14.2.3 Prohibition of hunting

14.2.3 Prohibition of hunting

No person shall hunt any wild animal specified in Schedule, I, II, III and IV except as provided below. However hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases like in defense of oneself or of any other person shall not be an offence.

Provision of grant of permit for special purposes like

a) Education, scientific research and scientific management. The "scientific management" means – translocation of any wild animal to an alternative suitable habitat; or population management of wildlife, without killing or poisoning or destroying any wild animals.

b) Collection of specimens for museums and similar institutions

c) Derivation, collection or preparation of snake-venom for the manufacture of life saving drugs.

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