WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
(previously “FAUNA CONSERVATION”)

INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Controlled Hunting Areas (Fees) Order

Declaration of Controlled Hunting Areas Order

Declaration of Private Game Reserve Order

Declaration of Private Game Reserves Order

Declaration of Sua Pan Flamingo Sanctuary Order

Educational Game Reserve Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Compensation for Destruction of Livestock and other Property) Order

Fauna Conservation (Controlled Hunting Areas Fees) Order

Fauna Conservation (Driver-Couriers) Regulations

Fauna Conservation (General) Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Hunting on State Land) Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Mannyelanong) Game Reserve Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Names of Animals) Regulations

Fauna Conservation (Trophy Dealers) Regulations

Gemsbok National Park Regulations

National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations

Wildlife Conservation (Possession and Ownership of Elephant Tusks or Ivory) Regulations

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Cheetahs) (Killing Suspension) Order

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Functions of CITES Management Authority and Scientific Authority) Regulations

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Hunting and Licensing) Regulations

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Lions) (Killing Restrictions) Order

Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Prohibition of Sale of Snares and Traps) Regulations

DECLARATION OF PRIVATE GAME RESERVES ORDER

(section 9)

(24th June, 1968)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

    PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Declaration of private game reserve

    3.    Persons entitled to hunt in private game reserve.

        SCHEDULE

G.N. 17, 1967,
G.N. 102, 1967,
S.I. 55, 1968,
S.I. 79, 1968,
S.I. 87, 1968,
S.I. 3, 1969,
S.I. 44, 1970,
S.I. 19, 1971,
S.I. 48, 1971,
S.I. 59, 1973,
S.I. 107, 1974,
S.I. 153, 1974,
S.I. 27, 1985,
S.I. 28, 1985,
S.I. 93, 2008.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Declaration of Private Game Reserves Order.

2.    Declaration of private game reserve

    Any area of land described in any Part in the Schedule to this Order is hereby declared to be a private game reserve area for the purpose of protecting and preserving such animals or species of animals specified in that Part of the Schedule subject to such terms and conditions laid down in the Schedule.

3.    Persons entitled to hunt in private game reserve

    Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2, where an area of land has been declared a private game reserve, the following persons, namely—

    (a)    the owner of the said land;

    (b)    subject to the provisions of section 56 of the Act, a person acting under the written authority of the owner of the land;

    (c)    a person entitled to a landholder’s privileges under section 20 of the Act; or

    (d)    a person granted a licence under section 39 of the Act by the Minister,

may hunt game on the said land in accordance with the provisions of the section of the Act under which he is entitled to hunt.

SCHEDULE

PART I
Animals to be Protected

    Hippopotamus, klipspringer, sable antelope, bush pig, duiker, impala, kudu, bushbuck, red hartebeest, steenbuck, tsessebe, warthog, waterbuck, guinea fowl, francolins (all species), bustards (all species) and sandgrouse—

    (a)    certain piece of land being Portion A of the farm Sherwood No. 39 situate in the Tuli Block measuring 1 000 morgen; and

    (b)    certain piece of land being Portion 4 of the farm Sherwood No. 39 situate in the Tuli Block measuring 604,7367 morgen.

PART II
Wild Animal Life

The farm No. 10-NQ (formerly Farm 35)

The farm LUCILLA No. 13-NQ (formerly Farms Nos. 33 and 34, called Lucilla)

The farm No. 14-NQ (formerly Farm No. 84)

The farm No. 15-NQ (formerly Farm No. 85)

The farm BALGOWNIE No. 20-NQ (formerly Farm No. 86)

Portion 3 of the farm TATI SOUTH No. 77-NQ (formerly portion 3 of Farm No. 127)

Portion 4 of the farm TATI SOUTH No. 77-NQ (formerly portion 4 of Farm No. 127)

The farm 100-OQ (formerly Farm No. 137)

The farm 101-OQ (formerly Farm No. 138)

The farm 115-OQ (formerly Farm No. 139)

PART III
Wild Animal Life

The following farm situated in the Tati Concession Area—

Farm No. 99-OQ.

PART IV
Wild Animal Life

    Farm Sowenflat No. 2-KO to be a private game reserve for the protection and preservation therein of wild animal life.

PART V
Wild Animal Life

1.    …

2.    The following lot situated in the Francistown District—

    Lot 17 Francistown (Wenela Airfield, Francistown).

PART VI
Wild Animal Life

    Farm Gerald Estates No. 35-NQ situated in the Tati district to be a private game reserve for the protection and preservation therein of wild animal life.

PART VII
Wild Animal Life

1.    The following farms situated in the Francistown District—

    (a)    Farm No. 112-OQ;

        farm No. 3-NQ;

        farm No. 9-NQ.

2.    The following farms situated in the North East District—

    (a)    Tati Co. Ltd

Bosodi Ranch No.

6-NQ

 

 

32-NQ

 

 

37-NQ

 

 

43-NQ

 

Lady Mary Annex

42-NQ

 

The Lady Mary

45-NQ

 

Farm Nos.

56-NQ

 

 

66-NQ

 

 

71-NQ

 

 

72-NQ

 

Portion 1 No.

46-NQ

 

Remainder No.

46-NQ

3.    Bechuanaland Exploration Co.

Portions 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11 and Remainder of the Farm Tati South No. 77-NQ.

 

 

PART VIII
Wild Animal Life

    The following farms situated in the Kgalagadi-Ghanzi District:

SERIBE

NO. 25-NK

FARM

NO. 26-NK

QUAGGANI

NO. 27-NK

NUGAS

NO. 33-NK

FARM

NO. 34-NK

DABI

NO. 42-NK

GHANZI FARM

NO. 55-NK

WELLINGTON

NO. 56-NK

WELTEVREDE

NO. 36-NK

EIGHTY-EIGHTY

NO. 50-NK

KORABIS

NO. 43-NK

ELANDSHOEK

NO. 46-NK

NAITSU

NO. 41-NK

 

PART IX
Southern District Council

Mr. V. E. Flattery

    Portions 1 and 3 of Wood Hall Farm (No. 11-JO) which portions are commonly known as Spitskop and Christina.

PART X
Talana Farms Game Reserve in respect of all animals

1.– 3 …

4.    FARM Gesond No. 45-MR.

    SITUATE in the Central Administrative District.

    MEASURING one thousand eight hundred and two comma six three zero nine (1802,6309) Hectares.

PART XI
Bruwer Farms Game Reserve

A.    CERTAIN farm “GRASSY PARK” No. 87-NL; SITUATE in the Ghanzi District; MEASURING 5654,2961 Hectares.

B.    CERTAIN farm “MANEWICKS PAN” No. 88-NL; SITUATE in the Ghanzi District; MEASURING 5683,8917 Hectares;

C.    CERTAIN farm No. 77-NL called SOUTH ISLE (BLOCK B); SITUATE in the Ghanzi District; MEASURING 4679,3340 Hectares.

    (a)    Any person who would have been entitled to landholder’s privileges in terms of section 20 if the said farms had not been declared private game reserves shall not lose these privileges by virtue of the fact that the said farm is a private game reserve and may hunt or authorise any other person to hunt on the said private game reserve in accordance with the other provisions of the Fauna Conservation Act relating to the said landholder’s privileges.

    (b)    Any breeding or cross-breeding scheme involving the introduction of wildlife species into the private game reserve and any culling or capture, or both, of animals therein shall require the prior authority of and be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Chief Game Warden or in force under the Act from time to time.

    (c)    Any permit, licence or authorisation for the hunting, capturing or culling of any animal may be terminated at any time if no reasonable and satisfactory efforts are or have been made by the owner to practise good land and wildlife management including provision of drinkable water for wild animals and the construction and maintenance of fire-breaks against veld fires in respect of and within the said private game reserve.

PART XII
Beefcor Farms Game Reserve

A.    CERTAIN farm No. 128-NL called “BALI”; SITUATE in the Ghanzi District; MEASURING 4048,4017 Hectares;

B.    CERTAIN farm No. 127-NL called “ROSS”; SITUATE in the Ghanzi District; MEASURING 4138,2619 Hectares.

    (a)    Any person who would have been entitled to landholder’s privileges in terms of section 20 if the said farms had not been declared private game reserves shall not lose these privileges by virtue of the fact that the said farm is a private game reserve and may hunt or authorise any other person to hunt on the said private game reserve in accordance with the other provisions of the Fauna Conservation Act relating to the said landholder’s privileges.

    (b)    Any breeding or cross-breeding scheme involving the introduction of wildlife species into the private game reserve and any culling and or capture of animals therein shall require the prior authority of and be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Chief Game Warden or in force under the Act from time to time.

    (c)    Any permit, licence or authorisation for the hunting, capturing or culling of any animal may be terminated at any time if no reasonable and satisfactory efforts are or have been made by the owner to practise good land and wildlife management including provision of drinkable water for wild animals and the construction and maintenance of fire-breaks against veld fires in respect of and within the said private game reserve.

PART XIII
Northern Tuli Game Reserve

A.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being portion 1 of farm Oerwoud No. 40-MR,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

4147.1347 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1823/55 dated 16th September, 1955, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 558/46 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

B.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being farm Helena No. 41-MR,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

856.518 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 410/2006 and 2721/2001 dated 26th June, 2006 and 22nd October, 2001, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 2133/41 drawn land surveyor N. Manasche;

 

 

 

C.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being farm Fairfield No. 42-MR,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2569.5541 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 410/2006 and 2721/2001 dated 26th June, 2006 and 22nd October, 2001, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 2247/33 drawn by land surveyor V.J. Holzer;

 

 

 

D.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being farm Tiganie No. 43-MR,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1546.5778

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 133/89 dated 20th February, 1989, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 1643/ drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and V.J. Holzer;

 

 

 

E.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being farm Riven Hill No. 44-MR,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1713.0361 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 133/89 dated 20th February, 1989, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 2248/33 drawn by land surveyor V.J. Holzer;

 

 

 

F.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of Portion 1 of farm Safari No.1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2766.381 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 38/66 dated 13th May, 1966, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 7187/49 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

G.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 2 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2766.384 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 38/66 dated 13th May, 1966, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 7188/49 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

H.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 3 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1142.0238 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 49/68 dated 1st March, 1968, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 614/51 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell;

 

 

 

I.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 4 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1284.7771 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer Nos.
1804/98 dated 15th December, 1998;
2103/99 dated 15th December, 1998; and
2977/ 01 dated and 21st November, 2001,
as described by Diagram S.G. No. 615/51 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell;

 

 

 

J.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 5 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2997.8587 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 67/67 dated 21st July, 1967, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 3320/59 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell, R. J. Serfontein and L. J. L. van Rensburg;

 

 

 

K.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 6 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1284.75 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 477/99 dated 31st March, 1999, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 9184/59 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell, R. J. Serfontein and L.J.L. van Rensburg;

 

 

 

L.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 7 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1284.7771 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 44/70 dated 20th March, 1970, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 9185/59 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell, R.J. Serfontein and L. J. L. van Rensburg;

 

 

 

M.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 8 of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1713.0361 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 44/71 dated 30th March, 1971, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 40/63 drawn by land surveyor L.J. Bredell, R.J. Serfonteinand L.J.L. van Rensburg;

 

 

 

N.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of farm Safari No. 1-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

4366.2866 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 6/64 dated 13th January, 1964, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 7186/49 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

O.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of Portion 1 of farm Loensa la Moridi No. 2-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

782.3064 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer Nos.

 

 

(a) 243/84, dated 20th June, 1984;

 

 

(b) 244/84, dated 20th June, 1984; and

 

 

(c) 144/75 dated 7th April, 1975,

 

 

as described by Diagram S.G. No. 7579/52 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

P.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 2 of farm Loensa la Moridi No. 2-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2569.554 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 130/60, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 7580/52 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

Q.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 3 of farm Loensa la Moridi No. 2-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

613.4185 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 34/70 dated 21st March, 1970, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 5783/54 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

R.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of farm Loensa la Moridi No. 2-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

in extent 3965.2768 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 161/68 and 115/86 dated 27th June, 1968 and 14th March 1986, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 3947/47 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

S.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being farm Uitspan No. 3-MS,

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

4283.0542 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer Nos

 

 

(a) 334/84 dated 10th August, 1984;

 

 

(b) 2721/01 dated 22nd October, 2001;

 

 

(c) 09/64 dated 29th January, 1964;

 

 

(d) 343/83 dated 9th September, 1983;

 

 

(e) 209/73 dated 12th October, 1973;

 

 

(f) 689/86 dated 5th December, 1986;

 

 

(g) 440/75 dated 8th October, 1975;

 

 

(h) 167/94 dated 14th February, 1994; and

 

 

(i) 406/77 dated 21st December, 1977

 

 

as described by Diagram S.G. No. 3946/47 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

T.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of Portion 1 of farm Merryhill No. 4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1731.8808 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 67/67 dated 21st July, 1967, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 5231/53 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

U.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 2 of farm Merryhill No. 4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1284.7771 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 104/96 dated 12th February, 1996, as described by Diagram S.G. No. 5349/55 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L. G. Joubert;

 

 

 

V.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 3 of farm Merryhill No. 4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1284.7771 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 46/69 and 220/83 dated 18th March, 1969 and 17th June, 1983 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 8350/55 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

W.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 4 of farm Merryhill No.4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2141.2951 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 249/93 and 251/93 dated 26th March, 1993 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 8751/56 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

X.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 5 of farm Merryhill No. 4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1070.0569 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 47/69 and 329/74 dated 18th March, 1969 and 27th September, 1974 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 11984/57 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and L.G. Joubert;

 

 

 

Y.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of farm Merryhill No. 4-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1070.0569 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 133/89 dated 20th February, 1989 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 3945/47 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

 

 

 

Z.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 1 of farm Glennel No. 5-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

578.1643 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 47/69 dated 18th March, 1969 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 4674/59 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie and R.G. Grobler;

AA.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 2 of farm Glennel No. 5-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

21.4129 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 688/86 dated 5th December, 1986 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 4675/59 drawn by land surveyor R.G. Grobler;

 

 

 

BB.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 3 of farm Glennel No. 5-MS in extent 2717/8724 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1703/91 dated 5th December, 1991 as described by Diagram D.S.L. No. 89/74 drawn by land surveyor R.R. Renent;

 

 

 

CC.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 4 of farm Glennel No. 5-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1806.7539 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1116/95 dated 29th December, 1995 as described by Diagram D.S.L. No. 2451/94 drawn by land surveyor C.P. Vista;

 

 

 

DD.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of farm Glennel No. 5-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

3440.9911 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 53/64 dated 4th August, 1964 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 1602/49 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie;

EE.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 1 of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS in extent 2569.5542 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 251/82 dated 4th June, 1982 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 34/64 drawn by land surveyor J.A.A. Kruger;

FF.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 2 of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

1822.8689 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1703/91 dated 5th December, 1991 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 35/64 drawn by land surveyor J.A.A. Kruger;

GG

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 3 of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2225.7119 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1456/93 dated 24th December, 1993 as described by Diagram D.S.M. No. 520/98 drawn by land surveyor G.G.I. de Wilde;

HH.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 4 of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2141.2951 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 195/73 dated 28th September, 1973 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 37/64 drawn by land surveyor J.A.A. Kruger;

II.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being Portion 7 of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2141.2951 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 312/86 dated 26th June, 1986 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 51/69 drawn by land surveyor J.A.A. Kruger; and

JJ.

CERTAIN:

piece of land being remaining extent of farm Charter Reserve No. 6-MS

 

SITUATE:

in the Northern Administrative District,

 

MEASURING:

2165.4698 hectares

 

 

Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 1703/91 dated 5th December, 1991 as described by Diagram S.G. No. 1601/49 drawn by land surveyor J.M. Rabie.

 

The owner of the private game reserve shall have the power to regulate, determine and approve—

    (a)    the taking of such steps as will ensure the security of the animals and vegetation in the reserve and the preservation of the reserve and the animals and vegetation therein in a natural state;

    (b)    the sale or exchange of any specimen of animal or vegetation in the reserve;

    (c)    the purchase, exchange or other mode of acquisition of any specimen of indigenous animal or vegetation which it may consider desirable to introduce into the reserve;

    (d)    the taking or collection or removal of any specimen of animal or vegetation from the reserve, or the doing of anything otherwise prohibited under the Act, for scientific purposes;

    (e)    scientific investigations, subject to such permits as may be required from the relevant government department;

    (f)    the killing, capturing, impounding or disposal of any animal within the reserve, or the destruction or removal of any species of vegetation in the interest of the conservation of the flora and fauna of the reserve, and of their management and control;

    (g)    the burning of grass and the cutting of trees and vegetation within the reserve;

    (h)    the setting aside of any areas in the reserve—

        (i)    as breeding places for indigenous animals; and

        (ii)    nurseries for indigenous trees, shrubs, plants or flowers;

    (i)    the protection from damage or defacement, by writing or otherwise of any tree, rock, bridge, fence, seat or any other object within the reserve;

    (j)    the construction of such roads, bridges, aerodromes, soil and water conservation works, irrigation works, buildings and fences, and to carry out such other works as it may consider necessary for the purpose of such private game reserve;

    (k)    the carriage of passengers within the reserve and the closing of roads at specified times;

    (l)    conditions governing the use within the reserve of vehicles, aeroplanes and micro light aircraft;

    (m)    the erection, construction, maintenance and administration of hotels, lodges, rest camps, restaurants, shops or other buildings for the accommodation or recreation of visitors, residents and staff, and to control the manner in which such undertakings are carried on;

    (n)    the control, restriction or prohibition of boating and yachting on, or fishing in, any waters in the reserve, the issue of permits or licenses in respect therefore and any fees to be paid in respect thereof;

    (o)    the defining and controlling of the points at which persons may enter the reserve and the roads by which they may pass through the reserve;

    (p)    the exclusion of members of the public from certain areas within the reserve;

    (q)    the conditions subject to which permission to enter, be or reside in the reserve, may be granted, and the periods or times during which the reserve or any part thereof shall be open to the public;

    (r)    the fees, if any, to be paid by persons entering the reserve or doing any specified thing within the reserve or for the use of any article or facility therein; and

    (s)    the conditions under which domestic animals may be introduced into and conveyed through the reserve.

FAUNA CONSERVATION (HUNTING ON STATE LAND) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(19th May, 1967)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATIONS

    1.    Citation and application

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Prohibition of hunting certain animals

    4.    Destruction of animals in self-defence

    5.    Destruction of animals causing damage to livestock, etc.

    6.    Penalties

        Schedule

S.I. 25, 1967,
S.I. 39, 1967.

1.    Citation and application

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Hunting on State Land) Regulations, and shall apply to persons subject to a customary law resident on State Land in the Kgalagadi and Ghanzi districts in respect of hunting on State Land in the district in which they reside.

2.    Interpretation

    For the purposes of these Regulations “district” means a district prescribed in the Administrative Districts Act (Cap. 03:02).

3.    Prohibition of hunting certain animals

    No person to whom these Regulations apply shall, within the areas to which these Regulations apply, hunt any animal listed in the Schedule except under and in accordance with a licence or permit lawfully issued under the provisions of the Act.

4.    Destruction of animals in self-defence

    (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 3, it shall be lawful for any person to whom these Regulations apply to kill or injure any animal listed in the Schedule in defence of himself or another person if this is immediately and absolutely necessary.

    (2) The burden of proving that any animal has been killed or injured in accordance with the provisions of this regulation shall lie upon the person who killed or injured such animal.

5.    Destruction of animals causing damage to livestock, etc.

    (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 3, it shall be lawful for any person to whom these Regulations apply who is the occupier of land, or any person authorised by him, to destroy on such land any animal listed in the Schedule causing damage to any livestock, crops, water installation or fence.

    (2) The District Commissioner may authorise the killing of, and it shall be lawful for a person to whom these Regulations apply to kill or injure in accordance with such authority, any wild animal, which in the opinion of the District Commissioner has caused and is likely again to cause damage to any livestock, crops, water installation or fence.

6.    Penalties

    Any person contravening the provisions of regulation 3 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P200 or, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or such imprisonment without the option of a fine or both and shall, in addition, be liable to the penalties prescribed in section 91 of the Act in relation to persons convicted of contravening Regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

Bat-eared Fox (Motlose)

Cheetah (Lengau)

Eland (Phofu)

Gemsbok (Kukama)

Giraffe (Thutlwa)

Kudu (Tholo)

Leopard (Nkwe)

Lion (Tau)

Springbok (Tshephe)

FAUNA CONSERVATION (NAMES OF ANIMALS) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(22nd December, 1967)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATIONS

    1.    Citation

    2.    English and Setswana equivalents of scientific names

        Schedule

S.I. 74, 1967.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Names of Animals) Regulations.

2.    English and Setswana equivalents of scientific names

    For the purposes of the Fauna Conservation Act, and of any statutory instrument made thereunder, the English name prescribed in the second column of the Schedule and the Setswana name or names set out in relation thereto in the third column of the Schedule shall be deemed to be the English or Setswana name or names, as the case may be, of the animal whose Latin or scientific name appears as set out in relation thereto in the first column of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

First Column
(Latin or Scientific Name)

Second Column
(English Name)

Third Column
(Setswana Name or Names)

Manis temmincki

Pangolin

Kgaga

Otocyon megalotis

Bat-eared Fox

moTlhose

Vulpes chama

Cape (Silver) Fox

leSie
mMyane

Canis mesomelas

Black-backed Jackal

Phokoje emokotla montsho

Canis adustus

Side-striped Jackal

seKgee
raNtalaje

Lycaon pictus

Wild Dog

leTlhalerwa
leTeane
leKanyane

Mellivora capensis

Honey Badger

Matshwane
Magogwe

Lutra maculicollis

Spotted-necked Otter

leNyibi lelemaroo

Aonyx capensis

Clawless Otter

leNyibi lelesenang maroo

Viverra civetta

Civet

Tshipalore

Genetta genetta

Small-spotted Genet

Tshipa ennye

Genetta tigrina

Rusty-spotted Genet

Tshipa emmala
Thokolo

Proteles cristatus

Aardwolf

Thukwe
mMabudu

Hyaena brunnea

Brown Hyena

Phiritshwana
leFiritau

Crocuta crocuta

Spotted Hyena

Phiri

 

 

leHolo

Felix libyca

African Wild Cat

Phage
Tibe

Felis nigripes

Black-footed Cat

seBalabolokwane

Felis serval

Serval

Tadi

Felis caracal

Lynx (Caracal)

Thwane

Panthera pardus

Leopard

Nkwe

Panthera leo

Lion

Tau

Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah

leNgau
leTlotse

Orycteropus afer

Antbear

Thakadu

Loxodonta africana

Elephant

Tlou

Procavia capensis

Dassie

Pela

Dendrohyrax brucei

Yellow-spotted Dassie

Pela

Diceros bicornis

Black Rhinoceros

Tshukudu

Ceratotherium simus

White Rhinoceros

moGohu

Equus burchelli

Zebra

Pitse yanaga

Potamochoerus porcus

Bush Pig (Wild Pig)

Kolobe yanaga

Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Wart Hog

Kolobe
Mathinthinyane

Hippopotamus amphibius

Hippopotamus

Kubu

Giraff camelopardalis

Giraffe

Thutlwa

Sylvicapra grimmia

Duiker

Phuti

Raphicerus campestris

Steenbok

Phuduhudu

Raphicerus sharpei

Sharpe’s Grysbok

Phuduhudu

Ourebia ourebia

Oribi

Phuduhudu kgamane

Oreotragus Oreotragus

Klipspringer

moKabayane
moTsweima

Redunca fulvorufula

Mountain Reedbuck

Mhele
moTsosa

Redunca arundinum

Reedbuck (Vlei)

seBugata

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Waterbuck

leTimoga

Kobus vardoni

Puku

Puku

Kobus leche

Lechwe

leTswee

Aepyceros melampus

Impala

Phala

Antidorcas marsupialis

Springbok

Tshephe

Oryx gazella

Gemsbok

Kukama

Hippotragus equinus

Roan Antelope

Kwalata etshetlha

Hippotragus niger

Sable Antelope

Kwalata entsho

Damaliscus lunatus

Tsessebe

Tshesebe
Kabole

Alcelaphus buselaphus

Red Hartebeest

Kgama

Connochaetes taurinus

Blue Wildebeest

Kgokong

Tragelaphus spekei

Sitatunga

Naakong
seTatunga

Tragelaphus scriptus

Bushbuck

seRolo-botlhoko
Ngurungu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Kudu

Tholo

Taurotragus oryx

Eland

Phofu

Syncerus caffer

Buffalo

Nare

Hystrix africae australis

Porcupine

Noko

Struthio camelus

Ostrich

Ntshe
Otshwe

Otis kori

Kori Bustard

Kgori

Neotis denhami

Stanley Bustard

Kgori

Erinaceus frontalis

Hedgehog

seTlhong

Family OTIDIDAE

Korhaans

meKgweba

Family GRUIDAE

Cranes

maGolori

Family CICONIIDAE

Storks

maKololwane
maRokgolo

Pelea capreolus

Rhebok

–

Python sebea

Python

Tlhware

sub-order Ophidia

Snakes

diNoga

Varanus spp.

Monitor Lizards (Leguaans)

boGopane
boKgwathe

Crocodilus niloticus

Crocodile

Kwena

Galago senegalensis

Night-Ape

moGwele

 

FAUNA CONSERVATION (TROPHY DEALERS) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(16th July, 1971)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Rendering of returns of trophy dealers

    4.    Keeping of journals by trophy dealers

    5.    Incomplete, false, inaccurate and misleading registers and returns

    6.    Marking of trophies

    7.    Penalties

        First Schedule – Return of Game Trophies and Karosses

        Second Schedule – Trophy Dealer’s Day-by-day Journal

S.I. 76, 1967,
S.I. 81, 1971.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Trophy Dealers) Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “day of acquisition” means the day when a trophy is brought on to the premises of a trophy dealer;

    “disposal” includes the passaging of a trophy from one premises of a trophy dealer to other premises of the same trophy dealer.

