Wild Animal Control Act 1977
| Wild Animal Control Act 1977 | |
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
| An Act to make better provision for the control of harmful species of introduced wild animals and the means of regulating the operations of recreational and commercial hunters, including wild animal recovery hunting using aircraft, so as to achieve concerted action and effective wild animal control, and to consolidate and amend the Noxious Animals Act 1956. | |
| Territorial extent | New Zealand |
| Date of Royal Assent | 23 December 1977 |
| Date commenced | 23 December 1977 |
| Repealing legislation | |
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| Status: Current legislation | |
The Wild Animal Control Act 1977 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.[1]
Part 3 of the Act establishes recreational hunting areas (RHAs). If the wild animal species are not kept in check, commercial hunting is allowed. At present the following RHAs have been established:[2]
- North Island:
- Kaweka (East Coast/Hawkes Bay)
- Kaimanawa (Tongariro/Taupo)
- North Pureora Conservation Park (Waikato)
- Haurangi (Wellington)
- South Island
- Blue Mountains - (Southland)
- Greenstone/Caples - beside Lake Wakatipu (Otago)
- Lake Sumner - Nina, Doubtful Range, North Hurunui and Hurunui restricted hunting block (Canterbury)
- Oxford - Mt Oxford and Mt Thomas forest parks (Canterbury)
See also
References
- ↑ "Wild Animal Control Act 1977". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Recreational Hunting Areas (RHA): Hunting". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
External links
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