Database of Wildlife Related Law
The accused were charged with contravening Regulation 5 (1) of the Fauna Conservation (Batawana Tribal Territory) (Hunting) Regulations, 1967, contained in Statutory Instrument No. 65 of 1967. They killed two buffalo without being in possession of a permit allowing them to do so.
This was an appeal against the decision of the Chief Magistrate that convicted and sentenced the appellants of a series of offences arising out of killing wild animals. The appellants also sought to vary the forfeiture order against the rifles and vehicle that were found to have been used in the commission of the offences.
Accused was convicted of unlawfully hunting without a licence contrary to section 15 (1) of Cap. 38:01 Fauna Conservation. His defence was that he was under the impression that he was entitled to hunt and kill on the licences of other members of the party.