3.    Rendering of returns of trophy dealers

    (1) A trophy dealer shall render, to the persons listed in subregulation (2) hereof and in the form prescribed in the First Schedule hereto, a return of all trophies exported from or imported into Botswana or acquired or sold locally by him during the two-monthly period commencing on the first day of the month following the last two-monthly period in respect of which the trophy was exported, imported, acquired or sold, as the case may be.

    (2) The returns referred to in subregulation (1) shall be made on or before the 15th day of the month next following the end of the period to which the return relates and one copy of each shall be rendered to—

    (a)    the Chief Game Warden, P.O. Box 131, Gaborone;

    (b)    the Licensing Officer of the District in which the trophy dealer carries on business.

    (3) A copy of every return rendered by a trophy dealer under the provisions of this regulation shall be retained and kept by him and shall be produced for inspection upon demand.

4.    Keeping of journals by trophy dealers

    (1) A trophy dealer shall keep in triplicate a journal in the form in the Second Schedule hereto in which he shall enter on the day of acquisition by him of any trophy—

    (a)    the nature of the trophy;

    (b)    the name and address of the person from whom such trophy was obtained;

    (c)    the serial number allocated to the trophy under regulation 6 hereof; and

    (d)    if it is a trophy in respect of which a hunting licence is required, the licence number under which the trophy was hunted, and

he shall further enter into such journal on the day when such trophy is disposed of—

    (i)    the date of such disposal;

    (ii)    the manner in which the trophy has been disposed of; and

    (iii)    if such trophy has been disposed of to any other person, the name and address of such other person.

    (2) A copy of the journal in respect of the period under which a return is being made under regulation 3 shall be forwarded at the same time as such return to—

    (a)    the Chief Game Warden, P.O. Box 131, Gaborone; and

    (b)    the Licensing Officer for the District in which the trophy dealer carries on business.

    (3) The journals kept under this regulation shall be registered for the purposes of section 73 of the Act.

5.    Incomplete, false, inaccurate and misleading registers and returns

    A return made under the provisions of regulation 3 or a register kept under the provisions of regulation 4 which is incomplete or which contains information which is false, inaccurate or misleading shall not be a return for the purposes of section 73 of the Act.

6.    Marking of trophies

    Every trophy dealer shall, upon the day when he acquires any trophy, mark upon such trophy in indelible ink—

    (a)    the date of such acquisition;

    (b)    the number of his trophy dealer’s licence and a serial number, which said serial number shall be one of a series of consecutive numbers commencing from the first trophy marked by him upon the commencement of keeping a journal for a new two-monthly period under regulation 4.

7.    Penalties

    Any trophy dealer who fails to comply with these Regulations or who fails to enter any matter upon a return or journal on the day prescribed shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P200 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

FIRST SCHEDULE
RETURN OF GAME TROPHIES AND KAROSSES

(Section 73, Fauna and Conservation Act (Cap. 38:01)

Trophy Dealer …………………………………………… Date ………………….. to ………………..

Address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Please state the quantity of game skins, trophies, karosses and mats both bought and sold locally, imported and exported into or outside Botswana, the average price paid for articles bought and the average selling price of articles sold. This return must be submitted to the Chief Game Warden, P.O. Box 131, Gaborone, and to the District Commissioner of the District in which you carry on business every two months, and should cover the periods: 1st January-28th February, 1st March-30th April, etc.

 

 

Brought
forward from last return

Imported
into
Botswana

Purchased locally

Average price paid per article

Exported during last two months

Sold locally

Average price for which each article sold

On hand on submission of this return

GAME SKINS

Buffalo

Nare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bushbuck

seRolo-botlhoko

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caracal (Lynx)

Thwane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cat, African wild

Phage (Tibe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crocodile

Kwena

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dassie (Hyrax)

Pela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duiker

Phuti

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eland

Phofu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox, Bat-eared

moTlhose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox, Silver (Cape)

leSie (mMyana)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gemsbok

Kukama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genet

Tshipa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grysbok

Phuduhudu ennye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartebeest

Kgama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hyaena, Spotted

Phiri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impala

Phala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jackal, Black-backed

Phokoje emokotla montsho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jackal, Side-striped

seKgee (raNtalaje)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kudu

Tholo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lechwe

laTawee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leopard

Nkwe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lion

Tau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lizard, Monitor

Gopane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ostrich

Ntshe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pig, Wild (Bush)

Kolobe yanaga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Python

Tlhware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reedbuck

seBugata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roan Antelope

Kwalata etshetlha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sable Antelope

Kwalata entsho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springhare

Ntole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sitatunga

Naakong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snakes (unspecified)

diNoga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springbok

Tshephe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steenbuck

Phuduhudu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tsessebe

Kabole (Tshesebe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warthog

Kolobe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wildebeest

Kgokong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zebra

Pitse yanaga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER TROPHIES

 

Animal fat (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal bones (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claws of cats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feet    Antelope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Buffalo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Elephant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Ostrich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ostrich eggs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ostrich feathers (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porcupine quills (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skulls    Cats (unspec.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Leopard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Lion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tails    Buffalo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Sable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Wildebeest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Zebra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hair (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ivory (ibs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KAROSSES & MATS

 

Caracal (Lynx)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cats (unspecified)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox, Bat-eared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox, silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jackal (unspecified)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One major skin, male

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed fur animals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small antelope, male

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND SCHEDULE
TROPHY DEALER’S DAY-BY-DAY JOURNAL

Name of Trophy Dealer

Address

Serial No.

Date

Description of Trophy

From Whom Obtained

Licence No. under which Trophy Hunted (if applicable)

How Disposed of and to whom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAUNA CONSERVATION (CAPTURE OF ANIMALS) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(12th January, 1968)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS

    1.    Citation

    2.    Animals to be captured to be specified in the permit

    3.    Fees payable for a permit

        Schedule – Capture of Animals: Fees

S.I. 3, 1968,
S.I. 51, 1973,
S.I. 82, 1988*.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Capture of Animals) Regulations.

2.    Animals to be captured to be specified in the permit

    A permit issued in terms of section 40 of the Act and authorising the capturing of any animal shall specify—

    (a)    the species of animals;

    (b)    the number of such species,

which may be captured in accordance with the permit.

3.    Fees payable for a permit

    Subject to the provisions of section 45(2) of the Act the fees prescribed in the Schedule hereto shall be payable upon the issue of a permit in terms of section 43 of the Act authorising the capturing of any animal in respect of each animal to which the permit relates.

*S.I. 82 of 1998 has been repealed by S.I. 35 of 2001 with effect from 10th August, 2001. It appears that it may be the intention that the Schedule of Fees should fall away from these regulations. However, the repeal of an enactment does not undo the amendments made by that enactment. The editor has therefore retained the Schedule of Fees as substituted by S.I. 82 of 1988, until such time as a clear indication is given that the Schedule to these regulations has been repealed.

SCHEDULE
CAPTURE OF ANIMALS: FEES

 

Capture from Private/Leasehold Farms for Export Fee

Capture from the Wild for Restocking Fee

Capture from the Wild for Export
Fee

SPECIES (Arranged in taxonomic order)

MAMMALS (Species not on the Conserved list as follows)

 

 

 

Elephant Shrew (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Hedgehog

2,00

10,00

50,00

Shrew (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Bat (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Vervet Monkey

1,00

5,00

25,00

Baboon

1,00

5,00

15,00

Spotted Hyaena

1,00

5.00

15,00

Leopard

10,00

100,00

500,00

Lion

20,00

200,00

1000,00

Caracal

2,00

10,00

50,00

Wild Cat

1,00

5,00

20,00

Bat Eared Fox

2,00

10,00

50,00

Wild Dog

1,00

5,00

50,00

Silver Fox

2,00

10,00

50,00

Side Striped Jackal

1,00

5,00

20,00

Black Backed Jackal

1,00

5,00

20,00

Zorrila

1,00

5,00

15,00

Genet (small and large Spotted)

1,20

6,00

25,00

Surical

1,20

6,00

10,00

Mongoose (all Species)

0,60

3,00

10,00

Elephant

20,00

200,00

500,00

Zebra

5,00

50,00

200,00

Wild Pig

2,00

10,00

50,00

Warthog

1,00

5,00

50,00

Duiker

1,00

5,00

20,00

Steenbok

1,00

5,00

20,00

Kudu

4,00

40,00

200,00

Sitatunga

5,00

50,00

250,00

Bushbuck

3,00

15,00

50,00

Impala

1,20

6,00

50,00

Reedbuck

2,00

10,00

200,00

Lechwe

4,00

40,00

200,00

Springbok

1,20

6,00

100,00

Gemsbok

4,00

40,00

200,00

Sable

20,00

200,00

550,00

Eland

6,00

60,00

300,00

Buffalo

5,00

25,00

400,00

Wildebeest

2,00

10,00

150,00

Hartebeest

2,00

10,00

150,00

Tsessebe

20,00

200,00

550,00

Hares (Scrub and Cape)

0,60

3,00

5,00

Mole Rat

0,20

1,00

5,00

Porcupine

4,00

20,00

50,00

Springhare

0,60

3,00

5,00

Dormouse (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Squirrels (Ground and Bush)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Cane Rat

0,20

1,00

3,00

Rats and Mice (Cricetidae and Muridae) (Excluding Gerbil)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Gerbil (all Species)

0,20

1,00

6,00

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS (Species not on the Conserved List as follows)

 

 

 

Pipidae (Clawed Frogs) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Bufonidae (Toads) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Microhylidae (Red Banded and Rain Frogs) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Ranidae (Frogs)

 

 

 

    Bull Frogs

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Sand Frogs

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Angola River Frogs

0,60

3,00

5,00

    Ridged Frogs

0,60

3,00

5,00

    Plain Grass Frogs

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Puddle Frogs

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Common Caco

0,20

1,00

5,00

    All other species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Hemisidae (Shovel Snouted Frogs) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Rhacophoridae (Foam Nest Frogs) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Hyperoliidae (Kassina and Reed Frogs)

 

 

 

    Bubbling Kassina

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Reed Frogs

0,20

1,00

5,00

Gekkonidae (Geckoes)

 

 

 

    Tropical House Gecko

0,20

1,00

5,00

    All other Species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Agamidae (Agamas) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Chamaelionidae (Chamaeleons) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Lygosominae (Skinks) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Cordylidae (Plated Lizards) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Lacertidae (Lacertid Lizards) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Elapidae (Elapid Snakes) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Viperidae (Viperid Snakes) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) (all Species)

1,00

5,00

50,00

    Nile Crocodile Eggs

20

1,00

50,00

Eggs or larval stages are treated as live animals for all licences unless otherwise stated.

 

 

 

BIRDS (Species not on the Conserved List as follows)

 

 

 

Struthionidae (Ostriches)

 

 

 

    Ostrich

1,00

5,00

40,00

    Ostrich Eggs

0,20

1,00

40,00

Analidae (Ducks and Geese)

 

 

 

    Spurwing

0,60

3,00

15,00

    White Backed Duck

0,20

1,00

10,00

    All other species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Phasianidae (Francolins)

 

 

 

    Natal Francolin

0,40

2,00

10,00

    All other species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Humididae (Guineafowl) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Turneidae (Button Quails) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Olidae (Bustards, Korhaans)

 

 

 

    Black Korhaan

1,00

5,00

10,00

    All other species

2,00

10,00

20,00

Charadriidae (Plovers) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Laridae (Gulls) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Capitonidae (Barbets) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Alaudidae (Larks) (all Species)

1,00

5,00

10,00

Dicruridae (Drongos) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Oriolidae (Orioles) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Corvidae (Crows) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Paridae (Tits) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Remilidae (Penduline Tits) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Tjmalidae (Babblers) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Pycnotidae (Bulbuls) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Tyrdidae (Thrushes, Chats, Robins) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Treronidae (Green Pigeons) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Psittacidae (Parrots) (all Species)

1,00

5,00

25,00

Musophagidae (Loeries) (all Species)

0,40

2,00

10,00

Bubonidae (Owls) (all Species)

2,00

10,00

50,00

Coliidae (Housebirds) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Alcedinidae (Kingfisher)

 

 

 

    Giant Kingfisher

2,00

10,00

50,00

    Malachite Kingfisher

1,00

5,00

10,00

    All other species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Meropidae (Bee Eaters) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Coraciidae (Rollers) (all Species)

20

1,00

5,00

Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

1,00

5,00

10,00

    Ground Hornbill (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Sylviidae (Warblers, Cisticolas) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Priniidae (Prinias) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Muscicapidae (Flycatchers)

 

 

 

    Paradise Flycatcher

0,60

3,00

10,00

    All other species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Motacillidae (Wagtails Pipits, Longclaws) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Laniidae (Shrikes) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Sturniidae (Starlings) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Buphagidae (Oxpeckers) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Meciariniidae (Sunbirds) (all Species)

0,40

2,00

10,00

Zosteropidae (White Eyes) (all species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

Ploceidae (Weavers)

 

 

 

    Red Billed Quelea

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Red Bishop

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Golden Bishop

0,20

1,00

5,00

    White Winged Widow

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Red Headed Finch

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Cut Throat Finch

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Melba Finch

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Jameson’s Firefinch

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Red Billed Firefinch

0,20

1,00

5,00

    Pin Tailed Whydah

0,60

3.00

10,00

    Shaft Tailed Whydah

0,60

3,00

10,00

    Paradise Whydah

0,60

3,00

10,00

    All other Species

0,20

1,00

5,00

Fringillidae (Canaries, Seedeaters, Buntings) (all Species)

0,20

1,00

5,00

 

DECLARATION OF CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS ORDER

(section 11)

(28th February, 1968)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

    PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Declaration of controlled hunting areas

        Schedule – Controlled Hunting Areas

S.I. 4, 1968,
S.I. 15, 1968,
S.I. 22, 1968,
S.I. 27, 1968,
S.I. 12, 1970,
S.I. 41, 1970,
S.I. 43, 1970,
S.I. 53, 1971,
S.I. 83, 1973,
S.I. 5, 1975,
S.I. 93, 1977,
S.I. 26, 1985,
S.I. 61, 1995.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Declaration of Controlled Hunting Areas Order.

2.    Declaration of controlled hunting areas

    Each area described in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a controlled hunting area for the purposes of the Act.

SCHEDULE
CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS

KACHIKAU CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 1)

    Commencing at a point on the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel being a point on the Chobe National Park boundary (as defined in the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (Cap. 38:01) due north of a beacon situated on Fire-break No. 19 at Ngoma, the boundary runs due south to the said beacon; thence southwards following the eastern edge of the said Fire-break No. 19 for a distance of approximately twenty and one half miles; thence due west to the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel being a point on the Chobe River; thence generally north-eastwards following the said international boundary to the point of commencement.

KASANE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 2)

    Commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of the Chobe National Park being the intersection of the said boundary and the direct road from Serondela to Lesoma, the boundary runs generally eastwards following the middle of the said Lesoma road to its intersection with the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe at the Lesoma Gate; thence generally south-eastwards following the said international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe to the middle of the gate on the road from Kanyu to Matetsi in Zimbabwe at Pandamatenga; thence generally south-westwards following the middle of the said road from Matetsi to Kanyu to its intersection with the road from Dodo to Masame at Dodo; thence generally westwards following the middle of the said road from Dodo to Masame to the borehole at Masame; thence in a straight line due west to the eastern boundary of the Chobe National Park; thence generally northwards following the eastern boundary of the Chobe National Park to the point of commencement.

MASAME CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 3)

    Commencing at the junction of the Kanyu to Pandamatenga and Nunga to Ngwezumba roads, the boundary runs generally westwards following the middle of the Nunga to Nwezumba road for a distance of approximately four miles to the intersection of this road and the road from Pandamatenga to Masame, thence generally westwards following the middle of the Pandamatenga to Masame Road to the borehole at Masame; thence due west to the eastern boundary of the Chobe National Park; thence generally southwards and westwards to a point on latitude 19? south being exactly twelve miles due west of the stock-route from Bushman Pits to Kazungula; thence in a straight line due south to the point where this line is intersected by the straight line drawn between the junction of the old road from Maun to Joverega and the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory and the north-east beacon of the Marulamantsi Ranch boundary; thence eastwards following the latter line for about one mile to its intersection with the middle of the road from Kanyu to Pandamatenga; thence generally north-eastwards following the said road from Kanyu to Pandamatenga to the point of commencement.

TAMAFUPA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 4)

    Commencing at a point on the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe being a point in the middle of the gate at Pandamatenga on the road from Kanyu to Matetse (in Zimbabwe) the boundary runs generally south-westwards following the middle of the said road from Matetse to Kanyu to the point where it is intersected by the straight line drawn between the junction of the old road from Maun to Joverega where it intersects the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory and the north-eastern beacon of Marulamantsi Ranch; thence eastwards following the latter said line to the said beacon at Marulamantsi Ranch; thence southwards following the eastern boundary of Marulamantsi Ranch to a point three miles distant from the said beacon; thence due east to a point on the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe; thence generally north-westwards following the international boundary to the point of commencement.

KWANDO CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 5)

    Commencing at the point of intersection of the middle of the Okavango River and the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel, the boundary runs north-eastwards and south-eastwards following the said international boundary to the point where the west bank of the Chobe River makes its most northern contact with the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel approximately five miles north of Jame’s Camp and approximately twenty miles north of the junction of the Selinda and the Chobe Rivers; thence in a straight line south-westwards to Gwilingwa; thence due south to the southern bank of the Selinda; thence generally southwards following the eastern and southern bank of the Selinda to its confluence with the Ng-gokha River; thence due south to the middle of the Ng-gokha River; thence generally westwards and north-westwards following the middle of the Ng-gokha River to its confluence with the Okavango River; and thence following the middle of the Okavango River north-westwards to the point of commencement.

SAVUTI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 6)

    Commencing at the intersection of the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel and the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory, the boundary runs southwards following the said Tribal boundary for a distance of about thirty-four miles to the point where the boundary is intersected by the middle of the Tsetse Control track which runs from Tsantsara westwards on an approximate bearing of 283? (true north) to an island in the eastern extension of the Selinda; thence continuing on this bearing to the point of intersection of this bearing and a straight line drawn from Gwilingwa to the point on the international boundary where the Chobe River first touches the northern boundary of Botswana, being a point about five miles north of Jame’s Camp and about twenty miles north of the junction of the Chobe and Selinda Rivers; thence north-eastwards following the said line to the said point on the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel; thence generally south-eastwards, southwards and north-eastwards following the said international boundary to the point of commencement.

KHWAI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 7)

    Commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory being the point of intersection of the said boundary with the middle of the Tsetse Control track which runs from Tsantsara westwards on an approximate bearing of 283? (true north) to an island in the eastern extension of the Selinda, the boundary follows the middle of the said Tsetse Control track westwards, and its extension on a bearing of 283? (true north) to the point where this extension meets a straight line drawn from a point on the northern boundary of Botswana five miles north of Jame’s Camp and approximately twenty miles north of the junction of the Selinda and Chobe Rivers to Gwilingwa; thence in a straight line south-westwards to Gwilingwa; thence due south to the south-eastern bank of the Selinda; thence generally southwards following the south-eastern bank of the Selinda to its junction with the Ng-gokha River; thence due south to the middle of the Ng-gokha River; thence generally eastwards following the middle of the Ng-gokha River until it becomes the Moanachira River; thence generally eastwards following the middle of the Moanachira River until it becomes the Khwai River; thence generally eastwards following the middle of the Khwai River to the point where it is intersected by the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory at a point about eight miles north-west of Kudumane; thence due north following the said Tribal boundary to the point of commencement.

MABABE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 8)

    Commencing at a beacon situated on the southern edge of a molapo known as Tsantsara (also known as Gatgarra) being a point on the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory, the boundary runs in a south-easterly direction following the southern edge of the Tsantsara Molapo to its intersection with the western edge of the sand ridge known as Magwikwe; thence generally southwards following the western edge of the Magwikwe Sand Ridge to its point of intersection with Latitude 19? south; thence eastwards following the said Latitude 19? to a point on the said Latitude 19? south twelve miles due east of the stock-route from Bushman Pits to Kazungula; thence in a straight line due south to its point of intersection with a straight line drawn between the beacon at the north-east corner of Marulamantsi Ranch and the point where the old road from Maun to Joverega intersects the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory; thence eastwards in a straight line to the said point of intersection of the old road from Maun to Joverega and the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory; thence due north following the Tribal boundary to the point of commencement.

MATSEBE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 9)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the Thaoge River twenty miles north-east of the kgotla in Gomare, the boundary runs generally southwards following the middle of the Thaoge River to a point south-east of Tsau where it is intersected by the middle of the Tsetse Fly Control track from Toteng to Tsau; thence following the middle of the said track eastwards to the point where it intersects the cut line of the outer Tsetse Control fence approximately six miles north of Toteng Bridge; thence north-eastwards, north-westwards and north-eastwards following the said cut line and the Tsetse Control Fence to the point where it intersects the eastern bank of the Xudum River; thence generally north-westwards following the eastern bank of the Xudum River to the point where the Xudum River enters Qo Lagoon; thence in a straight line north-westwards to the point of commencement.

BOTETI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 10)

Sub-division One

    Commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve meets the new Maun to Nata road, the boundary runs eastwards, following the middle of the said road, to the point where it is intersected by the western boundary of the Bamangwato Tribal Territory (marked Bamangwato Reserve on some maps); thence southwards and eastwards following the said Tribal boundary to the point where it meets the northern edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan; thence generally westwards and southwards following the northern and western edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan to the point where the edge of the said Pan is intersected by the eastern boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve; thence due north, following the Reserve boundary, to the point of commencement.

Sub-division Two

    Commencing at the point where the eastern bank of the Boteti River enters Lake Xau, the boundary runs westwards and northwards, following the eastern bank of the said river to the point where it meets the boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve; thence eastwards, southwards and north-eastwards to the point where the boundary of the said Game Reserve intersects the western edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan; thence southwards and south-eastwards following the edge of the said Pan to the point where the western bank of the molapo running from the north-eastern corner of Lake Xau to Makgadikgadi meets the edge of the said Pan; thence south-westwards following the western bank of the said molapo to the point where it enters Lake Xau; thence westwards following the northern edge of Lake Xau to the point of commencement. The above sub-divisions are shown more fully on Plan 00-2 deposited with the Department of Surveys and Lands, Gaborone.

RAKOPS CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 11)

    Commencing at the point of intersection of the middle of the Boteti River and the western boundary of the Bamangwato Tribal Territory the boundary runs down the middle of the Boteti River generally eastwards and southwards to the point where the said river enters Lake Dow; thence following the western, southern and eastern shore of Lake Dow to the point where the said river emerges; thence north-eastwards following the southern bank of the river to the point where it enters Makgadikgadi Pan; thence generally northwards, south-eastwards and eastwards following the southern edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan to the point where it adjoins Sua Pan; thence generally south-eastwards following the southern edge of Sua Pan to the intersection of the Pan edge and the Dukwe/Mokoba Fence; thence generally south-westwards following the prolongation of the Dukwe/Mokoba Fence to its intersection with the south-western boundary of the Bamangwato Tribal Territory; thence north-westwards and northwards following the said Bamangwato Tribal Territory boundary to the point of commencement.

SHASHE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 12)

    Commencing on the southern bank of the Shashe River where it is intersected by the middle of the road from Palapye to Francistown at Tonota the boundary runs generally south-eastwards following the southern bank of the Shashe River to its intersection with the western end of the boundary of the Tuli Circle; thence following the boundary of the Tuli Circle generally south-westwards to its intersection with the back-line fence of the Tuli Block; thence generally southwards following the back-line fence of the Tuli Block to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the Motloutse River; thence generally westwards following the middle of the Motloutse River to the point where it is intersected by the road from Palapye to Francistown near Foley Siding; thence generally northwards following the middle of the road from Palapye to Francistown to the point of commencement.

WESTERN KGALAGADI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 13)

    Commencing at the junction of the northern boundary of the Kgalagadi District and the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia, the boundary runs eastwards to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the road from Thakatshwane to Tshane to Tshabong; thence southwards following the middle of the said road from Thakatshwane to Tshane to Tshabong to the point where it is intersected by the parallel of south latitude which passes through Werda Village; thence westwards to the point where the said parallel of south latitude is intersected by a line drawn from Latitude 25? 30′ south, Longitude 21? 30′ east to the intersection of Latitude 24? 21′ 37″ south with the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia; thence north-westwards following the said line to its point of intersection with the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia; thence due north following the international boundary to the point of commencement.

EASTERN KGALAGADI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 14)

    Commencing at the point on the northern boundary of the Kgalagadi District being the intersection of the said boundary with the middle of the road from Thakatshwane to Tshane to Tshabong the boundary runs eastwards along the said northern boundary to the north-eastern corner of the Kgalagadi District; thence southwards along the eastern boundary of the Kgalagadi District to the intersection of the prolongation of the eastern boundary with the parallel of latitude passing through Werda Village; thence westwards along the said parallel of latitude to its intersection with the middle of the said road from Thakatshwane to Tshane to Tshabong; thence generally northwards along the middle of the said road to the point of commencement.

SEPOPA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 15)

    Commencing at a point on the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel being the intersection of the said boundary with the middle of the Okavango River, the boundary runs generally south-eastwards following the middle of the Okavango River to the point where it becomes the Thaoge River; thence following the middle of the Thaoge River generally southwards to the point where it is intersected by the parallel of south latitude 19? 45′; thence due west following the said parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia; thence due north following the said international boundary to its intersection with the international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel; thence eastwards following the latter international boundary between Botswana and the Caprivi Zipfel to the point of commencement.

