ZMB- IA - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS
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HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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Section 75 (extract)-"(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, a person may, if it is necessary, kill a wild animal in defence of oneself or in defence of another person."[…]
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Section 76 (extract)- "(1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Act— (a) an owner or owner’s employee where it is necessary for— (i) the protection of the owner’s land or a building on it; (ii) the protection of a part of the owner’s land, which is under cultivation, and for the protection of any crops growing upon that part of the land;
(iii) the protection of any livestock upon any part of that person’s land, whether fenced or enclosed or not, which for the time being is in use for the grazing or herding of domestic stock; (b) an owner of any crops lawfully cultivated on land leased by any other person or held under customary law, or an employee of the owner of the crops; or (c) an owner of any livestock lawfully grazed or herded upon land leased by any other person or held under customary law, whether the lands are fenced or enclosed or not, or an employee of the owner of the livestock;
may kill a game animal, non-game animal, protected or non- protected animal that is identified as causing or has caused material damage to the land, building, crops or livestock, as the case may be, and a report shall be made to the nearest authorised officer. (2) Except as is otherwise provided by this Act or by the terms and conditions of a licence or permit issued under this Act, the killing of a game or protected animal in accordance with subsection (1) shall not be deemed to transfer the absolute ownership to any person of the game animal or protected animal, or the carcasss, trophy or meat of the game or protected animal.
(3) Where a game animal or protected animal is killed in
accordance with subsection (1), the person who has killed that animal shall, within a period of twenty-four hours, make a report of the fact to the nearest authorised officer and shall, unless otherwise entitled to retain the animal under this Act or under a licence or permit issued under this Act, hand over to the authorised officer the carcasss, trophy or meat of that animal as the authorised officer may direct.
(4) An authorised officer may grant the person referred to in
subsection (3) ownership of the carcasss, trophy or meat of the animal as compensation for any damage to the land, building, crops or livestock caused by the game animal, protected non-game animal or non-protected animal."
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Section 75 (extract)- "(4) Where a game animal or protected animal is killed in accordance with subsection (1), the person who has killed the animal shall, within a period of twenty-four hours, make a report of the facts to the nearest authorised officer and shall, unless otherwise entitled to retain the animal under this Act or under a licence or permit issued under this Act, hand over to the authorised officer the carcass, trophy or meat of the animal as the authorised officer may direct."
Section 76 (extract)- "(3) Where a game animal or protected animal is killed in accordance with subsection (1), the person who has killed that animal shall, within a period of twenty-four hours, make a report of the fact to the nearest authorised officer and shall, unless otherwise entitled to retain the animal under this Act or under a licence or permit issued under this Act, hand over to the authorised officer the carcass, trophy or meat of that animal as the authorised officer may direct. "
Section 77 (extract )- "(1) A person who kills a game animal or protected animal through accident or error shall, within a period of twenty-four hours, make a report of the facts to the nearest authorised officer and shall hand over to the authorised officer the carcass, trophy or meat of the game or protected animal as the authorised officer may direct."
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Section 76 (extract)- "(4) An authorised officer may grant the person referred to in subsection (3) ownership of the carcass, trophy or meat of the animal as compensation for any damage to the land, building, crops or livestock caused by the game animal, protected non-game animal or non-protected animal.