The Zambia Wildlife Act, 2015 - National Assembly

1 THE Zambia Wildlife ACT, 2015 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSPA RT IPRELIMINARYS ection1. Short title and commencement2. Interpretation3. Ownership of wild animals4. Principles of Wildlife conservation and managementPA RT I ITHE National PARKS AND Wildlife DEPARTMENT5. Establishment of Department6. Director, Deputy Directors and delegation of functions7. Wildlife Management Licensing Committee8. Wildlife officers and Wildlife police officers9. Honorary Wildlife police officers10. International cooperation, agreements and instrumentsPART IIITHE National PARKS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PARKS AND BIRDAND Wildlife SANCTUARIES11.

2 Declaration of National Parks12. Establishment of Community Partnership Parks13. Effect of orders and acquisition of land14. Declaration of bird and Wildlife sanctuaries15. Prohibition of granting of land in National Park, CommunityPartnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary16. Grant of mining and other rights in National Park,Community Partnership Park and bird or Wildlife sanctuary17. Traffic on public roads in National Park and CommunityPartnership ParkZambia Wildlife [No. 14 of 2015 311 Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka.]

3 Price Restrictions on entry into or residence in National Park orCommunity Partnership Park19. Prohibition of hunting, etc in National Park or CommunityPartnership Park20. Prohibition of weapons, etc. in National Park, CommunityPartnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary21. Prohibition of introduction of wild animal into National Park,Community Partnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary22. Prohibition of domestic animal in National Park, CommunityPartnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary23. Prohibition of introduction of vegetation into National Park,Community Partnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary24.

4 Prohibition of removal of wild animal or vegetation fromNational Park, Community Partnership Park or bird orwildlife sanctuary25. Prohibition of damage or removal of object of geologicalor historical interest, etc from National Park, CommunityPartnership Park or bird or Wildlife sanctuary26. Prohibition of killing, injuring or capturing of wild animal orbird within National Park, Community Partnership Park orbird or Wildlife sanctuary27. Regulations relating to National Parks, CommunityPartnership Parks, bird and Wildlife sanctuariesPA RT I VGAME MANAGEMENT AREAS28.

5 Declaration of Game Management Areas29. Settlement in Game Management Areas30. Restriction on exercise of mining rights within GameManagement Area31. Restriction on hunting wild animals in Game ManagementArea312 No. 14 of 2015 ] Zambia WildlifePA RT VCOMMUNITY RESOURCES BOARDS32. Community resources boards33. Functions of board34. Secretariat of board35. Financial provisionsPA RT V IGAME ANIMALS AND PROTECTED ANIMALS36. Game and protected animals37. Restriction on hunting game or protected animals38. Wildlife impact assessmentPART VIILICENCES AND PERMITS39.

6 Licences and permits40. Hunting licence41. Bird licence42. Professional hunter s licence43. Capture permit44. Fishing permit45. Professional guide s permit46. Photographic tour operator s permit47. Commercial photographic permit48. Hunting concession49. Refusal to issue licence or permit50. Display of licence or permit51. Prohibition of transfer of licence or permit52. Amendment or variation of licence or permit53. Surrender of licence or permitZambia Wildlife [No. 14 of 201531354. Suspension or revocation of licence or permit55. Renewal of licence or permit56.]

7 Loss of licence or permit57. Single licensingPART VIIIHUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS58. Duties of licensees and permit holders59. Duties of holder of professional hunter s licence60. Counting of hunted game animals or protected animals61. Limitations upon persons assisting in hunting game orprotected animals62. Prohibition of employment of another person to hunt63. Prohibition of hunting in open area64. Hunting in fenced and unfenced private Wildlife estate65. Prohibition of hunting young game animals and femaleswith young66. Restrictions on use of motor vehicles, aircraft or boatswhile hunting67.

8 Restrictions on use of dogs while hunting68. Prohibition of use of fire in hunting69. Prohibition of use of poison, bird lime or poisonedweapon in hunting70. Prohibition of possession, acquisition or use of traps, etc.,for hunting71. Control of use of specified weapons or methods ofhunting72. Prohibition of driving certain game animal or protectedanimal into water73. Prohibition of hunting during hours of darkness74. Game drives314 No. 14 of 2015 ] Zambia WildlifePA RT I XKILLING, WOUNDING OR MOLESTING ANIMALS75. Self-defence76. Defence of property77. Game or protected animal killed through accident orerror78.

9 Wounding of game animal or protected animal79. Wounding of dangerous animal80. Cruelty to wild animals81. Possession of maimed wild animal82. Molesting or provoking game animal or protected animalPA RT XTROPHIES83. Prohibited dealings in trophies84. Trophy dealer s permit85. Records and returns86. Prescribed trophies87. Certificate of ownership of trophy and prescribed trophy88. Importation and exportation of trophy or prescribed trophy89. Transfer of ownership of prescribed trophy90. Production of ivory or horn of killed elephant or rhinoceros91. Production of imported ivory or rhinoceros horn92.

10 Registration of ivory and rhinoceros horn93. Prohibition of transfer of ivory or rhinoceros horn beforeregistration94. Transfer of ownership of ivory or rhinoceros horn95. Government trophies96. Report of possession of Government trophy97. Unlawful possession of, or dealing in, Government trophiesZambia Wildlife [No. 14 of 2015315PA RT X ITRADE IN WILD ANIMALS AND MEAT OF WILD ANIMALS98. Prohibited dealings in live wild animals99. Certificate of ownership of game animal or protectedanimal or meat of game or protected of trade or movement of meat of game orprotected of game animal or protected animal or meat of gameor protected of importation of wild animals or meat of wildanimal without of exportation of wild animals or meat of wildanimal without for import or export on import or export of wild animals or meat ofwild of ownership of imported wild animal107.]