KUKI WEST CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 16)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the Thaoge River being the point of intersection of the said river and parallel of south latitude 19? 45′, the boundary runs generally southwards following the middle of the Thaoge River to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the Tsetse Control track from Tsau to Toteng south-west of Tsau; thence generally eastwards following the middle of the said track to the point where it is intersected by the cut line of the outer Tsetse Control Fence six miles north-west of Toteng Bridge; thence in a straight line to the middle of the Toteng Bridge; thence generally westwards following the main road from Maun to Ghanzi through Sehitwa and the Dautsa Flats west of Lake Ngami to the middle of the Kuki Gate; thence due west following the Kuki Fence to its intersection with the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia; thence due north following the said international boundary to its intersection with the parallel of south latitude 19? 45′; thence due east to the point of commencement.

JAO CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 17)

    Commencing in the middle of Dobe Lagoon, the boundary runs due south to the northern bank of Chief’s Island; thence generally north-westwards, westwards and south-eastwards following round the bank of Chief’s Island to a point on the south-western bank due east of the middle of Qo Lagoon; thence due west to the middle of Qo Lagoon; thence north-westwards in a straight line to a point in the middle of the Thaoge River twenty miles north-east of the kgotla in Gomare; thence generally northwards following the middle of the Thaoge River to the point of its divergence with the Ng-gokha River; thence generally eastwards following the middle of the Ng-gokha River to the middle of the Dobe Lagoon being the point of commencement.

SANTANTADIBE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 18)

    Commencing at a point on the north bank of Chief’s Island due south of the middle of Dobe Lagoon, the boundary runs due north to the middle of Dobe Lagoon; thence following the middle of the Moanachira River generally eastwards to the point where it impinges on the north-western corner of the boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve; thence following the western boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve south-eastwards to the point where it intersects the Gomoti River; thence generally westwards following the middle of the western source of the Gomoti River to its point of divergence with the Santantadibe River being a point on the northern bank of Chief’s Island; thence generally north-westwards following the northern bank of Chief’s Island to the point of commencement.

MAQWEE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 19)

    Commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve being its intersection with the parallel of south latitude 19? 21′; the boundary runs due east following the said parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the northern extension of the Mogogelo River; thence generally southwards, south-westwards, westwards and north-westwards following the said Mogogelo River to its point of intersection with the eastern boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve to the point of commencement.

CHITABE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 20)

    Commencing at the confluence of the Santantadibe and Thamalagane Rivers, the boundary runs generally north-westwards following the western bank of the Santantadibe River to the point of confluence of the western source of the Gomoti River and the Santantadibe River; thence generally eastwards following the southern bank of the western source of the Gomoti River to the point where the Gomoti River is intersected by the western boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve; thence south-eastwards following the western boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve to its most southern intersection with the middle of the Mogogelo River; thence generally south-eastwards following the middle of the Mogogelo River to its confluence with the northern extension of the Thamalagane River; thence generally southwards following the western bank of the Thamalagane River to its point of commencement.

KHURUNXARAGA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 21)

    Commencing at a point on the western bank of Chief’s Island due east of the middle of the Qo Lagoon, the boundary runs generally south-eastwards following the western bank of Chief’s Island to the point where the Boro River diverges from the said bank of Chief’s Island; thence due south to the middle of the Boro River; thence generally southwards following the middle of the Boro River to the point where it is intersected by the outer Tsetse Control Fence about nine and one half miles north of Maun; thence generally south-westwards following the said outer Tsetse Control Fence to its junction with the middle of the Khwapa River; thence north-westwards following the middle of the Khwapa River to its point of divergence with the Xudum River; thence following the middle of the Xudum River generally northwards to the point of commencement.

KUKI EAST CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 22)

    Commencing at the intersection of the road from Maun to Kuki Gate which passes through the Dautsa Flats and to the west of Lake Ngami, and the road from Mathamagana to Motlhatlhogo, the boundary runs generally eastwards and south of Lake Ngami following the middle of the latter road through Bodibeng Village to the kgotla at Motlhatlhogo; thence following the straight line drawn from Motlhatlhogo kgotla to Toteng Bridge to the point where this line is intersected by the southern bank of the Nxhabe River; thence generally north-eastwards following the southern bank of the Nxhabe River to its confluence with the Boteti River; thence following the southern bank of the Boteti River generally eastwards to its point of intersection with the Makalamabedi Fence; thence due south following the Makalamabedi Fence to its point of intersection with the Kuki Fence; thence due westwards following the Kuki Fence to its point of intersection with the main road from Maun to Ghanzi at Kuki Gate; thence generally northwards following the Maun to Ghanzi road to the point of commencement.

LAKE NGAMI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 23)

    Commencing at a point on the Toteng Bridge where the main road from Maun to Sehitwa intersects the middle of the Matsebe River, the boundary runs southwards in a straight line to the Kgotla in Motlhatlhogo Village; thence generally westwards following the road from Motlhatlhogo to Mathamagana via Bodibeng and the southern shore of Lake Ngami to the intersection of this road and the main road from Maun to Kuki via Sehitwa; thence following the middle of the latter road from Maun to Kuki generally eastwards to the point of commencement.

MAKALAMABEDI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 24)

    Commencing at the point where the Makalamabedi Fence intersects the middle of the old road from Bushman Pits to Maun, the boundary runs northwards following the fence line to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the old road from Maun to Joverega about four miles east of Rakoko; thence eastwards following a straight line drawn between this point and the most north-eastern beacon on Marulamantsi Ranch to the point where this line intersects the middle of the new stock-route from Bushman Pits to Kazungula; thence generally south-westwards following the middle of the said stock-route to its intersection with the old road from Kanyu to Maun; thence generally westwards following the middle of the said road from Kanyu to Maun via Bushman Pits to the point of commencement.

ODEAKWE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 25)

    Commencing at a point where the eastern boundary of Ngamiland District is intersected by a straight line drawn between the point of intersection of the old road from Maun to Joverega and the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory about four miles east of Rakoko and the north-eastern boundary beacon of Marulamantsi Ranch, the boundary runs eastwards following the said straight line to the intersection of the said straight line and the western boundary fence of Mahutumabe Ranch; thence south-westwards following the western boundary fence of Mahutumabe Ranch to the most south-westerly beacon of the said ranch being a point on the northern edge of the old road from Nata to Bushman Pits; thence westwards following the northern edge of the old road from Nata to Bushman Pits to the point where it is intersected by the eastern boundary of Ngamiland District; thence northwards, north-westwards and northwards following the eastern boundary of Ngamiland District to the point of commencement.

NATA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 26)

    Commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of Marulamantsi Ranch; the said point being exactly three miles south of the north-eastern boundary beacon of the said Marulamantsi Ranch being measured along the said eastern boundary, the boundary runs due east to the point where it intersects the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe; thence generally south-eastwards following the said international boundary to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the Nata River; thence generally south-westwards following the middle of the Nata River to the point where it is intersected by the old motor bridge at Nata; thence following the middle of the old road from Francistown to Bushman Pits to a point in the middle of the said road due south of the most south-easterly boundary beacon of Marulamantsi Ranch; thence due north to the said boundary beacon of Marulamantsi Ranch; thence following the eastern boundary of Marulamantsi Ranch northwards to the point of commencement.

SUA PAN CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 27)

    Commencing at a point on the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe being the point of intersection of the said boundary and the middle of the Nata River, the boundary runs generally south-eastwards following the said international boundary to the point of intersection of the said boundary and the Dukwe Fence; thence south-westwards following the said Dukwe Fence to the point where it intersects the eastern bank of Sua Pan; thence generally northwards, north-westwards and southwards following the edge of the Sua Pan to the point where it joins the Makgadikgadi Pan; thence generally northwards following the eastern edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan to the point where it is intersected by the old road from Nata to Maun; thence generally south-eastwards following the old road from Nata to Maun to the middle of the bridge over the Nata River at Nata; thence generally north-eastwards following the middle of the Nata River to the point of commencement.

LEBUNG CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 28)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the Gate in the Makoba Fence where it is intersected by the road from Serowe to Rakops, the boundary runs generally southwards and south-eastwards following the middle of the old road from Makoba to Serowe which passes just north of Moijabana to a point in the middle of the said road due north of Moijabana; thence south-eastwards in a straight line to a point in the middle of the old road from Serowe to Mahalapye ten miles from Serowe; thence generally southwards following the old road which travels direct from Serowe to Mahalapye to the Mahalapye/Palapye road junction; thence southwards following the middle of the main road from Mahalapye to Dibete to the point where it is intersected by the molapo known as Serorome about seven miles south of Palla Road Siding; thence generally westwards following the middle of the Serorome Molapo to the point where it is intersected by the Dibete Fence; thence generally north-westwards through Lephephe Village following the Dibete Fence to the point where it is intersected by the western extension of the Dukwe Fence; thence north-eastwards following the Makoba Fence line to the point of commencement.

OKWA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 29)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the Mamono Gate on the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia the boundary runs eastwards along the middle of the road from Mamono-Ghanzi to a point in the middle of the said road due south of the south-western beacon of the Xanagas farms; thence due north to the said beacon; thence generally eastwards and northwards following the southern and eastern boundaries of the Xanagas farms to the north-eastern beacon of the said Xanagas farms; thence due north to a point on the international boundary between Botswana and Namibia; thence eastwards to the south-western beacon of the Ghanzi farms; thence generally eastwards along the southern boundary of the Ghanzi farms to the intersection of this boundary with the middle of the road from Ghanzi to Kang; thence south-eastwards following the middle of the road from Ghanzi to Kang to the point where it is intersected by the southern boundary of the Ghanzi District; thence due west to the international boundary following the southern boundary of the Ghanzi District; thence due north following the international boundary to the point of commencement.

ANDERSSEN’S VLEI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 30)

    Commencing at the point on the southern boundary of the Ghanzi farms where it is intersected by the middle of the road from Ghanzi to Kang, the boundary runs eastwards and northwards following the boundary of the Ghanzi farms to the point where it is intersected by the road from Dekar to Xade Pan; thence generally south-eastwards following the middle of the road from Dekar to Xade Pan to the point where it is intersected by the western boundary of the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve; thence due south following the western boundary of the Kgalagadi Game Reserve to its junction with the southern boundary of the Ghanzi District; thence due west following the southern boundary of Ghanzi District to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the road from Kang to Ghanzi; thence generally north-westwards following the middle of the road from Kang to Ghanzi to the point of commencement.

WESTERN KWENENG CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 31)

    The boundary of which commencing at the intersection of the middle of the road from Sekhoma Pan through Dutle to the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve with the southern boundary of the Bakwena Tribal Territory runs north-westwards northwards and eastwards along the said Bakwena Tribal Territory boundary to its intersection with the middle of the said road from Sekhoma Pan through Dutle to the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve; thence generally southwards along the middle of the said road to the point of commencement.

MIDDLE KWENENG CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 32)

    The boundary of which commencing at a point on the southern boundary of the Bakwena Tribal Territory due south of the southwestern corner of the Botswana Police Camp fence at Letlhakeng runs north-westwards along the said southern boundary to its intersection with the middle of the road from Sekhoma Pan through Dutle to the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve; thence generally northwards along the middle of the said road to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Bakwena Tribal Territory; thence eastwards along the said northern boundary to its intersection with the middle of the road from Letlhakeng to the Metsi-amanong; thence generally southwards along the middle of the said road to its intersection with the production of the line of the western boundary fence of the Botswana Police Camp at Letlhakeng; thence southwards along the boundary fence of the said Camp to the southwestern corner of the said fence; thence due south to the point of commencement.

EASTERN KWENENG CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 33)

    The boundary of which commencing at a point on the southern boundary of the Bakwena Tribal Territory due south of the south-western corner of the Botswana Police Camp fence; Letlhakeng runs due north to the said fence corner of the said Camp; thence northwards along the said boundary fence to a point on the production of the fence line in the middle of the road from Letlhakeng to Metsi-amanong; thence generally northwards along the middle of the said road to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Bakwena Tribal Territory; thence eastwards generally southwards and northwestwards along the Bakwena Tribal Territory boundary to the point of commencement.

TSHABONG CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 34)

    Commencing at the intersection of the parallel of south latitude which passes through Werda Village and a line drawn from Longitude 21? 30′ east, Latitude 25? 30′ south to Latitude 24? 21′ 37″ south, Longitude 20? 00′ east, the boundary runs eastwards to the Police Camp at Werda; thence due south to the international boundary between Botswana and South Africa; thence generally south-westwards, westwards and northwards following the said international boundary to the southern boundary of the Gemsbok National Park at Twee Rivieren; thence due east to Longitude 21? 30′ east; thence northwards along Longitude 21? 30′ east to its intersection with Latitude 25? 30′ south; thence north-westwards in a straight line to the point of commencement.

CHIEF’S ISLAND CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 35)

    Commencing at the point of confluence of the Boro and Thamalagane Rivers, the boundary runs generally north-westwards following the western bank of the Thamalagane River to its confluence with the Santantadibe River, thence following the western bank of the Santantadibe River generally north-westwards to a point approximately one mile west of the divergences of the Santantadibe River and the Boroka River, being a point on the north bank of Chief’s Island; thence generally northwards, westwards and south-westwards following the periphery of Chief’s Island to the point where the Boro River impinges on the south bank of Chief’s Island about five miles north-east of the northern tip of Bokwe Island; thence following the northern bank of the Boro River generally south-eastwards to the point of commencement.

MOREMI CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 36)

    Commencing at Beacon “A” of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve the boundary follows the middle of the Khwai River generally in an easterly direction to its point of intersection with the eastern boundary of the Batawana Tribal Territory boundary at a point about eight miles northwest of Kudumane Village; thence due south following the said tribal boundary to its point of intersection with the parallel of south latitude 19? 20′; thence westwards following the said parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve; thence northwards following the said eastern boundary of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve to the point of commencement.

MEA CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 37)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the gate in the Makoba Cordon Fence where the fence is intersected by the road from Serowe to Rakops, the boundary runs generally north-eastwards following the Makoba Fence to a point in the middle of the gate at Ntane being a point in the middle of the direct road from Mosu to Serule via Tlalamabele; thence following the middle of the said road from Mosu to Serule generally south-eastwards via Tlalamebele to its junction with the middle of the main road from Francistown to Mahalapye at Serule Siding; thence generally southwards following the middle of the main road from Francistown to Mahalapye to a point approximately three miles south of Palapye being the junction of the Francistown to Mahalapye road and the main road to Rakops via Makoba; thence following the middle of the Rakops/Makoba main road via Serowe generally north-westwards to the point of commencement.

DUKWE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 38)

    Commencing at a point in the middle of the Ntane gate in the Makoba Cordon Fence, the boundary runs northwards and north-eastwards following the said Cordon Fence through Dukwe to its junction with the international boundary between Botswana and Zimbabwe at Maitengwe; thence generally eastwards and south-eastwards following the said international boundary to its junction with the western boundary of the North-East District Council at Gungwe; thence generally southwards following the western boundary of the North-East District Council to the point where it is intersected by the middle of the main road from Francistown to Palapye at Tonota Bridge; thence generally southwards following the middle of the said road from Francistown to Palapye to its junction with the direct road from Serule to Mosu at Serule Siding; thence following the middle of the direct road from Serule to Mosu to the point of commencement.

BAMANGWATO CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 39)

    The area of the Bamangwato Tribal Territory as defined under section 2 of the Tribal Territories Act (Cap. 32:03) which lies east of the Railway Line but excluding the Shashe Controlled Hunting Area (No. 12) referred to above.

NGWAKETSE CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA (NO. 40)

    Commencing at the intersection of the northern boundary of the Bangwaketse Tribal Territory with Longitude 24? 15′ 00″ east to the beacon of the said Tribal Territory at the intersection of Longitude 24? 15′ 00″ east with the parallel of Latitude passing 25 miles south of the centre of Khakhea Pan, thence north-westwards, westwards, northwards and south-eastwards following the boundary of the said Tribal Territory to the point of commencement.

Jwaneng Controlled Hunting Areas

    (a)    The Jwaneng Township

    (b)    Mine Lease Area

    (c)    Tribal land under the Ngwaketse Land Board.

FAUNA CONSERVATION (CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS FEES) ORDER

(under section 12(2))

(24th April, 1968)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

    PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Payment of permit fees to district councils

S.I. 35, 1968.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Controlled Hunting Areas Fees) Order.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Order “controlled hunting area” means a controlled hunting area as defined in the Declaration of Controlled Hunting Areas Order.

3.    Payment of permit fees to district councils

    The fees prescribed under the provisions of section 12(2) as read with section 101 of the Act for a permit to hunt in the controlled hunting area mentioned in the first column hereunder shall be payable to the District Council mentioned in relation thereto in the second column hereof—

First Column
Controlled Hunting Area

 

Second Column
District Council

Kachikau
Kasane
Masame
Mababe
Makalamabedi
Sepopa
Kuki West
Jao
Santantadibe
Maqwee
Chitabe
Khurunxarage
Kuki East

 

North West

Tamafupa
Boteti
Odeakwe
Nata
Sua Pan
Lebung

 

Central

Western Kgalagadi
Eastern Kgalagadi
Tsabong

 

Kgalagadi

Okwa
Anderssen’s Vlei

 

Ghanzi

 

FAUNA CONSERVATION (DRIVER-COURIERS) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(14th June, 1974)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATIONS

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Driver-couriers to be authorised

S.I. 85, 1974.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Driver-Couriers) Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “authorised officer” means the Director or any game officer deputed by the Director in writing to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations;

    “Director” means the Director of Wildlife and National Parks;

    “driver-courier” means any person who, for hire or reward, conducts any party of people in a motor vehicle or boat for the purposes of photographing or viewing animals, and includes the driver of a motor vehicle or boat containing such a party.

3.    Driver-couriers to be authorised

    (1) No person shall act as a driver-courier unless he is authorised in writing in that behalf by an authorised officer.

    (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P100 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.

FAUNA CONSERVATION (GENERAL) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(22nd August, 1980)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Forms

    3.    Form of distinctive mark on ivory and rhinoceros horn

    4.    Powers of honorary game officers

        Schedule

S.I. 111, 1980,
S.I. 38, 1982.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (General) Regulations.

2.    Forms

    The forms specified in the Schedule shall be used for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations.

3.    Form of distinctive mark on ivory and rhinoceros horn

    Ivory and rhinoceros horn marked under the provisions of section 67 of the Act at the Wildlife Department Office in the place specified in the first column hereunder shall bear the distinctive mark, stamped upon the ivory or horn, prescribed in relation thereto in the second column hereunder, and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with the number “001”—

First column

Second column

Francistown

FRANCISTOWN

Kasane

KASANE

Maun

MAUN

 

4.    Powers of honorary game officers

    Any person appointed as an honorary game officer under section 97(1) of the Act shall have all the powers that are conferred upon a game officer by the Act and any regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

Form 1
APPLICATION FOR IMPORT/EXPORT/RE-EXPORT PERMIT*

*(Delete as necessary)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

    I, …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

of (address including country) …………………………………………………………………….

hereby apply for a (type) ………………………………….. permit to ………………………….

the following species of *trophies/animals/meat from (address and country of origin) ..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Species
(scientific and common name)

Quantity

Description

Sex

Number, size and weight

Distinctive marks (if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Number of continuation sheets attached (if any) ………………………..

Declaration

    I declare that the *trophies/animals/meat in respect of which the permit is sought were obtained legally under a (type) ………………………………. permit,
No. ………………………… dated ……………………………… issued at ……………………..
……………………………………………………………….. and that the information contained in this application is correct in all respects.

…………………………………………………………
Signature of Applicant
(or his thumb-print)

Signed at ………………………………………….
Date ……………………………………………….

CERTIFICATE BY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

    This is to certify that the articles for which the ………………………….. permit is applied for were obtained legally and their …………………………… will be allowed.

Signature ………………………………

Place …………………………………..

Date ……………………………………

    This form complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

*(Delete as necessary)

Form 2
IMPORT PERMIT

(Duty not payable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. …………………………………………

1.    In terms of section 68 of the Fauna Conservation Act, permission is hereby granted to
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
to import into Botswana the following wildlife *trophies/animals/ meat from (name and address of sender, including country) which were *obtained/not obtained from the wild, *bred/not bred in captivity in the country of origin:

Species (scientific and common name)

Quantity

Description

Sex

Number, size and weight

Distinctive marks (if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

             Number of continuation sheets attached (if any) ………………………………

……………………………………………………….
Signature of holder of permit
(or his thumb-print)

(Official Stamp of the Department (Management Authority))

……………………………………………………….
Signature of Licensing Officer of the
Management Authority issuing the permit

Issued at ………………………………….

Date ………………………………………..

2.    This permit is valid for …………………………. months and expires on ………….. 20 ……..

**(Official Stamp of the Authority inspecting the imported items)

………………………………………………….
Signature of Inspecting Officer

    This form complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

*(Delete as necessary)
**(This stamp cancels this permit for further trade purposes and the permit shall be surrendered to the Management Authority of the importing country.)

Form 3
EXPORT PERMIT

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ………………………..

1.    In terms of section 68 of the Fauna Conservation Act, permission is hereby granted to ….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
to export to …………………………………………………………………………………………………
of (address to include country) …………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the following wildlife *trophies/animals/meat, which were *obtained/ not obtained from the wild, *bred/not bred in captivity in Botswana:

Species (scientific and common name)

Quantity

Description

Sex

Number, size and weight

Distinctive marks (if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Number of continuation sheets attached (if any) ……………………….

…………………………………………………………………
Signature of holder of permit (or his thumb-print)

Official Receipt
Item
Duty paid (if any): P

(Official Stamp of the Department Head**
(Management Authority))

 

 

 

………………………………………………………..
Signature of Licensing Officer of the
Management Authority issuing the permit

2.    This permit is valid for ………….. months and expires on …………………… 20 …………

(Official stamp of the Authority inspecting the items to be exported)

………………………………………………………
Signature of Inspecting Officer

    This form complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

*(Delete as necessary)
**(This stamp cancels this permit for further trade purposes and the permit shall be surrendered to the Management Authority of the importing country.)

Form 4
RE-EXPORT PERMIT

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ……………………..

1.    In terms of section 68 of the Fauna Conservation Act, permission is hereby given to …….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
to re-export the following wildlife *trophies/animals which were imported into Botswana under Import Permit No. …………………………………………………
by (name and address including country) ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Species (scientific and common name)

Quantity

Description

Sex

Number, size and weight

Distinctive marks
(if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Number of continuation sheets attached (if any) ………………………..

………………………………………………………………….
Signature of holder of permit (or his thumb-print)

Official Receipt
Item:
Duty paid (if any): P

(Official Stamp of the
Department Head
(Management
Authority))

 

 

………………………………………………………….
Signature of Licensing Officer of the
Management Authority issuing the permit

 

 

 

Issued at ……………………………….

Date …………………………………….

2.    This permit is valid for ……………… months and expires on …………………….. 20 …………..

**(Official stamp of the Authority inspecting the items for re-exportation)

…………………………………………………………….
Signature of Inspecting Officer

    This form complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

*(Delete as necessary)
** This stamp cancels this permit for further trade purposes and the permit shall be surrendered to the Management Authority of the exporting country.

 

Form 5
CONTINUATION SHEET
for *Import/Export/Re-export Permit

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ……………………

Species (scientific and common name)

Quantity

Description

Sex

Number, size and weight

Distinctive marks
(if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

………………………………………………………..
Signature of Applicant (or his thumb-print)

(Official Stamp of the Department Head (Management Authority))

……………………………………………………..
Signature of Licensing Officer of the
Management Authority issuing the permit

Date ……………………

 

 

 

 

    This form complies with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

*(Delete as necessary)

Form 6
BIRD LICENCE

(not transferable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ……………

    In terms of section 29 of the Fauna Conservation Act, a licence is hereby issued to …….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

to hunt, for a period of-

    *(a)    citizen/resident: one year from …………………………….. 20 ………………..

    *(b)    non-resident:* ……… days ……… months/one year from ……………. 20 ……………….
the game birds specified in the Third Schedule to the Act.

Fee paid: P

Receipt issued

Date ………………………..

…………………………………………………….
Signature of Licensing Officer

(Official Stamp
of the Department)

*(Delete as necessary)

Form 7
APPLICATION FOR A PROFESSIONAL GUIDE’S LICENCE

(not transferable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

    In terms of section 36 of the Fauna Conservation Act, I hereby apply for a Professional Guide’s Licence.

………………………………………………
Signature of Applicant

The applicant is requested to complete the following:

1.    Full name ………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.    Address ……………………………………………………………………………………………

3.    Are you a citizen/resident/non-resident of Botswana? ………………………………….

4.    If you are not a citizen, what is your nationality? …………………………………………

5.    What is your occupation? ……………………………………………………………………..

6.    Name and address of employer ………………………………………………………………

7.    Have you had any experience as a professional guide? If so, give details ………….

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8.    State the details of any firearms in your possession …………………………………….

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9.    State the district(s) in which you propose to operate as a professional guide …..

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

10.    Have you been convicted under any game law, arms and ammunition law or like law of any country? …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

11.    Are you conversant with the Fauna Conservation Act? ………………………………….

12.    State any other information which you consider relevant to this application ………..

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Date ……………………………. (Official Stamp of the Department)

 

Form 8
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE’S LICENCE

(not transferable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ………………

1.    In terms of section 36 of the Fauna Conservation Act, a licence is hereby issued to …….
………………………………… of ………………………………………………………………………..

    to act as a professional guide from ……………….. 20 ……. to ………………. 20 …………….
subject to the following conditions:

    (a)    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    (b)    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    (c)    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.    This form is valid until 31st December, ……………………….

Fee paid: P

Receipt issued

Date ………………………….

……………………………………………………..
Signature of Licensing Officer

(Official Stamp of
the Department)

 

Form 9
APPLICATION FOR A TROPHY DEALER’S LICENCE

(not transferable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. …………………..

    In terms of section 72 of the Fauna Conservation Act, I hereby apply for a Trophy Dealer’s Licence for my premises at ……………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………….
Signature of Applicant

The applicant is requested to complete the following:

1.    Full name ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.    Address …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.    Are you a citizen/resident/non-resident of Botswana? ………………………………….

