for hunting deer

other than—

(a)	a scent trailing hound for the purpose of scent trailing sambar deer; or
(b)	a gun dog for pointing or flushing sambar deer.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) A person must not use a scent trailing hound

or gun dog for hunting sambar deer in any boundary of which is shown in greater detail on the plan in Part 2 of that Schedule. Penalty: 10 penalty units.

area of Victoria other than within the part of
Victoria shown by hatching on the plan in

(3) A person who uses a dog for hunting deer in
accordance with this regulation, must ensure
that the dog is wearing a collar to which is
securely attached a metal tag or label on
which is legibly printed the name and
address or name, address and telephone
number of the owner of the dog.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.".

5. New Sixth Schedule inserted

After the Fifth Schedule to the Principal
Regulations, insert—

Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 98/1996 r. 5

"SIXTH SCHEDULE

PART 1

Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

r. 5 S.R. No. 98/1996

PART 2

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Wildlife (Game) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 98/1996 Notes

NOTES

1 S.R. No. 254/1990. Reprinted to S.R. No. 27/1994 and subsequently

amended by S.R. Nos 15/1996 and 21/1996.