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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Provisional
National Defence Council by
section 11 of the Wild Animals
Preservation Act, 1961 (Act 43),
these Regulations are made this
4th day of July, 1989.
Regulation 1—L.I. 685 Amended.
The Wildlife Conservation
Regulations, 1971 (L.I. 685) as
amended are hereby further amended
as follows—
(a) by the insertion immediately
after sub-regulation (4) of
regulation 4 thereof of the
following new sub-regulations:
"(5) No persons shall at any time,
as group hunters, hunt, capture or
destroy any wild animal;
(6) Sub-regulation (5) shall not
apply to hunting in a group by any
persons for the purpose of a
cultural festival for which a
licence has been granted";
(b) by the substitution for
regulation 5 thereof of the
following new regulation
"5. Offences.
Any person who contravenes any
provision of regulation 1 to 4
shall be guilty of an offence and
liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding ¢10,000.00 or to
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months or to both
and any vehicle or implement found
to have been used in the
commission of the offence shall be
confiscated to the State".
(c) by the insertion immediately
after regulation 6 of the
following new regulations:
"6A. Trading in Bush Meat without
Licence Prohibited.
(1) No person shall trade in
bushmeat unless he is the holder
of a licence granted to him for
that purpose.
(2) An application for a licence
under this regulation shall be
made to the Chief Game and
Wildlife Officer or his
representative in the District of
the residence of the applicant and
shall be accompanied by such fees
as the Chief Game and Wildlife
Officer shall determine.
(3) Eighty per cent of all fees
collected for licences issued
under this regulation shall be
paid into the account of the
relevant District Assembly and the
remaining twenty per cent shall be
paid into central government
account.
"6B. Keeping of Wild Animals
without Licence Prohibited.
(1) No person shall keep a wild
animal as a pet unless he is the
holder of a licence issued by the
Chief Gama and Wildlife Officer or
his representative for that
purpose.
(2) Application for licence to
keep a wild animal as a pet shall
be made in writing to the Chief
Game and Wildlife Officer or his
representative in the area of
residence of the applicant
accompanied by such fees as may be
determined by the Chief Game and
Wildlife Officer.
(3) The Chief Game and Wildlife
Officer may in granting a licence
under this section stipulate the
conditions under which the wild
animal shall be kept.
(4) A licence granted under this
section may for stated reasons be
withdrawn and the pet confiscated
to the State.
(5) All fees collected for
licences issued under the
regulations shall be paid into
central government account
(6) Any person who contravenes any
of the provisions or regulation 6A
or 6B commits an offence and shall
on conviction be liable to a fine
not exceeding ¢10,000.00 or to
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months or to
both”.
(d) by the insertion immediately
after sub-regulation (1) (c) of
regulation 9 thereof of the
following paragraphs:
“(d) where he has reason to
suspect that the licence will be
used for group hunting or that
clubs, sticks, cudgels or dogs
will be used in the hunting; or.
(e) where the applicant is known
to be involved in group hunting or
associated with group hunters”;
(e) by the insertion immediately
after sub-regulation (2) of
regulation 14 thereof of the
following:
“(3) Where an exporter has been
convicted of any infringement
against any rules, regulations or
directions relating to export
trade of wildlife such person
shall be banned from exporting
wildlife for such period as the
Chief Game and Wildlife Officer
shall determine”.
Regulation 2—Interpretation
In these regulations unless the
context otherwise requires—
“bushmeat” means meat from any
wild, undomesticated animal; and
“group hunting” means a group of
two or more individuals hunting
together and whose activities
complement one another’s for the
purpose of hunting.
Regulation 3—Commencement
These Regulations shall be deemed
to have come into force on the
17th day of March, 1989.
KWAME PEPRAH
P.N.D.C. Secretary for Lands and
Natural Resources.
Date of Gazette Notification:
11th August, 1989.
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