4.    If you are not a citizen, what is your nationality? ………………………………………..

5.    What is your occupation? …………………………………………………………………….

6.    Name and address of employer ……………………………………………………………..

7.    Description of premises for which the licence is required ……………………………..

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.    What other trading licences do you hold? …………………………………………………

Date …………………………………………………….. (Official Stamp of the Department)

 

Form 10
TROPHY DEALER’S LICENCE

(not transferable)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

No. ……………………..

1.    In terms of section 72 of the Fauna Conservation Act, a licence is hereby issued to …….
………………………………………………. of ……………………………………………………….. for his fixed premises at ……………………………………………………………………. to carry on the business of a trophy dealer for one year commencing on the ……………………………… day of …………………………………………… 20 …………………………

2.    This licence is issued subject to the following conditions:

    (a)    …………………………………………………………………………………………….

    (b)    …………………………………………………………………………………………….

    (c)    …………………………………………………………………………………………….

Fee paid: P

Receipt issued:

Date …………………..

………………………………………………..
Signature of Licensing Officer

(Official Stamp of
the Department)

 

Form 11
IVORY REGISTER

(under section 75)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT
(Cap. 38:01)

* No. ……………

A.    PLACE AT WHICH IVORY IS PRODUCED: ……………………………………………………………

    Date ………………………………

Name of owner

Licence or Permit No. of owner


Description and weight

Distinctive mark and number issued


Remarks
(if any)

 

 

 

 

 

(Official Stamp of
the Department)

 

…………………………………………………………..
Signature of Authorised Officer

B. CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP

No. …………………..

    IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the ivory detailed above is the lawful property of …………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(Official Stamp of
the Department)

………………………………………………..
Signature of Authorised Officer

This form is to be completed in triplicate.
The original to be handed to the owner of the ivory.
One copy to be retained in the office at which the ivory is produced.
One copy to be submitted to the Chief Game Warden, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Gaborone.

*To be the same number

FAUNA CONSERVATION (COMPENSATION FOR DESTRUCTION OF LIVESTOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY) ORDER

(under section 49(6))

(28th November, 1980)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

    PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Payment of compensation for destruction of livestock, etc.

        Schedule

S.I. 135, 1980,
S.I. 16, 1981.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Compensation for Destruction of Livestock and Other Property) Order.

2.    Payment of compensation for destruction of livestock, etc.

    The amount of compensation payable to an owner whose livestock or other property has been destroyed by a predatory animal shall be the rate set out in the second column of the Schedule for the species of livestock or other property specified in relation thereto in the first column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE

 

P

 

Mature bull ………………………………………

200

 

Horse, ox, immature bull …………………….

150

 

Cow, tolly, heifer, mule ……………………….

100

 

Calf, foal …………………………………………

50

 

Ass, sheep, goat ………………………………

15

 

Crops …………………………………………….

20

maximum per acre

Other property ………………………………….

300

maximum depending on nature and value of property and degree of damage to the property

 

FAUNA CONSERVATION (MANNYELANONG GAME RESERVE) REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(1st January, 1986)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Designation of classes or descriptions of non-citizen residents

PART II
Open Season and Access to Game Reserve

    4.    Open season in Game Reserve

    5.    Entry to, exit from and presence within Game Reserve to be restricted

    6.    Fees

PART III
Conduct within Game Reserve

    7.    Conduct within Game Reserve

PART IV
Miscellaneous

    8.    Powers of authorised officers

    9.    Appeals

    10.    Provisions in relation to offences

        Schedule – Fees for Authorised Officer’s Entry Permit

S.I. 90, 1985.

PART I
Preliminary (regs 1-3)

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fauna Conservation (Mannyelanong Game Reserve) Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations—

    “ammunition” and “arms” have the meanings assigned to those expressions by the Arms and Ammunition Act (Cap. 24:01);

    “authorised officer” means any person for the time being holding, acting in or lawfully performing the functions of the public office of Director, Assistant Director, Regional Game Warden, Senior Game Warden, Game Warden, Game Officer, Senior Game Scout, Game Scout or Game Guard or any person designated in writing by the Director or Assistant Director as an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations;

    “designated resident” means any person belonging to any class or description of non-citizen residents of Botswana for the time being designated by the Minister under regulation 3;

    “Director” and “Assistant Director” mean the Director of Wildlife and National Parks and the Assistant Director of Wildlife and National Parks respectively;

    “Game Reserve” means the Mannyelanong Game Reserve referred to in the First Schedule to the Act;

    “night” means the period between half past six o’clock in the evening and half past six o’clock in the morning.

3.    Designation of classes or descriptions of non-citizen residents

    The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, designate for the purposes of these Regulations any class or description of non-citizen residents of Botswana.

PART II
Open Season and Access to Game Reserve (regs 4-6)

4.    Open season in Game Reserve

    The Game Reserve shall be open throughout the year.

5.    Entry to, exit from and presence within Game Reserve to be restricted

    (1) Subject to subregulation (2), no person, other than an authorised officer, shall—

    (a)    enter or be within the Game Reserve unless he holds a written permit issued by an authorised officer permitting him to enter and be within the Game Reserve; or

    (b)    enter the Game Reserve except through a point of entry designated as such by a notice-board of the Department or leave the Game Reserve except through a point of exit similarly so designated.

    (2) Subregulation (1) shall not apply in the case of a citizen of Botswana or designated resident whose purpose is, within that part of the Game Reserve outside the fenced off area, grazing livestock, collecting dead firewood or collecting wild fruits or other plant parts for human consumption or the preparation of traditional medicine.

    (3) No person, other than an authorised officer, shall enter or be within that part of the Game Reserve inside the fenced off areas unless he holds, in addition to a permit such as is referred to in subregulation (1)(a), a written permit issued by the Director permitting him to enter and be within that part of the Game Reserve.

    (4) In issuing a permit in terms of this regulation, an authorised officer or the Director, as the case may be, may attach thereto such conditions as he thinks fit and, where conditions are so attached, they shall be clearly set forth in the permit and the holder thereof shall at all times comply with those conditions.

    (5) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

6.    Fees

    (1) No authorised officer’s permit such as is referred to in regulation 5(1)(a) shall be issued unless the appropriate fee therefor set forth in the Schedule has been paid to an authorised officer:

    Provided that—

    (i)    where the permit is to be issued to the holder of a Director’s permit such as is referred to in regulation 5(3), the permit shall be issued free of charge; and

    (ii)    the Director may authorise the issue of a permit free of charge to a group of students or other persons engaged in a field education trip or scientific expedition or to a public officer in the performance of his duty as such.

    (2) Every Director’s permit such as is referred to in regulation 5(3) shall be issued free of charge.

PART III
Conduct within Game Reserve (reg 7)

7.    Conduct within Game Reserve

    (1) No person shall—

    (a)    remove from the Game Reserve or within the Game Reserve destroy, harm or damage any flora, avifauna or fauna or in any way disturb, molest or interfere with any living thing within the Game Reserve, except with the written permission of the Director:

            Provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit any such act by a citizen of Botswana or designated resident, within that part of the Game Reserve outside the fenced off area, which is directly incidental to his grazing livestock, collecting dead firewood or collecting wild fruits or other plant parts for human consumption or the preparation of traditional medicine;

    (b)    leave within the Game Reserve refuse of any kind unburied;

    (c)    light a fire within the Game Reserve, except with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (d)    cause any damage to any object of geological, ethnological, historical, archaeological or other scientific interest within the Game Reserve;

    (e)    remove from the Game Reserve any object such as is referred to in paragraph (d), except with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (f)    introduce any wild or domestic animal into the Game Reserve or permit any domestic animal to stray into the Game Reserve or introduce, otherwise than lawfully, vegetation into the Game Reserve, except with the written permission of an authorised officer:

            Provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the introduction by a citizen of Botswana or designated resident, into that part of the Game Reserve outside the fenced off area, of livestock for the purpose of grazing;

    (g)    destroy, harm, damage or deface any object, whether animate or inanimate, within the Game Reserve;

    (h)    remain in the Game Reserve at night, except with the written permission of an authorised officer; or

    (i)    convey into the Game Reserve or be in possession within the Game Reserve of any ammunition, arm, explosive, bow, arrow or spear or any form of trap, snare or poison or any other weapon or thing capable of being used to kill or capture any animal.

    (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

PART IV
Miscellaneous (regs 8-10)

8.    Powers of authorised officers

    (1) Where an authorised officer is of the opinion that any person—

    (a)    has contravened or attempted to contravene within the Game Reserve any provision of these Regulations or any other written law; or

    (b)    has behaved or is behaving within the Game Reserve in such a manner as to create or cause a nuisance or has acted or is acting in any way detrimental to the Game Reserve,

the authorised officer may give that person such direction, including a direction immediately to leave the Game Reserve, as he thinks reasonable in the interests of the proper ordering of the Game Reserve.

    (2) Every person to whom a direction has been given by an authorised officer under subregulation (1) shall comply therewith and any person who contravenes this subregulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

    (3) Any person to whom a direction has been given by an authorised officer under subregulation (1) to leave the Game Reserve shall not be entitled to any refund of fees paid in terms of these Regulations.

    (4) An authorised officer may refuse to issue a permit to enter and be within the Game Reserve to any person or group of persons who he has reason to believe will not comply or has not complied with these Regulations or for any other fit and proper reason in the interests of the effective running of the Game Reserve.

9.    Appeals

    (1) Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of an authorised officer to issue him with a permit to enter and be within the Game Reserve or by a direction given him by an authorised officer under regulation 8(1) to leave the Game Reserve may appeal therefrom to the Director.

    (2) In order to institute an appeal under subregulation (1), the appellant shall, within 14 days immediately following the day of the refusal or direction in question, lodge with the Director a written notice of appeal, dated and signed by the appellant, setting out the grounds thereof.

    (3) Before determining an appeal under subregulation (1), the Director may give both the appellant and the authorised officer in question a reasonable opportunity to make written and oral submissions to him.

    (4) After giving due consideration to any submissions made to him in terms of subregulation (3), the Director shall either confirm the refusal or direction in question or reverse the same and his decision shall be final.

10.    Provisions in relation to offences

    (1) In the case of a second or subsequent offence under these Regulations, the offender shall in every case be sentenced to a minimum fine of P300, with or without imprisonment.

    (2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under these Regulations, the court may order that any vehicle, aircraft or animal or any ammunition, arm, explosive, bow, arrow or spear or any trap, snare or poison or any other weapon or thing used in connection with the commission of the offence be forfeited to the State:

    Provided that if the Minister is satisfied that any such thing is not the property of the convicted person, he may, if he considers it expedient to do so, order the return thereof to the owner, under whatever conditions of return he may wish to impose.

    (3) Anything forfeited to the State under this regulation shall be disposed of as the Minister may direct.

SCHEDULE
FEES FOR AUTHORISED OFFICER’S ENTRY PERMIT

(reg. 6(1))

 

Citizen

Resident

Non-Resident

Persons of 16 years and over

P1 per day

P5 per day

P10 per day

Children under 16 and over four years

25t per day

P1 per day

P2 per day

Children of four years and under

Free

Free

Free

 

DECLARATION OF PRIVATE GAME RESERVE ORDER

(section 9)

(31st January, 1992)

S.I. 7, 1992,
S.I. 35, 2000.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Declaration of Private Game Reserve Order.

2.    Declaration of private game reserve

    The area of land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a private game reserve for the protection and preservation therein of all species of wild animal life indigenous to, or that were once indigenous to, that area, to provide an orphanage for orphaned, injured or confiscated wild animals and birds, and to make the area available under suitable management for purposes of education and tourism.

3.    Restrictions in respect of certain practices

    (1) Any breeding or cross-breeding scheme involving the introduction of wildlife species into the reserve, and the culling or capture of animals therein, shall be subject to the prior permission of the Director of Wildlife Conservation and National Parks, and to such terms and conditions as he may determine, or as may be prescribed by or under the Act.

    (2) Any development or arrangement of facilities for the purpose of breeding, putting on display, trading or rehabilitation of animals shall require the prior approval of the Director and be subject to such terms and conditions as he may determine or as may be prescribed by or under the Act.

    (3) Any permission, approval, or authorisation by the Director may be withdrawn at any time if, in his opinion, no reasonable or satisfactory steps have been taken to introduce good land and wildlife management practices, including the provision of adequate water facilities for the animals, or fire-breaks for the control of veldt fires.

SCHEDULE

(para 2)

MOKOLODI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE

    (a)    Remaining extent of Portion 11 of the farm Crocodile Pools 15 KO in extent …………………………………….808.0599 hectares

        Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 570/79 dated 9th. November, 1979, as described in Diagram DSL 15/ 1977 drawn by land surveyor W. Nieuwveld.

    (b)    Remaining extent of Portion 2 of the farm Traquair 10 KO in extent …………………………………………….. 895.8080 hectares

        Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 56/72 dated 7th. March, 1972, as described in Diagram SG 61/1940 drawn by land surveyor S. Moorcroft.

    (c)    Remaining extent of the farm Traquair 10 KO in extent ……………………..759.8822 hectares

        Being held under Deed and Transfer No. 573/79 dated 29th. November, 1979, as described in Diagram A 32/1926 drawn by land surveyor S. Moorcroft

    (d)    Portion 10 a Portion of Portion 6 of the farm Crocodile Pools No. 15 KO in extent………1329.4773 hectares

        Being held under Deed of Transfer No. 235/98 dated 4th March, 1998, as described in Diagram DSL No. 14/1977 drawn by land surveyor W. Nieuwveld.

 

CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS (FEES) ORDER

(under section 16(4))

(17th March, 1995)

S.I. 16, 1995.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Controlled Hunting Areas (Fees) Order.

2.    Controlled hunting area fees

    Any fees collected in accordance with the provisions of section 16(3) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (Cap. 38:01) shall be paid to the district council of the district in which the controlled hunting area concerned is situated:

    Provided that if the controlled hunting area concerned extends over more than one district the fees shall be divided equally between each of the districts concerned.

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (POSSESSION AND OWNERSHIP OF ELEPHANT TUSKS OR IVORY) REGULATIONS

(section 92)

(15th March, 1999)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Discovery of elephant tusks

    3.    Transfer of ivory

    4.    Ownership of ivory

        Schedule

S.I. 27, 1999.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation (Possession and Ownership of Elephant Tusks or Ivory) Regulations.

2.    Discovery of elephant tusks

    (1) A person who recovers an elephant tusk or any part thereof from any area whether obtained from activity such as hunting, culling, confiscation, problem animal control, finding of elephants that have died naturally or by any other means, shall mark it immediately with a temporary ivory registration label.

    (2) The temporary ivory registration label shall be in Form A of the Schedule.

    (3) Elephant tusks or any parts thereof, shall be delivered to the nearest Department of Wildlife and National Parks (hereinafter referred to as “DWNP”) district office within seven days of the discovery.

    (4) The elephant tusks or any part thereof shall have the temporary ivory registration label removed within 24 hours of such delivery, and shall be marked with an indelible ink or punch dies with a code number at the lip mark of the elephant tusk consisting of the last two digits of the year followed by capital letters of BW, a serial number and the code of the district office where the elephant tusk or any part thereof was found.

    (5) An ivory registration certificate in Form B of the Schedule shall be completed and securely affixed to the elephant tusk or any part thereof on top of the code number and the temporary ivory registration label shall be filed at the DWNP district office.

    (6) The particulars of the ivory registration certificate shall be entered into the DWNP district office ivory register in Form C of the Schedule.

    (7) After compliance with subregulation (6) the elephant tusk or any part thereof shall be locked into secure storage.

3.    Transfer of ivory

    (1) Ivory shall be transferred on a monthly basis from district offices to the national ivory store.

    (2) Such transfers of ivory referred to in subregulation (1) shall only be made if a receipt and issue voucher is used and the elephant tusks despatched shall be recorded.

    (3) At the national ivory store the details of the elephant tusks or any part thereof shall be entered into the national ivory register in Form D of the Schedule.

    (4) After complying with subregulation (3), the elephant tusks or any part thereof shall be securely locked into the storage.

4.    Ownership of ivory

    The Director may, if he or she is satisfied after such enquiry as he or she may consider necessary, return the elephant tusks to the person producing them together with a certificate of ownership in Form E of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Form A
TEMPORARY IVORY REGISTRATION LABEL

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

Label Number:

…………………………………………………………

Date of acquisition of tusk:

…………………………………………………………

Specific location where ivory found/elephant killed:

…………………………………………………………

Reason for acquisition of tusk: (cull, trophy, found, confiscated problem animal etc.)

…………………………………………………………

Sex of elephant (if known)

…………………………………………………………

Official document number: (hunting licence, case docket, occurrence book entry number, etc.)

…………………………………………………………

Remarks: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name (Print):……………………………………………….Signature………………………………………….

Date…………………………………………………………..

This Label is not valid for export

 

Form B
IVORY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Rev 63 B (Revised 1996)

Not Transferable

 

Certificate No.

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

Temporary Ivory Registration Label Number………………………………………………………………………..

PERMANENT TUSK NUMBER

 

Place of registration………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Date of registration…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tusk weight………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Curved tusk length (cm)………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Maximum tusk girth (cm)………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Sex of elephant (if known)……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Source of tusk……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Cull

 

    Operation date:

Problem animal

 

    Occurrence book entry number:

Trophy

 

    Licence number:

Found

 

    Occurrence book entry number:

Confiscated

 

    Case docket number:

Other (specify)

 

 

Location where ivory found/elephant killed……………………………………………………………………………

Name of Licensing Officer (Print)……………………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer……………………………………………………………………………………………

ID. Of Licensing Officer…………………………………Date of Licence issue:……………………………………

This certificate is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature

 

Form C
BOTSWANA DISTRICT IVORY REGISTER

Year:

Tusk number

Ivory Registration Certificate Details

Despatch details

Date marked

Weight

Length

Girth

Sex

Source (cull, found, trophy etc)

Country of Origin

Notes

Licences No. (if trophy)

Owner (if trophy

Despatch date

Destination

Gen 12 No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form D
BOTSWANA NATIONAL IVORY REGISTER

Year:

Tusk number

Ivory Registration Certificate Distribution

Receipt of Ivory

Despatch details

Date sent

Destination

Gen 12 No.

Receipt confirmed

Date received

Sender

Gen 12 No.

Weight

Origin of Ivory (cull, found trophy etc

Notes

Despatch date

Destination

Gen 12 No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form E
IVORY OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 67(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (Cap. 38:01) an ivory

ownership certificate is issued to:…………………………………………………………………………….

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No: ……………………………………….. Age: ………….. Male/Female …………….

Occupation:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

to possess………………………….tusk(s) of elephants weighing……………………………kilograms.

Certificate issued by:…………………………………………………………….. at……………………………

Signature of Licensing Officer……………………………..I.D. No……………………..Date……………..

This certificate is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s Signature

 

 

NATIONAL PARKS AND GAME RESERVES REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(1st April, 2000)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Management Plan for National Parks and Game Reserves

    3.    Management plan

PART III
Entry into and Movement within the National Parks and Game Reserves

    4.    Entry and movement

    5.    Fees payable

PART IV
Facilities within National Parks or Game Reserves

    6.    Designation of facilities

    7.    Permanent and non-permanent lodges

    8.    Mobile operator sites

    9.    Public camp ground

    10.    Wilderness camp sites

    11.    Observation hides

    12.    Day use facilities

    13.    Roads and tracks

    14.    Wilderness trails

    15.    Airstrips

    16.    Boat moorings

    17.    Walking areas

    18.    Community use zones

    19.    Information centres

    20.    Training facility

    21.    Educational group camp sites

    22.    Staff housing and administrative infrastructure

    23.    Other facilities

    24.    Offence

PART V
Means of Travel within a National Park or Game Reserve

    25.    Means of travel

    26.    Motor vehicles

    27.    Aircraft

    28.    Boats

    29.    Water sports

    30.    Fishing

    31.    Walking

    32.    Other means of travel

    33.    Offence

PART VI
Tour Operations

    34.    Tour operator

    35.    Professional guide

PART VII
Archaeological and Cultural Sites

    36.    Archaeological and cultural sites

PART VIII
General Conduct within National Parks and Game Reserves

    37.    General conduct

    38.    Use of firewood

    39.    Filming and research

    40.    Arms and ammunition, etc

    41.    Control programmes of animal and plants

    42.    Offence and penalty

PART IX
Miscellaneous

    43.    Nuisance or misbehaviour

    44.    Issue of an entry permit

    45.    Hunting rights

    46.    Issue of warning

    47.    Application of Regulations

    48.    Non-liability

    49.    General penalty

        First Schedule – Schedule Fees Structure for National Parks and Games Reserve

        Second Schedule – Aspects to be Covered in the Management Plan

        Third Schedule – Specifications for Non-permanent Structures

        Fourth Schedule – Opening and Closing Hours

        Fifth Schedule – Warning for Professional Guide

        Six Schedule – Warning to Non-Professional Offender

S.I. 28, 2000,
S.I. 64, 2006,
S.I. 3, 2021,
S.I. 64, 2023.

PART I
Preliminary (regs 1-2)

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “approved litter bin” means a bin provided by the DWNP in a national park or game reserve for the disposal of litter;

    “boat mooring” means any location at which a boat, other than a dugout canoe, may be secured for a period longer than one day and may include a jetty;

    “day” means the period of time between the opening and closing hours provided in the Fourth Schedule for a national park or game reserve for a particular part of the year;

    “designated reservations office” means any office designated by the Director as an office at which reservations for facilities within the national parks and game reserves may be made;

    “Director” means the Director of DWNP;

    “DWNP” means the Department of Wildlife and National Parks;

    “harass” means to hunt or in any way significantly disturb or alter wildlife habitat;

    “land authority” means a land board established under the Tribal Land Act (Cap. 32:02) or an authorised person under the State Land Act (Cap. 32:01) whichever may be applicable;

    “lodge operator” means a person operating an enterprise or activity for which a valid tourism enterprise licence permitting the offer of fixed accommodation has been issued under the Tourism Act (Cap. 42:09);

    “management plan” means a management plan prepared and approved for each national park or game reserve under regulation 3;

    “sunrise and sunset hours” in relation to a national park or game reserve, means the opening and closing times provided in the Fourth Schedule;

    “Officer-in-Charge” means the wildlife officer who shall perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by regulation 3(5);

    “reservation voucher” means a reservation voucher in the form determined by the Director;

    “tourism enterprise licence” means a licence issued under the Tourism Act permitting the operation of a tourism enterprise; and

    “veld products” means non-domesticated, vegetative biological resources that may be used for construction, medical, food and cultural activities.

PART II
Management Plan for National Parks and Game Reserves (reg 3)

3.    Management plan

    (1) The Director shall cause to be prepared for each national park and game reserve, a management plan, to cover the aspects of development and management of the national park or game reserve set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

    (2) The Director shall approve, in writing and by initialling each page, a management plan made under subregulation (1) within 60 days of the official completion of the management plan.

    (3) Any part of the management plan may be substituted at any time if so approved by the Director.

    (4) A management plan prepared for a game reserve or national park on tribal land shall be approved by the Director and the appropriate Land Board, and signed by the Chairman of the Land Board to indicate approval.

    (5) The Officer-in-Charge is responsible for the implementation of, and shall be guided by, the management plan for the national park or game reserve unless directed otherwise by the Director.

    (6) In the absence of a management plan, the development and management of the national park or game reserve shall be guided by the draft management plan for the national park or game reserve, where such exists, or the instructions of the Director where such draft does not exist.

    (7) A management plan for a national park or game reserve may be reviewed as and when required, but shall be subject to a comprehensive review at least every five years.

PART III
Entry into and Movement within the National Parks
and Game Reserves (regs 4-5)

4.    Entry and movement

    (1) No person shall enter or be within a national park or game reserve unless he is in possession of a valid entry permit issued by the Officer-in-Charge.

    (2) A person entering a national park or game reserve shall pay such fee as is specified in the First Schedule.

    (3) An entry permit, or any other permit that may be issued in respect of a national park or game reserve, shall be issued subject to the conditions contained in these Regulations and such other conditions as may be endorsed therein in writing by the Director or the Officer-in-Charge.

    (4) Except where authorised by the Officer-in Charge, no person shall enter or leave a national park or game reserve other than through a point of entry or exit, declared by the Director by notice in the Gazette and identified as such through a notice or a sign.

    (5) No person, under 18 years of age, shall enter a national park or game reserve unless he is accompanied by a person of 18 years of age or older.

    (6) A person entering or in a national park or game reserve may be required by a wildlife officer to produce proof of identity, age or residential status, professional guides licence or tourism enterprise licence or vehicle weight, and any person unable to produce the required documentation shall be charged a fee at a full non-resident rate or the heaviest vehicle category as applicable.

    (7) A person entering a national park or game reserve shall register the required details in the register provided at the designated entry point and any person failing to register may be prohibited from entering the national park or game reserve.

    (8) In the interests of maintaining densities of visitors within the carrying capacities or some other ground specified in the management plan, the Director or the Officer-in-Charge may restrict entry to a national park or game reserve to persons holding valid reservations for specified lodges, camp sites or other facilities or may restrict the number of persons without such reservations entering a national park or game reserve.

    (9) A national park or game reserve shall be open to the public throughout the year:

    Provided that the management plan or the Officer-in-Charge in charge of the national park or game reserve through a written instruction displayed at designated entry points, may declare the whole or part of the national park or game reserve closed for a specific period, in the interests of public safety or for the management of natural resources or for administrative reasons.

    (10) No person shall enter a national park or game reserve or move outside a designated lodge, campsite or observation hide or overnight camp in a designated walking area within the national park or game reserve between the sunset and sunrise hours set out in the Fourth Schedule except where—

    (a)    an employee of the Government acts in the execution of his official duties and is in possession of a valid authorisation in writing from the Officer-in-Charge of the national park or game reserve;

    (b)    a person is participating in an approved night game viewing drive in the company of a professional guide licensed to conduct such night game viewing drives in an area designated in the management plan as a night driving area and returns to the designated lodge, camp site or observation hide by 22.00 hours evening time; or

    (c)    a person holds a valid authorisation in writing from the Officer-in-Charge in charge of the national park or game reserve; or

    (d)    a person holds a filming permit or research permit endorsed for filming or research activities during such hours.

    (11) No person shall, within a national park or game reserve, deposit litter in any place except in an approved litter bin and where a litter bin is not provided, the litter shall be removed from the national park or game reserve.

    (12) In this regulation, “observation hide” means any facility designated as an observation hide in the management plan as provided for under regulation 6.

5.    Fees payable

    (1) The payment of fees listed under the First Schedule shall not apply to the following—

    (a)    persons to whom a waiver or a free entry permit has been issued by the Director upon application;

    (b)    persons in the employment of the Government, who with the written permission of the Officer-in-Charge, enter or reside in a national park or game reserve in the execution of their official duties;

    (c)    persons in transit through a national park or game reserve on a designated route;

    (d)    members of communities living adjacent to the national park or game reserve identified as such in writing by the appropriate traditional authority, where the issue of a free permit has been authorised in writing by the Officer-in-Charge;

    (e)    duly authorised visits of groups of students and others engaged in field trips;

    (f)    employees of tour operators, researchers and their assistants, where the issue of a free permit has been authorised in writing by the Officer-in-Charge:

        Provided that professional guides and employees of tour operators who are citizens shall be exempt from payment of fees under the Schedule;

    (g)    husbands, wives and children of those resident in a national park or game reserve.

    (2) An organised group associated with—

    (a)    Botswana based educational institutions visiting the national parks or game reserves for educational purposes shall pay 50% of the entry fees listed for citizens; or

    (b)    non-Botswana based educational institutions visiting the national parks or game reserves for educational purposes shall pay 50% of the entry fees listed for residents.

    (3) The Director or the Officer-in-Charge may waive or reduce any of the fees listed in the First Schedule for a person or an organised group if deemed to be appropriate for the purposes of education, promotion, research and in the interest of wildlife, wildlife conservation, the DWNP or the nation.

    (4) In calculating any of the fees payable for a national park or game reserve, each day’s entry or residence or use of a facility shall be counted as one day irrespective of whether such entry or residence or use is only for part of the day.

    (5) A person shall only use a facility that permits overnight stays in a national park or game reserve after he has obtained a valid reservation voucher for such facility from a designated reservation office:

    Provided that this subregulation shall not apply to any permanent or non-permanent lodge operated by a corporate entity under a direct lease with an appropriate land authority.

    (6) Any fees payable for the use of facilities permitting overnight stays, shall be paid in full within 30 days of a reservation being made at a designated reservation office, failing which the reservation shall lapse.

    (7) There shall be no refund of any of the fees paid in accordance with subregulation (6) irrespective of whether the reservation is not or only partially used.

    (8) Any fees payable for overnight stays shall be deemed to include any sales tax that may be levied in accordance with the appropriate legislation.

    (9) In this regulation, “researcher” means a person or persons in possession of a valid research permit from the Office of the President and permitted to undertake research in a national park or game reserve by the Director.

    (10) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

PART IV
Facilities within National Parks or Game Reserves (regs 6-24)

6.    Designation of facilities

    (1) Subject to subregulation (2) and (5), no person shall enter or have access to any part of a national park or game reserve that is not a facility designated as such under subregulation (3).

    (2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the following persons may enter any part of a national park or game reserve—

    (a)    a wildlife officer in the execution of his official duties;

    (b)    an official on Government duty who is in possession of a valid written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge; or

    (c)    a person holding a valid permit issued by the Director upon payment of fees set out in the First Schedule to carry out research, filming, photography, other art work or specialised activity and if that permit is endorsed for operation outside designated facilities.

    (3) Facilities within the national parks and game reserves shall include—

    (a)    permanent lodges;

    (b)    non-permanent lodges;

    (c)    mobile operator sites;

    (d)    public camp grounds;

    (e)    wilderness camp sites;

    (f)    observation hides;

    (g)    day use facilities;

    (h)    roads and tracks;

    (i)    wilderness trails;

    (j)    airfields;

    (k)    boat moorings;

    (l)    walking areas;

    (m)    community use areas;

    (n)    information centres;

    (o)    training facility;

    (p)    educational group camp sites; and

    (q)    DWNP staff camp; office; workshop or stores area and other administrative infrastructure.

    (4) All facilities listed in subregulation (3) shall be designated as such in the management plan for each national park or game reserve.

    (5) Where an approved management plan does not exist, the management of the national park or game reserve shall be guided by a draft management plan.

    (6) Each facility in a national park or game reserve shall be identified as such by a notice, sign or marker.

    (7) The Officer-in-Charge may, through a written instruction at designated entry points or by erecting a notice, sign or barrier, close the whole or part of any facility for a specific period, in the interests of public safety, for maintenance or rehabilitation purposes, for the management of natural resources or for administrative reasons.

    (8) Subregulation (6) shall not apply to a facility held or operated under a lease or management contract with the appropriate land authority or the DWNP unless with the prior, written, agreement of the holder of such lease or management contract.

    (9) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

7.    Permanent and non-permanent lodges

    (1) A permanent lodge shall provide accommodation for not less than 24 guests.

    (2) A permanent lodge may be constructed with materials of a permanent nature and may include above ground masonry.

    (3) A non-permanent lodge shall comply with the specifications for a non-permanent structure set out in the Third Schedule.

    (4) A non-permanent lodge shall provide accommodation for not more than 24 guests, unless specified otherwise in the management plan.

    (5) The Director shall, prior to the initial construction of a permanent lodge or non-permanent lodge, or any alteration in the structures or operation thereof, approve the following in writing—

    (a)    architectural designs and operational plans which operational plans may include—

        (i)    details of ownership;

        (ii)    financing;

        (iii)    staffing; and

        (iv)    staff training and localisation programmes;

    (b)    staff housing, ablutions and amenities;

    (c)    workshops and storage;

    (d)    water supplies including boreholes, wells, pumps and generators, swimming pools, sprinkler and other watering systems and sewage disposal;

    (e)    subject to subregulation (1) and (4) guest numbers and services to be offered; and

    (f)    any other structures, facilities or activities proposed including, but not limited to, observation hides, airstrips, game viewing roads and waste disposal.

    (6) A permanent lodge or a non-permanent lodge shall be constructed at a site designated as such by the management plan for the national park or game reserve.

    (7) All non-combustible litter shall be collected in an approved scavenger-proof structure situated within the designated permanent or non-permanent lodge site and shall be removed from the national park or game reserve by the lodge operator.

    (8) Combustible litter may be burned within a permanent or non-permanent lodge site in an incinerator of a design approved by the Director.

    (9) An operator of a permanent or non-permanent lodge shall protect guests and staff from dangerous animals and may construct an electrified fence approved by the Director.

    (10) The DWNP may recover the cost of any problem animal control from the operator of a permanent or non-permanent lodge if the Officer-in-Charge is satisfied that the problem animal control is due to any action or negligence on the part of such operator, including the unauthorised provision of water or feed for animals.

    (11) If an operator of a permanent or non-permanent lodge vacates a site for whatever reason, he shall dismantle all structures and facilities thereof and rehabilitate that site at his own expense, without compensation, to the satisfaction of the Officer-in-Charge, within a period specified by the Director:

    Provided that the Director may direct that such structures shall remain, in which case they shall become the property of the State without compensation.

    (12) Subregulation (11) shall apply to any structures or facilities in existence in a national park or game reserve at the time of proclamation of these regulations or constructed thereafter, irrespective of whether such structures or facilities were constructed with the permission of the Director or not:

    Provided that this subregulation shall not apply where an existing lease or management contract with the appropriate land authority or the DWNP precludes the dismantling of such structures or facilities, or their transfer of ownership without compensation.

    (13) In this regulation, “problem animal control” means an activity undertaken to deter, capture or lethally remove game animals whose behaviour is causing, or threatening to cause, harm to people or damage to property.

8.    Mobile operator sites

    (1) A mobile operator site shall be located at a site designated for this purpose in the management plan or approved in writing by the Officer-in-Charge:

    Provided that the number of mobile operator sites, and their capacities, in each zone of the national park or game reserve shall not exceed the number and capacity specified in the management plan.

    (2) A mobile operator site shall be occupied by a tour group which shall—

    (a)    be conducted by holders of a tourism enterprise licence issued under the Tourism Act (Cap. 42:09) and permitting the provision of off-site accommodation as described in the First Schedule thereof;

    (b)    be accompanied by a licensed professional guide; and

    (c)    hold a valid reservation voucher for the site, issued by a designated reservations office.

    (3) No person shall occupy a mobile operator site unless he pays a fee specified in the First Schedule.

    (4) The Director may authorise a person or an organisation representing the users of mobile operator sites, in writing, to issue reservation vouchers for mobile operator sites.

    (5) A licensed mobile operator may be refused reservations for mobile operator sites, public camp sites and other facilities, if more than five warnings as provided for under regulation 35(9) have been issued, within a 12 month period, to a professional guide conducting tours for the mobile operator.

    (6) A mobile operator site shall be demarcated by a central marker and the camp site shall contain tents, parked motor vehicles, equipment, toilets and fires.

    (7) All tents, vehicles, equipment, toilets, fires and foot tracks within a mobile operator site shall be within a radius of 50 metres of the central marker.

    (8) A mobile operator site shall be occupied by not more than 20 persons including staff and not more than three motor vehicles.

    (9) No person shall erect any structure on a mobile operator site other than a tent.

    (10) The structures within a mobile operator site shall be temporary and all signs of occupation, apart from vehicle tracks and footprints, shall be removable within a period of six hours.

    (11) A mobile operator shall not occupy a mobile operator site for more than six consecutive nights.

    (12) A mobile operator site shall be vacated by 1100 hours in the morning on the day of departure.

    (13) All litter shall be removed from a mobile operator site and shall be deposited in an approved litter bin or shall be removed from the national park or game reserve.

    (14) Pit latrines of the mobile operator site shall measure 35 x 35 in centimetres in width and a minimum of one metre in depth.

    (15) A pit latrine shall be refilled with earth prior to vacation of the mobile operator site.

    (16) A mobile operator may set up a camp fire within a mobile operator site and shall ensure that—

    (a)    the camp fire does not destroy or endanger vegetation, game animals, people or property;

    (b)    the camp fire is, prior to the vacation of the site, fully extinguished; and

    (c)    all ashes from the campfire are buried in a pit latrine provided for under subregulation (14) prior to the vacation of the site.

    (17) In this regulation, “mobile operator” means an enterprise or activity for which a valid tourism enterprise licence permitting off-site operations has been issued under the Tourism Act (Cap. 42:09).

9.    Public camp ground

    (1) A public camp ground shall be located at a site designated for this purpose by the management plan.

    (2) No person shall occupy a site at a public camp ground unless he holds a valid reservation voucher for the site issued by a designated reservations office and has paid the camping fee listed in the First Schedule.

    (3) The total visitor capacity of a public camp ground shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (4) Each public camp ground shall consist of marked camping sites.

    (5) Each camping site within a public camp ground shall have a maximum capacity of users, including staff, as specified in the management plan.

    (6) A mobile operator shall not occupy a site within a public camp ground for more than six consecutive days at a time and shall remove the camp, all staff and vehicles from the public camp ground at the end of the period of reservation:

    Provided that upon the expiration of six consecutive days of occupying the site within the public camp ground, the mobile operator shall not occupy another site within the public camp site.

    (7) Mobile operators shall not occupy more than half of the camping sites in a public camp ground.

    (8) The staff of the mobile operator shall be included in the total number of persons occupying sites in the public camp ground provided that they shall not, subject to subregulation (9), be charged the camping fees specified in the First Schedule.

    (9) Where the staff of a mobile operator occupy a site within a public camp ground without guests, the mobile operator shall be charged camping fees as if the same number of guests were occupying the site during the same reservation period.

    (10) All litter shall be placed in an approved litter bin or shall be removed from the public camp ground and the national park or game reserve.

    (11) A guest shall use the ablution or toilet facilities provided and approved by the management plan:

    Provided that where ablution or toilet facilities are not provided, guests may use pit latrines as specified in regulation 8(14), which pit latrines shall be refilled with earth prior to vacating the campsite.

    (12) Where a guest wishes to set up a camp fire he shall do so in the fireplace provided within a public camp ground and shall ensure that the campfire—

    (a)    does not destroy vegetation or cause danger to wild animals, people or property; and

    (b)    is completely extinguished prior to the vacation of the site.

    (13) Where a fireplace is not provided, a guest may set up a camp fire anywhere else within the public camp ground.

10.    Wilderness camp sites

    (1) A wilderness camp site shall be located at an area designated for that purpose in the management plan or in writing by the Officer-in-Charge.

    (2) No person shall occupy a wilderness camp site unless he holds a valid reservation voucher for the site issued by a designated reservations office and upon payment of a wilderness camp site fee set out in the First Schedule.

    (3) A mobile operator shall not occupy a wilderness camp.

    (4) The number of wilderness camp sites in a zone shall not exceed the number specified for the zone in the management plan for the national park or game reserve.

    (5) Notwithstanding subregulation (4), the Officer-in-Charge may designate additional wilderness camp sites in the national park or game reserve for a period not exceeding one month at a time for the use of persons holding authorisations under regulation 4(10)(a), (c) or (d) and may waive any of the subregulations hereunder except for subregulations (6), (7), (8) and (9).

    (6) The management plan shall specify the maximum number of persons and motor vehicles which may occupy a wilderness camp site.

    (7) A wilderness camp site shall—

    (a)    be demarcated by a central marker;

    (b)    comprise of an area of 30 metre radius of the central marker; and

    (c)    within this 30 metre radius therein contain all tents, motor vehicles, walking tracks and other equipment.

    (8) No person shall, within a wilderness camp site, erect any structure other than a tent and such a tent shall be temporary and all signs of occupation shall be removable within a period of three hours.

    (9) A wilderness camp site shall be vacated by 1100 hours in the morning of the day of departure.

    (10) No person shall dig a rubbish pit or bury litter in a wilderness camp site and all litter shall be removed from the site by the occupant upon departure.

    (11) Any litter so removed from the wilderness camp site shall be deposited in an approved litter bin or shall be removed from the national park or game reserve.

    (12) Where a pit latrine is not provided within a wilderness camp site, pit latrines as specified in regulation 8(14) shall be constructed by the occupier.

    (13) A pit latrine shall be refilled with earth prior to vacation of the wilderness camp site.

    (14) A user of a wilderness camp site may set up a camp fire within a wilderness camp site and shall ensure that the campfire—

    (a)    does not destroy vegetation or cause danger to wild animals, people or property; and

    (b)    is, prior to the vacation of the site, completely extinguished.

    (15) In this regulation, “wilderness camp site” means a site, without facilities except for a pit latrine, designated for purposes of camping.

11.    Observation hides

    (1) An observation hide shall be constructed in accordance with the approved designs and at locations specified in the management plan.

    (2) No person shall occupy an observation hide unless he is a holder of a valid entry permit into the national park or game reserve in which the observation hide is located between the hours of sunrise and sunset set out in the Fourth Schedule.

    (3) No person shall occupy an observation hide between the hours of sunset and sunrise set out in the Fourth Schedule, unless he holds a valid reservation voucher for staying overnight at the observation hide issued by a designated reservations office and is in the company of a professional guide:

    Provided that the facility may be closed by the Officer-in-Charge in the interests of public safety, management of natural resources or for administrative reasons.

    (4) The maximum number of persons who may occupy an observation hide shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (5) In using an observation hide all persons shall—

    (a)    park their vehicles in the designated parking places provided; and

    (b)    walk from the designated parking places to the observation hide on the designated walkways.

    (6) No person shall, in using an observation hide, make any noise that may cause any disturbance to either guests or game animals.

    (7) A guest shall only make use of approved toilet facilities provided at the observation hide or at another designated facility.

    (8) No person shall cook or make a camp fire within or adjacent to an observation hide:

    Provided that a simple gas appliance may be used to heat water or a cooked meal.

    (9) No person shall, in the use of an observation hide—

    (a)    deposit litter in any place other than an approved litter bin; or

    (b)    dig a rubbish pit or bury litter in or near an observation hide.

    (10) Where a litter bin is not provided, all litter shall be removed from the observation hide and deposited in an approved litter bin or removed from the national park or game reserve.

12.    Day use facilities

    (1) Day use facilities shall be constructed at locations and in accordance with designs set out in the management plan.

    (2) A day use facility may consist of toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces, litter bins and parking places.

    (3) No person shall occupy a day use facility between the hours of sunrise and sunset set out in the Fourth Schedule unless he is a holder of a valid entry permit to the national park or game reserve:

    Provided that a person shall leave the day use facility in time to exit the national park or game reserve or return to a facility designated for overnight stays and for which he holds a valid reservation voucher before the sunset hours of the national park or game reserve.

    (4) No person shall, while occupying a day use facility—

    (a)    disembark from a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a dangerous animal; or

    (b)    move outside a radius of 100 metres of his vehicle.

    (5) No person shall, while occupying a day use facility, make such noise as to cause disturbance to either game animals or guests or erect any structures.

    (6) A person shall make use of approved toilet facilities provided at the day use facility or at another designated facility.

    (7) A person may cook food using firewood in fireplaces, if so provided, or by the use of a gas stove and he shall ensure that no danger is caused to vegetation, wild animals or property and if using firewood, that the fire is fully extinguished before he leaves the day use facility.

    (8) No person shall, in the use of a day use facility—

    (a)    deposit litter in any place other than an approved litter bin; or

    (b)    dig a rubbish pit or bury litter in or near a day use facility.

    (9) Where no approved litter bin is available in a day use facility all litter shall be removed from the day use facility and the national park or game reserve.

    (10) In this regulation, “dangerous animal” means an animal specified as such in the Ninth Schedule of the Act.

13.    Roads and tracks

    (1) Roads and tracks shall be constructed or used in locations designated for this purpose in the management plan and roads or tracks not designated shall be closed by the display of signs, notices or the construction of an appropriate barrier and shall be rehabilitated.

    (2) The Officer-in-Charge may erect signs or notices or construct appropriate barriers to indicate the closure of a road or track in accordance with regulation 6(7).

    (3) Except as provided in regulation 4(10), no person shall drive a motor vehicle off a designated road or track.

    (4) The management plan or the Officer-in-Charge may designate a road or track as suitable only for four wheel drive motor vehicles, which designation shall be indicated by means of a sign or notice.

    (5) No person shall drive a two wheel drive motor vehicle on a road or track designated as suitable only for a four wheel drive motor vehicle as provided for under subregulation (4) without a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

    (6) A management plan may provide for, or the Officer-in-Charge may by way of erecting a notice at entrance points of the national park or game reserve designate, a road or track as a transit road.

    (7) A person who uses a transit road shall be exempted from payment of fees if the person does not leave the transit road during his travel on it throughout the national park or game reserve.

    (8) The Officer-in-Charge may authorise members of a community adjacent to the national park or game reserve to use a transit road or track in the national park or game reserve whether the roads or tracks is not designated as transit roads.

    (9) The Officer-in-Charge may, within a national park or game reserve, close any transit road, main road or public road considered as such under the Public Roads Act (Cap. 69:04) between the hours of sunset and sunrise set out in the Fourth Schedule, or such other times as deemed necessary, by means of a sign, notice or barrier.

    (10) No person shall—

    (a)    disembark from a motor vehicle at a point along a road or track unless there is, in the interests of public safety from a dangerous animal, a clear view of the surroundings at the point of disembarkation or the vehicle is within a designated facility or parking area other than a road or track;

    (b)    disembark from a motor vehicle along a road or track within 100 metres of a dangerous animal;

    (c)    when disembarking from a motor vehicle along a road or track, walk away from a motor vehicle for more than 25 metres, provided that there is no dangerous animal in the vicinity; or

    (d)    make up a fire or leave any litter when disembarking along a road or track.

    (11) In this regulation, “transit road” means a road or track designated as a transit road under these regulations for the conveyance of persons or goods or both through a national park or game reserve along the shortest practical route.

14.    Wilderness trails

    (1) Roads and tracks within a national park or game reserve may be designated as wilderness trails by the management plan or by the Officer-in-Charge through a display of a notice at the designated entry points to the national park or game reserve.

    (2) The number of wilderness trails shall not exceed the numbers specified for the national park or game reserve in the management plan.

    (3) A person who uses a wilderness trail shall—

    (a)    not disembark from a motor vehicle within the vicinity of a dangerous animal or walk within 100 metres of a dangerous animal;

    (b)    follow the designated wilderness trail;

    (c)    not make any fire unless he is within an area designated for camping; or

    (d)    not deposit litter in any place other than an approved litter bin nor dig a rubbish pit or bury litter in or near a wilderness trail and the national park or game reserve.

    (4) No person shall enter a wilderness trail area except—

    (a)    an officer of DWNP in the execution of his official duties;

    (b)    a public officer in execution of his official duties and holding a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge;

    (c)    a person who holds a valid reservation voucher for the wilderness trail issued by a designated reservations office and has paid the applicable fees specified in the First Schedule; or

    (d)    a person who holds a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

    (5) The number of groups that may be issued with permits for a wilderness trail at any one time by designated reservations offices shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (6) The minimum and maximum number of persons or vehicles in any one group for a wilderness trail shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (7) Overnight camping along a wilderness trail is permitted under the conditions set out for wilderness camp sites in regulations 10(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) at the locations specified in the management plan and the camp site need not be demarcated by a central marker:

    Provided that the Officer-in-Charge may issue instructions concerning the location of campsites along a wilderness trail, which instructions shall form part of the reservation voucher for the wilderness trail.

15.    Airstrips

    (1) Airstrips shall be constructed or used in locations designated for this purpose in the management plan and airstrips not so designated shall be closed by the display of a sign or notice or the construction of an appropriate barrier and shall be rehabilitated.

    (2) Any person who lands or parks an aircraft on an airstrip within a national park or game reserve shall pay the fee as provided for in the First Schedule.

    (3) No person shall keep an aircraft on an airstrip within a national park or game reserve for more than five consecutive days, without a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

    (4) No person shall construct any structure or leave any motor vehicle, fuel, oils or other materials on an airstrip within a national park or game reserve without a written authorisation from the Director.

16.    Boat moorings

    (1) A boat mooring shall be located at sites designated in the management plan or at locations approved in writing by the Officer-in-Charge.

17.    Walking areas

    (1) Areas within a national park or game reserve may be designated as walking areas by the management plan or by the Officer-in-Charge through a display of a notice at the designated entry points to the national park or game reserve.

    (2) The management plan or the Officer-in-Charge may further designate any walking area as an accompanied walking area or an unaccompanied walking area:

    Provided that where no such designation is made the area shall be an accompanied walking area.

    (3) The number of walking areas shall not exceed the numbers specified for the national park or game reserve in the management plan.

    (4) A person who uses an unaccompanied walking area shall—

    (a)    park his motor vehicle in an area designated for parking motor vehicles;

    (b)    not disembark from a motor vehicle or walk within 100 metres of a dangerous animal;

    (c)    follow the designated walking trail;

    (d)    not make any noise that may cause any disturbance to either guests or game animals; and

    (e)    not make any fire or leave any litter.

    (5) No person shall enter an accompanied walking area except—

    (a)    an officer of DWNP in the execution of his official duties;

    (b)    a public officer in execution of his official duties and holding a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge;

    (c)    a person who holds a valid reservation voucher for the area issued by a designated reservations office and has paid the applicable fees specified in the First Schedule and is in the company of a professional guide licensed for this activity; or

    (d)    a person who holds a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

    (6) The number of groups that may be issued with permits for an accompanied walking area for any one day by a designated reservations office shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (7) The maximum number of persons in any one group for an accompanied walking area shall not exceed six, excluding the professional guide, staff of the company that operates the tour and any wildlife officers that may accompany the group.

    (8) A professional guide or, while accompanying a professional guide, an assistant guide licensed to conduct tours in an accompanied walking area, may carry a firearm of 30.06 calibre or larger and a minimum of ten rounds of ammunition while on such tour in a national park of game reserve, and for this purpose an authorisation to introduce the firearm into the national park or game reserve and to carry it in the walking area while on a tour shall be deemed to be included in the guides licence issued by the Director and permitting to conduct walking tours.

    (9) The professional guide shall be responsible for the safety of all persons participating in a tour conducted by him in an accompanied walking area.

    (10) Overnight camping is permitted under the conditions set out for wilderness camp sites in regulations 10(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) and the camp may be located anywhere within a designated accompanied walking area and need not be demarcated by a central marker:

    Provided that the Officer-in-Charge may issue instructions concerning the location of campsites in an accompanied walking area, which instructions shall form part of the reservation voucher for the walking area.

    (11) No person shall drive a motor vehicle into a walking area without a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

18.    Community use zones

    (1) The management plan for a national park or game reserve may designate an area as a community use zone.

    (2) Community use zones shall be for the use of designated communities living in or immediately adjacent to the national park or game reserve.

    (3) Community use zones may only be used to conduct commercial tourism activities and for the sustainable use of veld products but not for any form of hunting unless otherwise provided for under these Regulations.

    (4) The management plan or the Officer-in-Charge may restrict or permit an activity in a community use zone if deemed necessary for administrative or management purposes or for purposes of ensuring the sustainable use of the natural resources within a community use zone.

    (5) The DWNP may charge a fee for the collection or use of any veld products, including firewood, the amount of which shall be determined by the Director in consultation with the affected communities.

19.    Information centres

    (1) Information centres shall be constructed at locations designated for this purpose in the management plan.

    (2) In the use of an information centre within a national park or game reserve, no person shall—

    (a)    park a motor vehicle except in a parking area designated for parking motor vehicles in the management plan;

    (b)    disembark from a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a dangerous animal or walk within 100 metres of a dangerous animal;

    (c)    walk outside the designated paths;

    (d)    remove from or deface any display or exhibit in the information centre;

    (e)    make any noise that may cause any disturbance to either guests or game animals; and

    (f)    make any fire or leave any litter.

20.    Training facility

    (1) A training facility shall be located at sites designated for this purpose by the management plan, and at such other sites as the Officer-in-Charge may authorise, in writing, for a period not exceeding three months.

    (2) The structure of a training facility shall comply with the provisions of the Third Schedule.

    (3) Any programme of activities to be carried out at a training facility within a national park or game reserve shall follow a timetable approved in advance in writing by the Officer-in-Charge.

    (4) The organiser of a DWNP training programme or activity shall submit to the Officer-in-Charge a schedule of activities to be carried out not later than two weeks before the activities take place.

    (5) For the purpose of this regulation “training facility” means a site within a national park or game reserve to be used for the practical training of participants of training programmes run by the DWNP.

21.    Educational group camp sites

    (1) Educational group camp sites shall be located at sites designated for this purpose by the management plan:

    Provided that a wildlife officer may make a written authorisation for an educational group camp site to be located at other sites for a period not exceeding three months.

    (2) The structure of an educational group camp site shall be in accordance with the Third Schedule unless otherwise specified in the management plan.

    (3) Any programme of activities to be carried out using an educational group camp site within a national park or game reserve shall follow a timetable approved in advance by the Officer-in-Charge.

22.    Staff housing and administrative infrastructure

    Staff housing and administrative infrastructure for government departments, shall be constructed at locations specified by the management plan and to designs approved by the Director:

    Provided that structures complying with the provisions of the Third Schedule may be constructed and used for periods not exceeding three months upon written authorisation by the Officer-in-Charge.

23.    Other facilities

    Except as provided in this Part, no other facilities may be constructed or used in a national park or game reserve:

    Provided that the Director may give prior written authorisation for the construction or use of other facilities if, in his opinion, such facilities are for the benefit of the national park or game reserve.

24.    Offence

    Any person who contravenes any of the provision of this Part shall be guilty of an offence.

PART V
Means of Travel within a National Park or Game Reserve (regs 25-33)

25.    Means of travel

    (1) A person may enter into or travel within a national park or game reserve by means of—

    (a)    a motor vehicle;

    (b)    an aircraft;

    (c)    a boat;

    (d)    riding a horse, camel, donkey or other animal approved by the Director; or

    (e)    walking on foot.

26.    Motor vehicles

    (1) No driver of a motor vehicle shall drive a motor vehicle into a national park or game reserve unless the motor vehicle provides adequate protection to the passengers.

    (2) No person shall ride on the roof or roof rack of a motor vehicle.

    (3) Where a person contravenes the requirements of subregulations (1) and (2) the person concerned shall be required to comply with reasonable directions to leave the national park or game reserve as may be given by a wildlife officer.

    (4) The number of motor vehicles permitted in a particular zone or area shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (5) No person shall drive or cause to be driven a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 kilometres an hour within a national park or game reserve:

    Provided that this subregulation shall not apply to a tarred public road traversing a national park or game reserve and designated as a transit route, in which case motor vehicle speeds shall not exceed 80 kilometres per hour.

    (6) No person shall drive or cause to be driven a motor vehicle in a national park or game reserve between the hours of sunset and sunrise as set out in the Fourth Schedule unless under exceptions of regulation 4(10).

    (7) No person shall drive or cause to be driven a motor vehicle in such a way as to harass a wild animal or disturb other persons within a national park or game reserve.

    (8) No person shall drive or cause to be driven a motor vehicle in a national park or game reserve unless he is issued with a permit for a motor vehicle and the applicable fee specified in the First Schedule has been paid to a wildlife officer authorised to receive such fee for the national park or game reserve for which the fee is intended:

    Provided that such fees shall not be payable if the owner or driver of the vehicle has been exempted from paying entry fees as provided for under regulations 5(3) or 13(7).

    (9) If a wildlife officer issuing a permit for a motor vehicle determines that the weight of the vehicle is greater than the weight declared by the owner or user of the vehicle, then the fee for the permit shall be the fee applicable to the next higher weight category than that declared by the applicant, unless the owner or user proves otherwise.

27.    Aircraft

    (1) No person shall fly or permit to be flown an aircraft at less than 1,500 feet above ground level in a national park or game reserve except—

    (a)    at the time an aircraft is landing or taking off and within five kilometres of the airstrip; or

    (b)    prior written permission has been granted to the person by the Officer-in-Charge for such flying.

    (2) No person shall fly or permit to be flown or land or permit to be landed a balloon, helicopter or microlight over or in a national park or game reserve for the purposes of game viewing, recreation or research without the prior written authorisation from the Director which authorisation may contain any conditions including areas which may be flown over, take off and landing sites, flying height or time of day.

    (3) Nothing in subregulations (1) and (2) shall apply to an aircraft, helicopter or microlight flown on official duty by the DWNP or for security purposes.

    (4) No aircraft shall land in any place within a national park or game reserve except at a designated airstrip or in accordance with subregulations (2), (3) and regulation 15.

    (5) No person shall use an aircraft in a national park or game reserve between the hours of sunset and sunrise as set out in the Fourth Schedule unless in under exceptions of regulation 4(10).

28.    Boats

    (1) No person shall use or enter into a national park or game reserve by boat unless—

    (a)    the boat is occupied by persons who hold a valid permit for the national park or game reserve issued at a designated point of entry;

    (b)    the boat is occupied by persons who are employees of the Government acting in the execution of their official duties as employees of the Government and are in possession of a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge;

    (c)    the boat is occupied by persons who hold an authorisation in writing from a wildlife officer;

    (d)    the permit for the boat to enter the national park or game reserve issued and the fee specified in the First Schedule has been paid to a wildlife officer authorised to receive such fee for the national park or game reserve for which the fee is intended.

    (2) The management plan or the Officer-in-Charge may designate, through a display of notices—

    (a)    waters in the national park or game reserve, open or closed for boating or for a particular type of boat;

    (b)    sites which shall serve as boat mooring points and points of embarkation and disembarkation.

    (3) The number and type of boats permitted in a particular area shall be as specified in the management plan.

    (4) No person shall bring a boat into or shall cause a boat to be brought into a national park or game reserve, unless in accordance with a permit issued by the Department of Water Affairs.

    (5) No person shall use an inflatable boat or rubber dinghy within a national park or game reserve except if approved by the management plan or the Officer-in-Charge.

    (6) No person who uses a boat on the waters of a national park or game reserve, shall harass or allow the boat to harass an animal or damage vegetation or cause damage to the banks of the waters on which the boat is used.

    (7) No person shall use a boat in a national park or game reserve between the hours of sunset and sunrise as set out in the Fourth Schedule unless in under exceptions of regulation 4(10).

    (8) In this regulation, “boat” means any floating vessel used for the purpose of transportation, storage or habitation.

29.    Water sports

    (1) No person shall engage in a water sport within a national park or game reserve except in a swimming pool at a designated permanent or non-permanent lodge the construction of which has been approved in writing by the Director.

    (2) In subregulation (1), “water sport” in terms of these regulations includes swimming, water skiing, snorkelling, scuba diving and any other sporting activities that take place on, in or under water.

30.    Fishing

    No person shall fish in any waters in a national park or game reserve except in an area designated in the management plan as an area for fishing by members of an adjacent community and in compliance with conditions contained in a written authorisation issued by the Officer-in-Charge.

31.    Walking

    (1) No person shall walk on foot or alight from a motor vehicle, boat or aircraft within a national park or game reserve except if the person is—

    (a)    employed by the Government in the execution of his official duties;

    (b)    within a facility, other than a road or track, listed under regulation 6 or under circumstances of regulation 13(10);

    (c)    holding a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge;

    (d)    walking under the conditions set out in regulation 17(5);

    (e)    gathering firewood;

    (f)    involved in an emergency;

    (g)    a member of a designated community residing within a community use zone; or

    (h)    permitted to use a transit road through a national park or game reserve in accordance with regulation 13(8).

    (2) For purposes of this regulation, “emergency” in relation to movement within a national park or game reserve, means—

    (a)    a mechanical breakdown of a motor vehicle, boat or aircraft;

    (b)    an accident involving a motor vehicle, boat or aircraft;

    (c)    the loss of traction of a motor vehicle; and

    (d)    a serious medical condition.

32.    Other means of travel

    (1) The other means of travel within the national park or game reserve shall be by means of riding a horse, camel, or donkey or other animal approved by the Director.

    (2) No person shall travel by other means of travel in terms of subregulation (1) in a national park or game reserve except in areas designated for this purpose by the management plan and the person is in possession of a written authorisation from the Officer-in-Charge.

33.    Offence

    Any person who contravenes any provision of this Part shall be guilty of an offence.

PART VI
Tour Operations (regs 34-35)

34.    Tour operator

    (1) A tour operator entering or operating within a national park or game reserve shall be in possession of an appropriate and valid tourism enterprise licence issued under the Tourism Act (Cap. 42:09).

    (2) A person who enters the national park or game reserve with the assistance of a tour operator shall be accompanied by a professional guide:

    Provided that this subregulation shall not apply when the person is a passenger on an aircraft used to transfer the person into or out of a national park or game reserve.

    (3) A professional guide shall hold a licence issued under section 43(3) of the Act and the motor vehicle or boat carrying guests of a tour operator shall be driven or propelled by a professional guide.

    (4) Any motor vehicle, power boat or aircraft operated by a tour operator within a national park or game reserve shall display a company logo on each side measuring at least 30 centimetres width, of which a copy of the company logo shall be lodged with the Director.

    (5) Any motor vehicle operated by a tour operator may enter a national park or game reserve upon payment of the fee listed in the First Schedule on condition that each occupant of the motor vehicle holds a valid reservation voucher at any one of the facilities listed in the management plan.

    (6) Where any one or more of the occupants of a motor vehicle, operated by a tour operator, do not hold a reservation voucher for any of the facilities listed in the management plan, the motor vehicle shall hold and display an annual permit issued by the designated reservations office.

    (7) For purposes of this regulation, “tour operator” means a person who for hire or reward—

    (a)    brings, or causes another person to be brought, into a national park or game reserve;

    (b)    operates a permanent or non-permanent lodge within a national park or game reserve; or

    (c)    drives a motor vehicle or propels a boat that carries more than five passengers excluding the driver, within the national park or game reserve, unless the occupants are members of his family.

    (8) In subregulation (7), “family” means a spouse and children.

35.    Professional guide

    (1) If a professional guide contravenes the Act, the Regulations or any other law, the professional guide may be issued with a warning by a wildlife officer in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule.

    (2) Any professional guide who receives a warning under subregulation (1) may appeal in writing against the warning to the Director within 14 days of the date of issue of the warning.

    (3) The Director may, at his sole discretion, having received and taken into consideration a written report from the issuing wildlife officer cancel or confirm the warning.

    (4) Where the Director cancels the warning in terms of subregulation (3) he shall notify the Officer-in-Charge of the cancellation of the warning, giving reasons for the cancellation.

    (5) A professional guide who receives two warnings within one calendar year or who is convicted of an offence under the Act or the Regulations shall have his professional guides licence withdrawn by the Director for such period as the Director may determine.

PART VII
Archaeological and Cultural Sites (reg 36)

36.    Archaeological and cultural sites

    (1) The management plan may, in liaison with the Department of National Museum and Art Gallery, designate sites of archaeological or cultural interest as archaeological or cultural sites, which sites may be declared to be national monuments under the Monument and Relics Act (Cap. 59:03).

    (2) No person shall enter a designated archaeological or cultural site except under the following conditions—

    (a)    the person is a public officer acting in the execution of his duties as an employee of the Government and is in possession of an authorisation in writing from the Officer-in-Charge;

    (b)    the person is an employee of the DWNP or the Department of National Museum and Art Gallery acting in the execution of his duties;

    (c)    the person is in the company of a professional guide having an authorisation in writing from the Officer-in-Charge to visit such sites; or

    (d)    the person is in possession of an authorisation in writing from the Officer-in-Charge.

PART VIII
General Conduct within National Parks and Game Reserves (regs 37-42)

37.    General conduct

    (1) No person shall within a national park or game reserve—

    (a)    remove or destroy any flora, fauna or avifauna, or any part thereof either living or dead, or in any way hunt, harass, disturb or molest any living thing except under regulations 18(3), 30 and 38 or with the written authorisation of the Director;

    (b)    cause any damage to or disturb any object of geological, ethnological, historical, archaeological or other scientific interest or, remove any such objects from the national park or game reserve unless with the written permission of the Director;

    (c)    introduce any wild or domestic animal, or any fish or any vegetation, or permit any domestic animal to stray in the national park or game reserve, except with the written permission of the Director or as provided for under these regulations;

    (d)    cut, damage, destroy, or deface any tree or other vegetation or any other animate or inanimate object without the written authorisation of the Officer-in-Charge;

    (e)    wilfully or negligently cause a veld fire;

    (f)    erect or modify any building, structure or facility, except with the written authorisation of the Director and any structure, building or facility not so constructed or modified may be demolished without compensation;

    (g)    leave any moveable property and any property so left may be confiscated and sold by order of the Director;

    (h)    offer goods or services for sale or trade except as approved in writing by the Director as part of the operational plan of a permanent or non-permanent lodge;

    (i)    bury, burn or leave any refuse of any kind except in accordance with the written instructions from the Officer-in-Charge or as provided for under these regulations;

    (j)    light any fire or leave any such fire unextinguished except as provided for under these Regulations;

    (k)    leave any materials capable of causing a fire;

    (l)    operate any radio or electronic equipment for the reproduction of sound or use any mechanical device which creates sound, in a manner likely to disturb another person or the animal life in the national park or game reserve except the normal use of motor vehicle, an aircraft or a boat; or

    (m)    interfere in any way with or feed or provide food or water for any animal except as may be authorised in writing by the Director or where any provision of food or water by the DWNP is necessary for the survival or management of animals.

38.    Use of firewood

    (1) The use of firewood in national parks or game reserves shall be limited to cooking in public camp grounds, mobile operator sites, day use facilities, wilderness camp sites, walking areas, training facilities, educational group camp sites, DWNP staff camp sites and for minor social purposes in permanent or non-permanent lodges.

    (2) Firewood shall not be used for water heating or cooking in permanent or non-permanent lodges.

    (3) Firewood may be collected within a national park or game reserve at any location along a road or track but not within one kilometre of any other designated facility.

    (4) The Officer-in-Charge may, by erecting a notice at the points of entry of the national park or game reserve, prohibit the collection of firewood along certain roads or tracks or sections thereof.

    (6) A person may, for the purpose of collecting firewood, alight from a motor vehicle but may not move more than 50 metres from the motor vehicle.

    (7) Subject to regulation 18, members of communities within or immediately adjacent to the national park or game reserve may enter any part of that national park or game reserve zoned as a community use zone by the management plan in order to collect firewood which may be sold to guests entering the national park or game reserve or staying overnight at a public camp site.

    (8) In this regulation, “firewood” means wood which is both dead and fallen and which can be removed without the use of tools.

39.    Filming and research

    (1) No person shall, within a national park or game reserve, conduct research or take photographs or make films, whether cine, video or television and whether in digital format or not, for reward or as part of his employment, except as authorised in writing by the Director upon payment of the fees set out in the First Schedule:

    Provided that the Director may, upon application made and in circumstances where he considers it justified, reduce or waive the payment of such fees.

    (2) Any authorisation provided under subregulation (1) may contain conditions under which the filming or research is permitted including areas where filming or research may be done, the times of day when filming or research may be done, the duration of the permit and any other conditions or restrictions that are deemed necessary by the Director.

    (3) Any vehicles that participate in research or filming permitted under this regulation shall be clearly and legibly marked on the sides with the name of the project or company, the words “FILMING VEHICLE” or “RESEARCH VEHICLE”, as applicable, on the side and rear and the words “DO NOT FOLLOW” on the rear.

    (4) The filming or research permit may waive these requirements under subregulation (3).

    (5) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) or (3) or any of the conditions on the authorisation as provided for under subregulation (2) shall be guilty of an offence and may in addition to the penalty provided for under regulation 42, have his research or filming permit withdrawn by the Director.

40.    Arms and ammunition, etc.

    (1) No person, other than a wildlife officer, shall convey into a national park or game reserve, or be in a national park or game reserve in possession of, any arms, ammunition, explosive, trap or poison or any other weapon or device capable of use in the killing, maiming or capturing of any animal or plant:

    Provided that a professional guide or assistant guide may carry a firearm in a walking area as provided for under regulation 17.

    (2) The Officer-in-Charge may issue a written authorisation for any person to carry a sealed firearm in transit through the national park or game reserve.

    (3) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any member of the armed forces of Botswana in the execution of their duties in a national park or game reserve.

    (4) In this regulation—

    “arms and ammunition” has the meaning assigned to it under the Arms and Ammunition Act (Cap. 24:01);

    “explosive” has the meaning assigned to it in the Explosives Act (Cap. 24:02);

    “other weapon” means a bow, arrow, spear or any form of weapon or object which may be used to kill, maim or capture animals; and

41.    Control programmes of animal and plants

    The management plan may provide for or the Director may, in the national interest, authorise, in writing, employees of any other department of Government to carry out control programmes of animal or plants within a national park or game reserve.

42.    Offence and penalty

    A person who contravenes any provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P10 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months in default of payment.

PART IX
Miscellaneous (regs 43-50)

43.    Nuisance or misbehaviour

    (1) A person who behaves in such a manner as to create a nuisance or acts in any way detrimental to the interests of the national park or game reserve or commits an offence under these regulations shall comply with any reasonable direction, including a direction to leave the national park or game reserve, as may be given by a wildlife officer.

    (2) In the event of being directed to leave the national park or game reserve under subregulation (1) such person shall not receive any compensation for any fees paid for entry or accommodation and may appeal to the Director within 14 days of such decision for a refund of fees.

44.    Issue of an entry permit

    (1) A wildlife officer may refuse to issue an entry permit for or may refuse entry into a national park or game reserve to a person or group of persons whom he has reason to believe has or have contravened or may contravene the provisions of the Act or these Regulations or for any other good and proper reason in the interests of the effective management of the national park or game reserve.

    (2) A person who is refused entry into a national park or game reserve under subregulation (1) shall not be refunded any fees paid under these Regulations and such person may appeal to the Director within 14 days of such decision for a refund of fees.

45.    Hunting rights

    (1) Persons resident in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve at the time of the establishment of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, or persons who can rightly lay claim to hunting rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, may be permitted in writing by the Director to hunt specified animal species and collect veld products in the game reserve and subject to any terms and conditions and in such areas as the Director may determine:

    Provided that hunting rights contained herein shall be by the means specified by the Director in the permit by those persons listed therein.

    (2) The meat and trophies of any animal killed under circumstances of subregulation (1) shall be used for the consumption of the holder of a written authorisation from the Director, or his dependants and may not otherwise be disposed of or sold unless a written authorisation to do so from the Director is obtained.

46.    Issue of warning

    Any person who contravenes any provisions of these Regulations may be issued with a warning by a wildlife officer which shall be in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule.

47.    Application of Regulations

    (1) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to the Gaborone Game Reserve, the Maun Game Reserve, the Francistown Game Reserve, the Mannyelanong Game Reserve, the Nnywane Dam Game Reserve, or to any private game reserve or sanctuary.

    (2) These regulations shall apply to the Gemsbok National Park unless provided for otherwise in the regulations that may be made.

48.    Non-liability

    The Department of Wildlife and National Parks and the Government of Botswana shall not be liable for injury or death to any person or damage to his property while using any facilities, sojourning, residing or participating in activities in a national park or game reserve.

49.    General penalty

    Any person who is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, the penalty for which has not been stipulated, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P10 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years or to both.

FIRST SCHEDULE
FEE STRUCTURE FOR NATIONAL PARKS AND GAME RESERVES

(Regulations 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 26, 28, 34 and 39)

I.    FEES FOR PARKS/ RESERVES, CAMPING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES1

 

CATEGORY A PARKS/RESERVES (CHOBE AND MOREMI ONLY)

CATEGORY B PARKS/RESERVES (ALL OTHER PARKS/RESERVES)

Description

Citizen

Resident/SADC National

Non- resident

Citizen

Resident

Non- resident

A.    PARK/RESERVE FEES

P

P

P

P

P

P

1.    Private visitors, per person per day2

30

205

270

20

145

190

2.    Clients of Botswana Tour operators per person per day3

20

145

190

15

100

135

3.    Professional guides and staff of Botswana Tour Operators per person per annum4

N/A

1400

N/A5

N/A

1400

N/A5

B.    CAMPING FEES

4.    Camping fee per person per night6

20

45

60

15

30

40

C.    SPECIAL ACTIVITIES7

5.    Camping at wilderness campsite per person per night8

75

190

250

55

135

175

6.    Overnight stay at observation hide per person per night8

80

210

280

55

145

195

7.    Participation in walking safaris in designated area per person per day

80

210

280

55

145

195

8.    Use of wilderness trail per person per day

80

210

280

55

145

195

9.    Participation in animal back safaris

160

420

560

110

290

390

10.    Participation in night game viewing drives

80

210

280

55

145

195

D.    RESEARCH/FILMING ACTIVITIES

11.    Filming application fees, all filming/ research classifications

3495

17475

34955

N/A

N/A

N/A

12.    Research application fees

100

250

500

N/A

N/A

N/A

13.    Research per person per month or part thereof (Composite fees)9

875

1750

3495

N/A

N/A

N/A

14.    Filming: commercial still photography, documentaries per person per week or part thereof (Composite fees)9

435

875

3495

N/A

N/A.

N/A

15.    Filming: Advertising, feature films per person per week or part thereof (Composite fees)9

3495

6990

17475

N/A

N/A

N/A

16.    Extension of filming permits, all filming classification

1750

8740

17475

N/A

N/A

N/A

17.    Extension of research permit per annum

50

125

250

N/A

N/A

N/A

18.    Private visitors per person per day

20

75

200

10

25

50

19.    Camping fees per person per night

60

120

200

20

50

100

20.    Rental of facilities

175

700

2500

N/A

N/A

N/A

II.    FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. AIRCRAFTS AND BOATS10

DESCRIPTION

CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

ALL OTHER PARKS/ RESERVES

Botswana registered

Foreign registered

Botswana registered

Foreign registered

A.    MOTOR VEHICLES

1.    Motor vehicles under 3500 kg, private per day11

30

115

20

75

2.    Motor vehicles under 3500 kg, commercial per day11

40

250

30

200

3.    Caravans or Trailers, private or commercial per day11

15

00

10

40

4.    Motor vehicles under 3500kg, commercial annual fee11

187512

N/A13

150013

N/A13

5.    Motor vehicles between 3 500 and 7000 kg per day11 supply / utility vehicles are vehicles that are used for the supply of lodges and camps situated In national parks or game reserves, but not for the transport of persons unless they are staff of a tour operator.14

500

1000

500

1000

6.    Motor vehicles between 3500 and 7000 kg, supply utility, annual fee

3000

N/A13

3000

N/A13

7.    Motor vehicles more than 7000 kg, per day11

800

1500.

800

1500

B.    AIRCRAFT AND BOATS

8.    Aircraft per day

100

350

100

350

9.    Aircraft annual fee

300011

600015

300011

600015

10.    Boat, power per day

30

N/A13

30

N/A13

11.    Boat, power annual fee

3000

N/A13

3000

N/A13

SECOND SCHEDULE
ASPECTS TO BE COVERED IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN

(Regulation 3)

A management plan shall, at a minimum, cover the following-

1.    An introduction which shall contain:

    1.1    reference to the creation of the national park or game reserve and description of its current boundaries;

    1.2    objectives for the national park or game reserve;

2.    Zoning of the national park or game reserve for purposes of:

    2.1    resource management, with limits to the acceptable change for soils, water, vegetation and animal populations;

    2.2    physical developments, with specifications for each zone of types and quantities of physical developments permitted, including, but not limited to:

        (a)    roads, tracks, firebreaks, airfields, bridges;

        (b)    administrative structures, e.g. houses, offices, workshops, stores, entrance gates;

        (c)    water supplies both for domestic purposes and animal watering; and

        (d)    sewage and litter management facilities;

    2.3    community use zones;

3.    Designation of tourism facilities and activities with particular reference to:

    3.1    Zoning for tourism facilities and activities, with specifications for each zone of:

        (a)    density of roads;

        (b)    density of motor vehicles per kilometre of road;

        (c)    total number of motor vehicles permitted;

        (d)    the allocation of the number of motor vehicles to each category of user;

        (e)    types of activities permitted (i.e. day driving, night driving, walking, power boating, mekore poling, etc.);

        (f)    numbers, locations, and capacities of tourist facilities (i.e. non-permanent lodges, mobile operator sites, public camp grounds, wilderness camp sites, observation hides, wilderness trails, day use facilities, accompanied walking areas etc.);

4.    Locations of DWNP facilities including:

    4.1    Numbers and locations of DWNP facilities comprising of:

        (a)    staff camps;

        (b)    entrance gates;

        (c)    information centres;

        (d)    educational group camp sites; and

        (e)    training facilities.

5.    Staff of DWNP including:

    5.1    Staff numbers, ranks, functions and locations.

6.    Filming and photography with particular reference to:

    (a)    The number of filming groups and filming vehicles that may be permitted in a sub zone within a national park or game reserve.

7.    Management and administration including:

    (a)    policies on controlled burning, road maintenance, use of artificial watering points, etc;

    (b)    recurrent budgets, administrative procedures, equipment, etc.

8    Park Outreach:

    (a)    policies on community consultation, education and information in relation to the management and development of the National Park or Game Reserve.

 

THIRD SCHEDULE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR NON-PERMANENT STRUCTURES

(Regulations 7, 20, 21, 22)

1.    There shall be no masonry at or above ground level.

2    Removal masonry septic tanks shall be constructed.

3.    Grey-water soakaways for showers and sinks shall be used except in high water-table locations where all effluent shall be in sealed tanks and evacuated by sludge bowsers.

4.    All floors shall be of packed soil or of wooden decking with removable metal frames for decking. Floors of these types may be covered with linoleum or matting.

5.    Floors of workshop areas shall be protected with plastic sheeting or other similar protective matter, to prevent soaking into the soil of fuels and oils.

6.    Construction may be of poles, reed and thatch and tents may be used.

7.    Any generators or pumps shall be inaudible at 50 metres range and shall be mounted on timber frames.

8.    No exotic plants, exotic animals, domestic stock or pets are permitted on a non-permanent structure.

 

FOURTH SCHEDULE
OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS

(Regulations 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 28)

All national parks and game reserves

1 April – 30 September

1 October – 31 March

Open

06.00

05.30

Close

18.30

19.00

 

FIFTH SCHEDULE
WARNING FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDE

(Regulation 35(1))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

Date: ………………………………

 

Part 1: To be completed by DWNP Officer

Name of Offender (Professional Guide):

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Identity of the Offender:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name of Company:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address of the Company:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In terms of regulation 35(1) of the National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations, you are hereby warned to have contravened the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act and National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations in that you were observed-

…………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

On (date) ………………………………. at (time) ……………………………………………… at (location)

………………………………………………………………………………….

In (Park/Reserve) ………………………………………………………….. by (Officer’s name in capital)

…………………………………………………………..

………………………. Signature of Officer: ………………………….. Rank: ………………………………

You are reminded that such action is an offence in terms of the above-mentioned act and you are hereby warned that if you are observed committing the same offence again, you will be prosecuted accordingly. It should be noted that a copy of this warning notice will be forwarded to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Headquarters for retention on your Professional Guide File and this could adversely influence the renewal of your licence.

Part 2: To be completed by the offender

I have read and acknowledge the correctness of the facts detailed above.*

Name in capital letters: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Telephone Number: (Bus) ………………………………. (Res) ……………………………………………..

Identity: ………………………………………………….

Date: …………………………………………

Company: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

*Please Note:

    (a)    The Offender has the right to appeal to the Director of Wildlife and National Parks (P.O. Box 131 Gaborone) within 14 days of issue.

    (b)    If the Offender refuses to sign, he/she will be taken to the nearest Police Station and prosecuted under the Act.

Distribution:    (1)    The Offender

            (2)    The Company

            (3)    DWNP Headquarters

            (4)    Tourism Industry Licensing Board

            (5)    Park/Reserve file

 

SIXTH SCHEDULE
WARNING TO NON-PROFESSIONAL OFFENDER

Rev 63 B (Revised 1996)

 

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

(Regulation 46)

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

 

Date: …………………………..

 

Part 1: To be completed by DWNP Officer

Name of Offender: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

ID/Passport No.: …………………………………… Vehicle Registration No.: …………………………..

Address of the Offender: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In terms of regulation 46 of the National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations you are hereby warned to have contravened the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act or the National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations in that you were observed:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

on (date) ………………………………………… at (time) …………………………………………………….

at (location)………………………………………………………

In (Park/Reserve) …………………….. by (Officer’s name in capitals) …………………………………..

……………………………….. Signature of Officer: …………………….Rank: …………………………….

You are reminded that such action is an offence in terms of the above-mentioned act and you are hereby warned that if you are observed committing the second offence, you will be evicted from the National Park or Game Reserve without refund of any unused portion of fees paid. You may also be prosecuted accordingly and banned from future use of Botswana’s National Parks and Game Reserves.

 

Part 2: To be completed by the Offender

I have read and acknowledge the correctness of the facts detailed above. *

Name in capital letters: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Telephone Number: (Bus) …………………..(Res) ………………………..Identity: ……………………..

Date: ……………………………………………….

 

GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(29th December, 2000)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Entry into and Movement within the Gemsbok National Park

    3.    Requirement of entry permit

    4.    Times of entry

    5.    Written authority to be shown

    6.    International boundary

PART III
Means of Travel within Gemsbok National Park

    7.    Means of transport

    8.    Motor vehicles

    9.    Aircraft

PART IV
General Conduct within Gemsbok National Park

    10.    Complying with lawful instructions

    11.    Firewood

    12.    Arms and ammunition, etc.

PART V
Miscellaneous

    13.    Nuisance or misbehaviour

    14.    Offences and Penalties

        SCHEDULES

S.I. 79, 2000.

PART I
Preliminary (regs 1-2)

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Gemsbok National Park Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Conservation Agency” means the Department of Wildlife and National Parks or body responsible for the control, management and maintenance of the South African National Parks;

    “national park” means the Gemsbok National Park;

    “officer-in-charge” means the most senior wildlife officer within the national park;

    “weapons” means arrow, bow, spear, or any fire-arm or ammunition for a fire-arm or any other instrument by means of which a projectile can be propelled or which can be propelled or used in such a way that any animal is killed or injured or any form of object or poison which may be used to kill or maim or capture animals.

PART II
Entry into and Movement within the Gemsbok National Park (regs 3-6)

3.    Requirement of entry permit

    (1) No person shall enter or be within the national park unless he is in possession of a valid entry permit issued by the Conservation Agency upon payment of fees as specified in the First Schedule.

    (2) Any person who enters or is within the national park without a valid entry permit issued by the Conservation Agency shall be guilty of an offence.

4.    Times of entry

    (1) No person shall, without the special permission of the Conservation Agency enter, leave or travel in the national park at any other time than that prescribed in the Second Schedule.

    (2) Admission to the national park shall not give any person the right to be outside any rest camp or designated camping site outside the times prescribed in the Second Schedule.

    (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

5.    Written authority to be shown

    (1) Any person in the national park shall, if requested to do so, hand over his entry permit authorising him to be within the national park to an officer-in-charge.

    (2) Any person failing to comply with any request made in accordance with subregulation (1) shall be liable for payment of the fees in respect of admission, accommodation or any other service for which fees may be levied by the Conservation Agency, even though these may already have been paid for:

    Provided that any fees thus paid shall be reclaimed on the submission of satisfactory proof that such fees have been paid.

6.    International boundary

    A visitor from the Republic of South Africa may enter the Botswana side of the national park and a visitor from Botswana may enter the South African side of the national park at no additional cost and without passport controls, provided that he returns to the country from which he entered and pays for any camping, accommodation or other facilities which he may use to the Conservation Authority of the country in which those facilities are situated.

PART III
Means of Travel within Gemsbok National Park (regs 7-9)

7.    Means of transport

    (1) No person shall, without the permission of the Conservation Agency, enter or travel within the national park by means of an aircraft, riding any animal or walking on foot.

    (2) Any person who without the permission of the Conservation Agency, enters or travels within the national park by means of an aircraft, riding an animal or walking on foot shall be guilty of an offence.

8.    Motor vehicles

    (1) No person shall, other than an employee of the Conservation Agency with the permission of the officer-in-charge enter or travel in the national park, unless by way of a motor vehicle, caravan or any other vehicle which the Conservation Agency may prescribe:

    Provided that the dimensions of the vehicles allowed shall conform to the dimensions and other requirements prescribed by the Conservation Agency.

    (2) No person shall, without the permission of the Conservation Agency, operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles on any road in the national park if any gross vehicle weight thereof exceeds 8000 kilograms:

    Provided that, in respect of the wilderness trails and the Mabuasehube area, and any other area as may be specified by the officer-in-charge, the maximum gross vehicle weight shall be 3 500 kilograms.

    (3) No person shall, without the permission of the Conservation Agency, drive or cause to be driven a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding the speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour.

    (4) No person shall alight from a motor vehicle in the national park unless it is within a rest camp or a picnic or camp site or Wilderness Trails and Mabuasehube, or any other authorised place as may be specified by the officer-in-charge.

    (5) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

9.    Aircraft

    (1) No person shall, other than an officer or person acting on the authority of the Conservation Agency, land or take off in the national park in any aircraft or helicopter, unless on a landing field designated by the Conservation Agency and on such conditions as the Conservation Agency may determine.

    (2) No person shall, other than an officer or person acting on the authority of the Conservation Agency, fly over the national park at an altitude of less than 1 500 feet above the ground, unless it is for the purpose of lawfully landing therein or lawfully taking off therefrom.

    (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

PART IV
General Conduct within Gemsbok National Park (regs 10-12)

10.    Complying with lawful instructions

    A person shall, within the national park, comply with all lawful instructions issued by the Conservation Agency.

11.    Firewood

    (1) No person shall, other than an employee of the Conservation Agency with the permission of the officer-in-charge collect firewood in the national park:

    Provided that the officer-in-charge may authorise persons to collect firewood for their reasonable needs in such areas and under such conditions as may be specified.

    (2) A person who wishes to bring wood into the national park shall bring cut and packaged wood declared at the entry point.

    (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

12.    Arms and ammunition, etc.

    (1) No person shall, other than an authorised employee of the Conservation Agency, convey any weapon into the national park unless the weapon, of whatever nature, be handed in at the first checkpoint, whether such checkpoint be an entrance gate, a rest camp or to an officer-in-charge, as the case may be.

    (2) The officer-in-charge to whom such weapons may be handed in under subregulation (1) shall seal such weapons in such a manner that the weapons cannot be used without the seal being broken.

    (3) Both the visitor and the officer-in-charge shall ensure that the weapons are not loaded when being sealed.

    (4) When leaving a national park, the weapons shall again be handed over for inspection to the officer-in-charge of the rest camp or gate, as the case may be, and if any seals should be found to be broken a satisfactory explanation shall be furnished to the officer-in-charge.

    (5) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

PART V
Miscellaneous (regs 13-14)

13.    Nuisance or misbehaviour

    (1) If any person in the national park commits any offence or is under the influence of any alcohol or intoxicating liquor or substance, or has acted in an improper manner which gives substantial offence to other persons in the national park, any officer may request such person to leave the national park without refunding such person, and the said person shall thereupon leave the national park within a time specified by the officer and by the shortest route open to the public.

    (2) If any such person as defined in subregulation (1) is the holder of any entry permit authorising him to enter the park, he shall, on demand, hand over the said document to the officer who shall cancel the same by means of an endorsement thereon, stating the place and the date of such cancellation.

    (3) Any person ordered to leave the national park as aforesaid shall not re-enter the national park during the 12 months following the date of cancellation, except where the Conservation Agency cancels the order in question or specially authorises the person concerned to re-enter the national park.

14.    Offences and penalties

    Any person guilty of an offence under these Regulations for which no penalty is provided shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.

FIRST SCHEDULE
ENTRY FEES

These entry fees apply to day and overnight visitors and to Citizens, Residents and Non-Residents.

CATEGORY

Pula Rate

Rand Rate

Adults (over 15 years old) – per person per day

20.00

25.00

Children (2 to 15 years old) – per person per day

10.00

12.00

Children under two years – per person per day

free

free

Vehicles – per car per day

4.00

5.00

 

SECOND SCHEDULE
OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS OF GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK

January and February

    06.00 – 19.30

March

    06.30 -19.00

April

    07.00 – 18.30

May

    07.00 – 18.00

June and July

    07.30 – 18.00

August

    07.00 – 18.30

September

    06.30 – 18.30

October

    06.00 – 19.00

November and December

    05.30 – 19.30

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (HUNTING AND LICENSING) REGULATIONS

(section 92)

(10th August, 2001)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Application for a Hunting Licence

    3.    Prohibition to hunt a game animal without a licence

    4.    Application for a licence to hunt

PART III
Hunting Licences and Permits

    5.    Issue of a hunting card

    6.    Issue of a bird licence

    7.    Issue of a single game licence

    8.    Issue of a small game licence

    9.    Issue of a special game licence

    10.    Issue of a controlled hunting area permit

    11.    Duty of licensing officer

PART IV
Powers of Occupiers of Land

    12.    Landholder’s right to demand production of licence, permit, etc.

    13.    Enjoyment of landholder’s privileges

PART V
Grant of Permits to Kill or Capture

    14.    Permit granted by Director

    15.    Permit granted by licensing officer

PART VI
Guide Licences

    16.    Licences required

    17.    Application for guide licence

    18.    Possession of documentation during guiding activities

    19.    Validity and renewal

    20.    Professional guide licence

    21.    Professional guide licence for a non-citizen

    22.    Assistant professional guide licence

    23.    Specialist guide licence

    24.    Penalty

PART VII
Hunter Licences

    25.    Licences required

    26.    Application for hunter licence

    27.    Possession of documentation during hunting and guiding activities

    28.    Validity and renewal

    29.    Professional hunter licence

    30.    Professional hunter licence for a non-citizen

    31.    Assistant professional hunter licence

    32.    Trainee professional hunter licence

    33.    Penalty

PART VIII
Importation and Exportation of Game Animals and Trophies

    34.    Import, export, re-export and transit of game animals and trophies

    35.    Trophy dealer’s licence

PART IX
Confinement of Animals and Methods of Hunting

    36.    Keeping of animals in confinement

    37.    Hunting by bow and arrow

    38.    Hunting by use of bait

PART X
Delivery, Transfer and Ownership of Ivory

    39.    Discovery and transport of elephant tusks

    40.    Transfer of ivory

    41.    Ownership of ivory

PART XI
Miscellaneous

    42.    Identity card for wildlife officer

    43.    Prohibition against littering

    44.    Offences and penalties

        First Schedules – Application to Hunt

        Second Schedules – Hunting Card

        Third Schedules – Lost Hunting Card Fees

        Fourth Schedule – Bird Licence

        Fifth Schedule – Bird Licence Fees

        Sixth Schedule – Single Game Licence

        Seventh Schedule – Single Game Licence Hunting Fees

        Eighth Schedule – Small Game Licence

        Ninth Schedule – Small Game Licence Fees

        Tenth Schedule – Special Game Licence

        Eleventh Schedule – Permit to Hunt in a Controlled Hunting Area

        Twelfth Schedule – CHA Permit Fees

        Thirteenth Schedule – Application for Registration for Landholder’s Privileges

        Fourteenth Schedule – Registration of Landholder’s Privileges

        Fifteenth Schedule – Registration of Landholder’s Privileges for Profit

        Sixteenth Schedule – Landholder’s Privilege Record

        Seventeenth Schedule – Application Form for a Director’s Permit

        Eighteenth Schedule – Director’s Permit

        Nineteenth Schedule – Application Form for a Licensing Officer’s Permit

        Twentieth Schedule – Licensing Officer’s Permit

        Twenty-First Schedule – Application for Professional Guide/Hunter Licence

        Twenty-Second Schedule – Guide Licence

        Twenty-Third Schedule – Professional Guide Licence Fees

        Twenty-Fourth Schedule – Hunter Licence

        Twenty-Fifth Schedule – Professional Hunter Licence Fees

        Twenty-Seventh Schedule – Export, Re-Export, Import and Transit Permit

        Twenty-Ninth Schedule – Export Duties

        Thirtieth Schedule – Application for Trophy Dealer’s Licence

        Thirty-First Schedule – Trophy Dealer’s Licence

        Thirty-Second Schedule – Trophy Dealer’s Licence Fees

        Thirty-Third Schedule – Trophy Dealer’s Register

        Thirty-Fourth Schedule – Application for Permit to Keep Animals in Captivity

        Thirty-Fifth Schedule – Permit to Keep Animals in Captivity

        Thirty-Sixth Schedule – Game Capture Fees

        Thirty-Seventh Schedule – Temporary Ivory Registration Label

        Thirty-Eighth Schedule – Ivory Registration Certificate

        Thirty-Ninth Schedule – Botswana District Ivory Register

        Fortieth Schedule – Botswana National Ivory Register

        Forty-First Schedule – Ivory Ownership Certificate

        Forty-Second Schedule – Identification Card

S.I. 35, 2001,
S.I. 29, 2005,
S.I. 56, 2006,
S.I. 46, 2008,
S.I. 2, 2021.
S.I. 62, 2021.

PART I
Preliminary (regs 1-2)

1.    Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Hunting and Licensing) Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “DWNP” means the Department of Wildlife and National Parks;

    “holder” means a person in respect of whom a permit or licence has been issued under these Regulations.

    “problem animal” is any wildlife species in Botswana which has caused damage to property, or loss of human life or threatens to cause same.

PART II
Application for a Hunting Licence (regs 3-4)

3.    Prohibition to hunt a game animal without licence

    (1) Subject to these Regulations, no person shall hunt a game animal listed under the Seventh Schedule of the Act, unless he has been issued with a licence as specified under subregulation (2) authorising him to hunt that game animal.

    (2) The following licences may be issued for the hunting of game animals—

    (a)    bird licence;

    (b)    single game licence;

    (c)    small game licence; or

    (d)    special game licence.

    (3) Subregulation (1) shall not apply to an area where the owner enjoys rights of ownership in animals in terms of section 83 of the Act, provided the species listed in the Seventh Schedule of the Act are hunted, with the exception of elephants.

    (4) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

4.    Application for a licence to hunt

    (1) An application for a licence referred to in regulation 3(2) shall be made in the form set out in the First Schedule hereto and where applicable, be accompanied by a written consent of the landholder.

    (2) Subregulation (1) shall not apply to a special game licence and a bird licence.

    (3) An application for a licence listed under regulation 3(2)(b) and 3(2)(c) shall be made no later than the last day of February in each calendar year.

PART III
Hunting Licences and Permits (regs 5-11)

5.    Issue of a hunting card

    (1) A hunting card, in the form set out in the Second Schedule, shall be issued to each applicant issued with a licence under regulation 11.

    (2) A holder of a hunting card shall enter particulars of all licences, permits or other hunting authorisations issued to or held by such person in the hunting card.

    (3) When a hunting card has no room for further entries, the holder of the hunting card may apply to a licensing officer for the issue of a new hunting card which shall be endorsed by the licensing officer to indicate whether it is a second or subsequent card.

    (4) Whilst engaged in a hunting activity, the holder of a hunting card shall carry in his possession, at all times the original hunting card.

    (5) The holder of a hunting card shall submit the card for inspection when required to do so by a wildlife officer and whenever the holder thereof applies for another licence.

    (6) A duplicate hunting card may be issued as a replacement for a lost hunting card upon payment of a fee prescribed in the Third Schedule.

    (7) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

6.    Issue of a bird licence

    (1) A bird licence, in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule, shall be issued on the payment of a fee specified in the Fifth Schedule.

    (2) A bird licence shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt the species of birds specified in the licence at the maximum rate thereof, within the specified open seasons set out in the Fifth Schedule.

    (3) A holder of a bird licence shall ensure that the necessary endorsements related to the number of his bird licence and the returns thereof, in accordance with regulation 5 are made on the hunting card.

    (4) A bird licence issued to a—

    (a)    citizen of Botswana shall be valid for one calendar year, commencing on the day of its issue; or

    (b)    person who is not a citizen of Botswana may be valid for one week, one month or one calendar year, as may be required, commencing on the day of its issue.

    (5) Whilst engaged in a hunting activity, the holder of a bird licence shall carry in his possession, at all times the original bird licence.

    (6) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

7.    Issue of a single game licence

    (1) A single game licence, in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule, shall be issued on the payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Seventh Schedule.

    (2) A single game licence shall entitle a holder to hunt one individual of the species specified in the hunting quota notice published in the Gazette as endorsed on the licence and the holder shall not hold licences in excess of the maximum number specified in the Seventh Schedule.

    (3) A holder shall ensure that appropriate endorsements that relate to the number of his single game licence are made on the hunting card.

    (4) The Director of DWNP may require the holder to be accompanied by an escort whilst engaged in a hunting activity.

    (5) A single game licence issued for the hunting of a specific game animal in a controlled hunting area shall be valid for the duration of the open season.

    (6) A single game licence shall be issued from the DWNP district office of the district in which the hunting will take place.

    (7) A holder of a single game licence shall hunt species specified on the licence during the period specified in the permit as set out in the Eleventh Schedule.

    (8) Whilst engaged in a hunting activity, the holder shall carry in his possession, at all times the original single game licence.

    (9) A single game licence may be transferred once only among citizens only.

    (10) In this regulation, “escort” means a person designated by the Director to escort a hunter.

    (11) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

8.    Issue of a small game licence

    (1) A small game licence, in the form set out in the Eighth Schedule, shall be issued on payment of a fee specified in the Ninth Schedule.

    (2) A small game licence shall entitle a holder thereof to hunt the species and maximum number of animals specified in the Ninth Schedule.

    (3) A small game licence shall be valid for the period specified therein.

    (4) A holder shall ensure that the necessary endorsements that relate to the number of his small game licence are made on the hunting card.

    (5) Whilst engaged in a hunting activity, the holder shall carry in his possession at all times, the original small game licence.

    (6) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

9.    Issue of a special game licence

    (1) A special game licence, in the form set out in the Tenth Schedule, shall be issued free of charge.

    (2) The special game licence shall be valid for a period of one year.

    (3) The special game licence may only be issued to citizens who are principally dependent on hunting and gathering of veld products for their food and such other criteria as may be determined by the Director.

    (4) A holder shall make the necessary endorsements of any animal killed in the licence thereof.

    (5) A holder shall not sell the special game licence, trophy or meat of the animal killed in respect of the licence thereof.

    (6) A holder may, in the presence of the wildlife officer, endorse his special game licence with the particulars of a hunter who may hunt on behalf of the holder.

    (7) The holder shall not be entitled to and shall not be issued with any other type of licence.

    (8) Any holder who sells the special game licence or meat of the animal killed in respect of the licence thereof shall have his licence withdrawn forthwith and shall not be entitled to any other hunting licences for a period of three years.

    (9) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

10.    Issue of a controlled hunting area permit

    (1) No person shall hunt in a controlled hunting area without a controlled hunting area permit.

    (2) A permit to hunt in a controlled hunting area (hereinafter referred to as “CHA”) specified under the Fourth Schedule of the Act shall be in the form set out in the Eleventh Schedule.

    (3) A CHA permit shall be issued on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Twelfth Schedule.

    (4) A holder shall ensure that the necessary endorsements that relate to the number of his CHA permit and returns thereof are made on the hunting card.

    (5) In the case where land is held in terms of sections 20, 21 and 83 of the Act, the CHA permit shall not be required.

    (6) Whilst engaged in a hunting activity, the holder shall carry in his possession at all times, the original CHA permit.

    (7) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

11.    Duty of licensing officer

    (1) Where a licensing officer approves an application for a licence or permit made under the provisions of these Regulations, he shall—

    (a)    issue a hunting card, licence or permit endorsed with the name, address and identity number of a holder;

    (b)    witness the holder or duly authorised representative thereof signing the hunting card, licence or permit;

    (c)    apply his own printed name, signature and identity number in the appropriate place on the hunting card, licence or permit;

    (d)    apply an official stamp in red ink immediately on top of such licensing officer’s signature; and

    (e)    advise the holder of any further conditions or requirements as may be endorsed on the licence or permit.

    (2) A licensing officer shall, in the exercise of his functions, comply with such further directions as may be given by the Director.

PART IV
Powers of Occupiers of Land (regs 12-13)

12.    Landholder’s right to demand production of licence, permit, etc.

    (1) A landholder may require any other person, other than a wildlife officer on official duty, found on such land and whom is reasonably believed by the landholder to be hunting or capturing animals or conducting commercial tours on that land, to produce a licence, permit, or authority authorising that person to be on such land, or to produce valid identification.

    (2) A person who, in defiance of the request made under subregulation (1), refuses or fails to produce any such licence, permit, authority, or valid identification shall be guilty of an offence.

13.    Enjoyment of landholder’s privileges

    (1) Any person entitled to landholder’s privileges in terms of section 20 of the Act shall be registered with the DWNP before exercising any privileges as a landholder.

    (2) An application for registration to enjoy landholder’s privileges shall be in the form set out in the Thirteenth Schedule.

    (3) Registration of landholder’s privileges shall be in the form set out in the Fourteenth Schedule.

    (4) Registration of landholder’s privileges for profit shall be in the form set out in the Fifteenth Schedule.

    (5) A person entitled to landholder’s privileges shall maintain a record of every animal killed, in the form set out in the Sixteenth Schedule.

    (6) A landholder’s privileges shall be valid for one calendar year and may be re-registered before or on the 15th February of each calendar year.

PART V
Grant of Permits to Kill or Capture (regs 14-15)

14.    Permit granted by Director

    (1) An application for a permit to capture or kill a game animal, in the form set out in the Seventeenth Schedule, shall be made only where the capture or killing is intended to be—

    (a)    for education and scientific purposes, and protection of life or property;

    (b)    in the interests of the conservation, management, control or utilisation of wildlife, or breeding, farming or domestication of any animal; and

    (c)    for the selling of a game animal killed, or the meat, trophy or eggs of such animal.

    (2) A permit granted for purposes stated in subregulation (1) shall be in the form set out in the Eighteenth Schedule.

    (3) A permit issued under this regulation shall be subject to such terms, conditions and requirements as may be endorsed on the permit.

    (4) A permit shall be issued on payment of an appropriate fee as set out in the Thirty-Sixth Schedule.

15.    Permit granted by licensing officer

    (1) An application for a permit authorising the killing, capturing and driving of animals—

    (a)    for control of disease;

    (b)    in the interests of public safety; or

    (c)    for protection of livestock, grazing, crops, water installations or fences, shall be in the form set out in the Nineteenth Schedule.

    (2) A permit granted for purposes of subregulation (1) by a licensing officer shall be in the form set out in the Twentieth Schedule.

    (3) A permit granted under subregulation (1) shall be valid only if signed by a licensing officer designated in writing by the Director.

    (4) A permit issued under this regulation shall be subject to such terms, conditions and requirements as may be endorsed on the permit.

PART VI
Guide Licences (regs 16-24)

16.    Licences required

    (1) No person shall enter Botswana for the purpose of conducting a commercial tour unless accompanied by a guide holding any of the licences specified under subregulation (2), and the vehicle or boat the person travels in is driven by the guide.

    (2) The licences referred to in subregulation (1) are—

    (a)    professional guide licence;

    (b)    assistant professional guide licence;

    (c)    specialist guide licence.

    (3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

17.    Application for guide licence

    (1) An application for a guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2) shall be made to the Director in the form set out in the Twenty-First Schedule.

    (2) The Director may issue a guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    has successfully completed any test that may be required by the Director, which test may be oral, written or practical; and

    (b)    fulfils all other conditions, as the Director may determine,

for the specific licence to be issued.

    (3) A guide licence specified under regulation 16(2) shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Second Schedule and shall be issued on payment of an appropriate fee specified in the Twenty Third Schedule.

18.    Possession of documentation during guiding activities

    (1) A guide holding one of the licences specified under regulation 16(2) shall, at all times when acting as a guide, carry the original guide licence and valid identification, and a guide who is not a citizen of Botswana shall, at all times when acting as a guide, carry a copy of the work permit or certificate of exemption issued under the Employment of Non-citizens Act.

    (2) A guide shall produce any of the documentation specified under subregulation (1) when requested by a wildlife officer and where a guide fails to produce the original licence, valid identification or a work permit or certificate of exemption, as appropriate, such guide may be issued with a warning as provided for under the National Park and Game Reserve Regulations (Cap 47:02).

19.    Validity and renewal

    (1) Subject to regulation 21(2), a guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2) shall be valid until the 31st day of December in the year of its issue and may, on application made before its expiration, be renewed.

    (2) An application for the renewal of a guide licence as specified shall be made to the Director by the holder of the guide licence.

    (3) The Director may, on consideration of an application made in terms of subregulation (2) require the applicant to undergo a test as may be required in line with subregulation 17(2) and the applicant may be issued with the licence if such test has been successfully completed.

20.    Professional guide licence

    (1) The Director may issue a professional guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2)(a), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 21 years of age;

    (b)    has held an assistant professional guide licence for a period not less than three years or has appropriate experience; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test as required under regulation 17(2).

    (2) A professional guide licence entitles the holder thereof to undertake all non-hunting guiding activities including mobile safaris, boat safaris and game viewing.

    (3) A professional guide licence may be endorsed for other activities such as—

    (a)    walking safaris;

    (b)    animal back safaris for the type of animal endorsed on the licence; or

    (c)    night driving.

    (4) The endorsement under subregulation 3(a) and (b) allow the holder of a professional guide licence to carry firearms on such safaris both inside and outside national parks and game reserves.

    (5) A special endorsement under regulation (3) may require the guide to undergo separate tests for each category of activity stated therein.

21.    Professional guide licence for a non-citizen

    (1) A professional guide licence for a non-citizen shall be endorsed with the name of the employer of the guide, which employer shall be the same as the one endorsed on the work permit or certificate of exemption issued under the Employment of Non-citizens Act (Cap 47:02).

    (2) If any change of employer for a non-citizen professional guide occurs, the professional guide licence shall thereupon be invalidated, which licence shall be handed in to the nearest DWNP office within 7 days of such change.

    (3) A new professional guide a licence may be applied for in compliance with subregulation (2) for purposes of endorsing the name of the new employer, which licence may be issued without the requirement of testing provided for in regulation 17(2).

22.    Assistant professional guide licence

    (1) The Director may issue an assistant professional guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2)(b), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 18 years of age;

    (b)    a citizen of Botswana; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test as may be required under regulation 17(2).

    (2) An assistant professional guide licence entitles a holder to undertake all guiding activities except for night drives, walking safaris, mobile safaris with overnight camping and animal back safaris.

    (3) A holder of an assistant professional guide licence may accompany a professional guide on mobile safaris, walking safaris, animal back safaris and night drives.

23.    Specialist guide licence

    (1) The Director may issue a specialist guide licence as specified under regulation 16(2)(c), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 18 years of age;

    (b)    is a citizen of Botswana; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test as may be required under regulation 17(2).

    (2) A specialist guide licence entitles a holder thereof to undertake animal back safaris, tours by dug out canoe (mekoro), cultural natural resource use tours including botanical tours and ornithology.

24.    Penalty

    (1) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Part, or fails to comply with a requirement made of him under this Part, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P 1 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or both.

PART VII
Hunter Licences (regs 25-33)

25.    Licences required

    (1) No person who is not a citizen of Botswana shall enter or travel within Botswana for the purpose of hunting any animal unless accompanied by a professional hunter holding any of the licences specified under subregulation (2).

    (2) The licences referred to in subregulation (1) are—

    (a)    professional hunters licence;

    (b)    assistant professional hunters licence;

    (c)    trainee professional hunters licence.

    (3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

26.    Application for hunter licence

    (1) An application for any hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2) shall be made to the Director in the form set out in the Twenty First Schedule.

    (2) The Director may issue a hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    has successfully completed any test that may be required by the Director, which test may be oral, written or practical; and

    (b)    fulfils all other conditions, as may be determined by the Director, for the specific licence to be issued.

    (3) A hunter licence specified under regulation 25(2) shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Fourth Schedule and shall be issued on payment of an appropriate fee specified in the Twenty Fifth Schedule.

27.    Possession of documentation during hunting and guiding activities

    (1) A hunter holding one of the licences specified under regulation 25(2) shall, at all times when hunting or acting as a guide, carry the original hunter licence and valid identification, and a hunter who is not a citizen of Botswana shall, at all times when hunting or acting as guide, carry a copy of the work permit or certificate of exemption issued under the Employment of Non-citizens Act (Cap 47:02).

    (2) A hunter shall produce the original licence, valid identification or a work permit or certificate of exemption, as appropriate, when requested by a wildlife officer.

28.    Validity and renewal

    (1) Subject to regulation 30(2), a hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2) shall be valid until the 31st day of December in the year of its issue and may, on application made before its expiration, be renewed.

    (2) An application for the renewal of a hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2) shall be made to the Director by the holder of the hunter licence.

    (3) The Director may, on consideration of an application made in terms of subregulation (2), require the applicant to undergo a test as may be required in line with subregulation 26(2) and the applicant may be issued with the licence if such test has been successfully completed.

29.    Professional hunter licence

    (1) The Director may issue a professional hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2)(a), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 21 years of age;

    (b)    has held an assistant professional hunter licence for a period not less than three years or has appropriate experience; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test as required under regulation 26(2).

    (2) A professional hunter licence entitles the holder thereof to hunt any animal permitted under the Act and guide any type of safari in accordance with regulation 20(2) and 20(3).

30.    Professional hunter licence for a non-citizen

    (1) A professional hunter licence for a non-citizen shall be endorsed with the name of the employer of the hunter, which employer shall be the same as the one endorsed on the work permit or certificate of exemption issued under the Employment of Non-citizens Act (Cap 47:02).

    (2) If any change of employer for a non-citizen professional hunter occurs, the professional hunter licence shall thereupon be invalidated, which licence shall be handed in to the nearest DWNP office within 7 days of such change.

    (3) Where a hunter licence is invalidated under subregulation (2), a new professional hunter licence may be applied for, for purposes of endorsing the name of the new employer, which licence may be issued without the requirement of testing provided for in regulation 26(2).

31.    Assistant professional hunter licence

    (1) The Director may issue an assistant professional hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2)(b), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 18 years of age;

    (b)    is a citizen of Botswana; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test that may be required under regulation 26(2).

    (2) An assistant professional hunter licence entitles a holder thereof to hunt any animal permitted under the Act, except those listed as dangerous animals under the Ninth Schedule of the Act.

    (3) A holder of an assistant professional hunter licence may accompany a professional hunter on safaris where dangerous animals listed under the Ninth Schedule of the Act are hunted and undertake any guiding activities permitted for assistant professional guides under regulation 22(2) and 22(3).

32.    Trainee professional hunter licence

    (1) The Director may issue a trainee professional hunter licence as specified under regulation 25(2)(c), if he is satisfied that the applicant—

    (a)    is over 18 years of age;

    (b)    is a citizen of Botswana; and

    (c)    has successfully completed any test that may be required under regulation 26(2).

    (2) A trainee professional hunter licence entitles a holder thereof to hunt accompanied by a professional hunter any animal except those listed as dangerous animals under the Ninth Schedule of the Act.

    (3) A holder of a trainee professional hunter licence may accompany a professional hunter on safaris where dangerous animals listed under the Ninth Schedule of the Act are hunted, but may not undertake any guiding activities.

33.    Penalty

    (1) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Part, or fails to comply with a requirement made of him under this Part, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P1 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or both.

PART VIII
Importation and Exportation of Game Animals and Trophies (regs 34-35)

34.    Import, export, re-export and transit of game animals and trophies

    (1) No person shall import, export, re-export or acquire transit rights for game animals without an import, export, re-export and transit permit respectively.

    (2) An application for an import, export, re-export or transit permit for game animals not listed under the Fifth Schedule of the Act shall be made in the form set out in the Twenty Sixth Schedule.

    (3) An import, export, re-export and transit permit for game animals and trophies not listed under the Fifth Schedule of the Act shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Seventh Schedule.

    (4) An import, export, re-export and transit permit for game animals and trophies specified in the Fifth Schedule of the Act, shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Eighth Schedule.

    (5) If an import, export, re-export or transit permit is unused for whatever reason it shall be surrendered to the issuing office before another one is issued.

    (6) A permit applied for under this regulation may be issued on the payment of an appropriate fee specified in the Twenty-Ninth Schedule.

    (7) A permit issued under this regulation shall be subject to such terms, conditions and requirements as may be endorsed in the permit.

    (8) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

35.    Trophy dealer’s licence

    (1) No person shall be a trophy dealer without the trophy dealer’s licence.

    (2) An application for a trophy dealer’s licence shall be made in the form set out in the Thirtieth Schedule.

    (3) The trophy dealer’s licence shall be in the form set out in the Thirty-First Schedule and shall be issued on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Thirty-Second Schedule.

    (4) Upon submission of an application under this regulation and before the licence is issued, the premises specified in the application form shall be inspected by a wildlife officer to ensure adequate provision for the storage of trophies and no licence shall be issued if the premises are deemed unsuitable for this purpose.

    (5) The trophy dealer’s licence shall be for use in specific premises named in the licence and shall not be valid for use in any other premises.

    (6) A trophy dealer’s licence shall be valid for a period of one year from the date on which it is issued.

    (7) A licensed trophy dealer shall keep a register in the form set out in the Thirty Third Schedule.

    (8) A licensed trophy dealer shall return the trophy dealer’s licence and the completed register to the nearest wildlife office within 14 days of the expiry of that trophy dealer’s licence.

    (9) A licensed trophy dealer may accept trophies from any other person where he is satisfied that the trophy was acquired under the conditions of a valid permit or licence, and where there is no valid licence, the trophy dealer shall seize the trophy and inform the nearest wildlife officer.

    (10) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

PART IX
Confinement of Animals and Methods of Hunting (regs 36-38)

36.    Keeping of animals in confinement

    (1) No person shall keep animals in confinement without the appropriate permit.

    (2) An application for a permit to keep animals in confinement shall be made in the form set out in the Thirty Fourth Schedule.

    (3) A permit to keep animals in confinement shall be in the form set out in the Thirty Fifth Schedule and issued in payment of a fee set out in the Thirty-Sixth Schedule.

    (4) Before a permit is issued under this regulation, a wildlife officer shall inspect the equipment intended to be used in the confinement and transportation of animals.

    (5) A permit issued under this regulation shall be subject to such terms, conditions and requirements as may be endorsed on the permit.

    (6) Any person who contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

37.    Hunting by bow and arrow

    (1) Except for game animals listed under the Seventh Schedule of the Act, no person shall hunt a game animal by bow and arrow.

    (2) A hunter shall, when hunting small and medium game animals by bow and arrow, be equipped with a long bow of 22,3kg draw mass or a crossbow of 55kg draw mass, and throw a hunting arrow of a minimum of 400 grains.

    (3) When hunting large game animals by bow and arrow the hunter shall be equipped with a longbow of 26,8kg draw mass or a crossbow of 65kg draw mass and throw a hunting arrow of a minimum of 500 grains.

    (4) When engaged in hunting by bow and arrow—

    (a)    arrows shall be tipped with hunting broadheads of steel and two cutting blades with a minimum overall cutting width of 2,5cm; and

    (b)    crossbows shall have a minimum draw length of 40cm and fire arrows of a minimum of 45cm length.

    (5) For the purposes of hunting by bow and arrow, all animals listed under the Seventh Schedule of the Act, shall be classed as small or medium game animals, other than, zebra, kudu, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, hartebeest, tsessebe, sable and eland which shall be classed as large game animals.

    (6) Where a licensed citizen uses a traditional bow and arrow to hunt a game animal for subsistence purposes, such person shall be exempted from the provisions of subregulations (2), (3), and (4).

38.    Hunting by use of bait

    (1) No person shall hunt a game animal, other than a leopard, by use of bait.

    (2) Hunting by use of bait shall be subject to the following conditions—

    (a)    live animals shall not be used as bait;

    (b)    hunting shall take place between 1600 hours and 1800 hours;

    (c)    the hunting blinds shall be vacated outside these hunting periods;

    (d)    only three baits shall be allowed and non-utilised baits are to be removed after the termination of each hunt;

    (e)    no baits shall be placed within five kilometres of a boundary of a national park, game reserve or international boundary unless specified by the Director;

    (f)    artificial lures including the use of taped calls or any other device shall not be used;

    (g)    hunting blinds shall be temporary and shall be removed after each hunt;

    (h)    baits shall be on trees at least three metres above ground.

    (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

PART X
Delivery, Transfer and Ownership of Ivory (regs 39-41)

39.    Discovery and transport of elephant tusks

    (1) An elephant tusk obtained from activities such as hunting, culling, confiscation, natural mortality or any other cause in any area in Botswana weighing 11kg or less shall be prescribed a Government trophy and a licensing officer shall not register and return such tusk to the person who produced it.

    (2) A person who discovers an elephant tusk referred to in subregulation (1) shall present it to the licensing officer to mark it with a temporary ivory registration label provided the weight of the elephant tusk is not 11kg or less, with exception of tusks obtained from an elephant hunted as a problem animal.

    (3) The temporary ivory registration label shall be in the form set out in the Thirty Seventh Schedule.

    (4) A person who discovers an elephant tusk or any part thereof shall deliver it to the nearest DWNP district office within seven days of that discovery.

    (5) An elephant tusk or any part thereof shall have the temporary registration label removed within 24 hours of its delivery, marked with an indelible ink or punch dyes with a code number at the lip mark of the elephant tusk consisting of the country ISO code “BW” followed by the station code of the District Office where the elephant tusk or part thereof was found, the serial number, year and weight.

    (6) An ivory registration certificate in the form set out in the Thirty Eighth Schedule shall be completed and affixed to the elephant tusk or any part thereof on top of the code number and the temporary ivory registration label shall be filed at the DWNP district office.

    (7) The particulars of the ivory registration certificate shall be entered into the DWNP district office in the form set out in the Thirty Ninth Schedule.

40.    Transfer of ivory

    (1) Ivory shall be transferred on a monthly basis from district offices to the national ivory store.

    (2) Such transfers of ivory referred to in subregulation (1) shall only be made if a receipt and issue voucher is used and the elephant tusks despatched shall be recorded.

    (3) At the national ivory store the details of the elephant tusks or any part thereof shall be entered into the national ivory register in the form set out in the Fortieth Schedule.

    (4) After complying with subregulation (3), the elephant tusks or any part thereof shall be securely locked into the storage.

41.    Ownership of ivory

    The Director may, if he is satisfied after such enquiry as he may consider necessary, return the elephant tusks to the person producing them together with a certificate of ownership in the form set out in the Forty First Schedule.

PART XI
Miscellaneous (regs 42-45)

42.    Identity card for wildlife officer

    (1) The Director shall issue to a wildlife officer, an identity card which shall be in the form as set out in the Forty Second Schedule.

    (2) A wildlife officer shall, on the termination of service, surrender his identity card to the Director.

43.    Prohibition against littering

    (1) No person shall place any litter in any area whilst engaged in a hunting or guiding activity.

44.    Offences and penalties

    Any person guilty of an offence under these Regulations for which no penalty is provided shall be liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding P5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and on the second and subsequent convictions to a fine of P1,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

 

FIRST SCHEDULE
APPLICATION TO HUNT
(Citizens only)

(reg. 4(1))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 31 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (Cap. 38:01) an application to hunt is hereby made by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Passport. / Omang No: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Age:…………………………………………….. Sex: M/ F …………………………………………………….

Hunting Card No. …………………………………………………………………………………………………

For which licence are you applying for? (indicate ONE only).

Single / Small game licence: ………………………………………………………………………………….

Have you been issued with a licence previously?

Yes/No: ……………..

If Yes, when and where was the licence issued?

Date issued: ……………………………. Place issued: ……………………………………………………..

Did you make the required returns on these previous licences?

Yes/No ……………….

Which area are you applying for and which species?

CHA

 

SPECIES

 

 

 

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………………………Date: ………………………..

Official Use Only

Application approved/ not approved:

Comments:

Name of Licensing Officer:

Signature of Licensing Officer:

ID of Licensing Officer:

Date:

 

SECOND SCHEDULE
HUNTING CARD

(reg. 5(1))

Not Transferable

 

Hunting Card No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 34 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act a Hunting Card is hereby issued to:

………………………………………………………………..of:………………………………………………………………………

Passport/Omang No:……………………….Signature of holder :………………………………………………………….Licence No.SpeciesDate issuedSignature of officer receiving licence return and dateCHA permit No. and areaDate CHA permit return submittedSignature of officer receiving CHA permit return and date

Name of Licensing Officer (Print):………………………………………………………………………………………………….Signature of Licensing Officer………………… I.D. of Licensing officer:………………. Date of issue: ………………..This hunting card is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

THIRD SCHEDULE
LOST HUNTING CARD FEES

(reg. 5(6))

The following fees shall be paid for replacement of a lost hunting card:

        CATEGORY

    FEE

        Citizen

P40.00

        Non-Citizens

P200.00

 

FOURTH SCHEDULE
BIRD LICENCE

(reg. 6(1))

Not Transferable

 


Licence No.

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT
(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 27 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act licence is hereby granted to:

Name…………………………………………………… of: ……………………………………………………..

Passport /Omang No:……….

Hunting Card No…………………………………………………………

to hunt the following species and numbers of birds in the following periods and area(s):

SPECIES

NUMBER

OPEN SEASON

DUCKS

 

 

Knob-billed duck, yellow-billed duck, White-faced duck, Southern Pochard, Cape Shoveler, Cape teal and Red-billed teal only

Maximum of 10 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

GEESE

 

 

Egyptian goose and Spurwinged goose only

Maximum of 2 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

SANDGROUSE

 

 

Double-banded sandgrouse, Burchell’s Sandgrouse, Namaqua Sandgrouse, and Yellow-throated sandgrouse only.

Maximum of 5 per day in any combination

From the first of October to first of April inclusive

DOVE

 

 

Morning dove, Red-eyed dove, Cape Turtle dove and Laughing dove only.

Maximum of 15 per day in any combination

Throughout the year.

PIGEON

 

 

Green pigeon only

Maximum of five per day

Throughout the year

QUAIL

 

 

Common quail and Button quail only

Maximum of 2 per day in any combination

Throughout the year

GUINEA FOWL

Maximum of 5 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

FRANCOLIN

 

 

Swainson’s francolin, Red-bellied, Natal Francolin and Orange river francolin only

Maximum of 10 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

This licence is valid for citizens for one calendar year from: ……………………. to ………………….

This licence is valid for non-citizens for one week/one month/one year: from: …………. to …………………….

Signature of Holder: ……………………………………… Date: ……………………………………………..

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY:

 

 

Head/Subhead/Item:

72/202/01

 

CITIZEN FEE PAID:

(Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

 

 

Name of Licensing Officer (Print):……………………………………………………………………………..

Signature of Licensing Officer …………………………… I.D. of Licensing officer ………………… Date of Licence issue: ………………………

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

FIFTH SCHEDULE
BIRD LICENCE FEES

(reg. 6(1))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for the issue of Bird Licence:

    Category

    fee

    Period

    Citizens

    P 50

    one year

    Non-citizen

    P 1500

    one year

    Non-citizen

    P 600

    one month

    Non-citizen

    P 350

    one week

Payment of the fee will allow the person to hunt the following species and numbers of birds within the specified open season:

SPECIES

NUMBER

OPEN SEASON

DUCKS

 

 

Knob-billed duck, Yellow-billed duck, White-faced duck, Southern Pochard, Cape Shoveler, Cape teal and Red-billed teal only

Maximum of 10 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

GEESE

 

 

Egyptian goose and Spurwinged goose only

Maximum of 2 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

SANDGROUSE

 

 

Double-banded sandgrouse, Burchell’s Sandgrouse, Namaqua Sandgrouse, and Yellow-throated sandgrouse only.

Maximum of 5 per day in any combination

From the first of October to first of April inclusive

DOVE

 

 

Morning dove, Red-eyed dove, Cape Turtle dove and Laughing dove only.

Maximum of 15 per day in any combination

Throughout the year

PIGEON

 

 

Green pigeon only

Maximum of five per day

Throughout the year

QUAIL

 

 

Common quail and Button quail only

Maximum of 2 per day in any combination

Throughout the year

GUINEA FOWL

Maximum of 5 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

FRANCOLIN

 

 

Swainson’s francolin, Redbellied, Natal Francolin and Orange River francolin only

Maximum of 10 per day in any combination

From the first day of April to the 30th September inclusive

 

SIXTH SCHEDULE
SINGLE GAME HUNTING LICENCE

(reg. 7(1))

 

 

 

Licence No.

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

 

 

 

(Chapter 38:01)

 

 

In terms of section 28 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act licence is hereby granted to:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Passport /Omang No:………………………………………….Hunting Card No………………………………………………..

to hunt ONE animal of the following species

 

 

 

 

in area

    from……………………………………………………………………….to………………………………………………………..

    Signature of Holder: ………………………………………………….. Date:…………………………………………………..

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item:

72/202/01

CITIZEN FEE PAID:

(Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer……………………………….I.D. of Licensing officer: ………………………………………..

Date: ………………………………………..

 

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature and a valid CHA permit

REGISTER

(The licence holder must complete the shaded section)

Species

Area

Sex

Date of killing or wounding

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

The holder shall complete this register when the animal is killed and BEFORE it is moved or dismembered or, when the animal is wounded, as soon as the pursuit of the wounded animal is abandoned. IT IS AN OFFENCE NOT TO SO COMPLETE THIS REGISTER (Section 38 WCNPA).

(Tear along this perforation)

 

Licence No.

                RETURN

(The licence holder must complete the shaded section)

Holder

Species

Sex

Area

Date of killing or wounding

Hunting Card No.

Signature of Holder

 

Name of Officer receiving

Signature of Officer receiving

ID of Officer receiving

Date of submission receiving of return

 

 

 

 

The holder shall complete this return and submit it to a DWNP Licensing Officer within thirty days of the termination of hunting, or of the termination of this licence, or the termination of the hunting season, whichever is the soonest, whether or not any animal was killed or wounded. IT IS AN OFFENCE NOT TO SO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS RETURN (Section 38 WCNPA).

 

SEVENTH SCHEDULE
SINGLE GAME HUNTING LICENCE FEES

(Reg. 7(1))

First column

Second column

Third column

 

Fees to be paid for each licence

Maximum number of Single Game Licences to be held by one person in one season

Species

Citizen
Fee P

Non-citizen
Fee P

Citizen
Licence

Non-citizen
Licence

Baboon/Tshwene

174.77

700

1

1

Bat-eared fox/Mothose

174.77

700

1

1

Black-backed jackal/Phokoje

174.77

700

2

1

Buffalo/Nare

5240

25000

1

1

Bushbuck/Serolobothoko

1750

3500

1

1

Caracal/Thwane

349.55

1750

1

1

Crocodile/Kwena

1050

3500

1

1

Duiker/Phuti

349

2000

2

1

Eland/Phofu

2450

15000

1

1

Elephant/Tlou

28000

70000

1

1

Gemsbok/Kukama

2450

15000

1

1

Hartebeest/Kgama

1050

3500

1

1

Impala/Phala

520

1750

2

1

Kudu/Tholo

1050

3500

1

1

Ostrich/Ntshe

1050

3500

1

1

Lion/Tau

10500

100000

1

1

Lechwe/Letswee

1050

3500

2

2

Leopard/Letotse

5240

50000

1

1

Porcupine/Noko

174.77

700

1

1

Reedbuck/Mhele

1750

5240

1

1

Sable/Kwalata

5240

50000

1

1

Scrub hare/Mmutla

50

174.77

1

1

Side-striped jackal/Sekgee phokoje

174.77

700

2

1

Silver fox/Lesie

174.77

700

1

1

Sitatunga/Sebogata

5240

17500

1

1

Spotted hyaena/Phiri yo moramaga

349.55

1050

1

1

Springbok/Tshephe

520

3000

2

2

Springhare/Ntole

50

174.77

4

2

Steenbok/Phuduhudu

349.55

1050

2

1

Tsessebe/Tsessebe

1750

25000

1

1

Vervet monkey/Kgabo

174.77

700

2

2

Warthog/Mathinthinyane

520

1750

2

2

Wild cat/Tibe

174.77

700

1

1

Wild pig/Kolobe ya naga

520

1750

1

1

Wildebeest/Kgokong

1750

10000

1

1

Zebra/Pitse ya naga

3500

17500

1

1

 

EIGHTH SCHEDULE
SMALL GAME LICENCE

(reg. 8(1))

 

 

 

Licence No.

Not Transferable

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 29 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act licence is hereby granted to:

…………………………………………………………..of…………………………………………………………

Passport /Omang No:………………………….Hunting Card No…………………………………………..

to hunt the following species and numbers of animals within the open season in area ……………

        SPECIES

NUMBER

        Caracal

2

        Bateared Fox

5

        Silver Fox

10

        Black backed Jackal

50

        Side striped Jackal

30

        Porcupine

3

        Springhare

10

This licence is valid for citizens ONLY for the open season from: ……………….to…………………

Signature of Holder:…………………………………………….. Date: ……………………………………….

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item:

72/202/01

 

CITIZEN FEE PAID:

(Amount to be written in words)

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): …………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer………………………I.D. of Licensing officer: ……………………………

 

 

 

Date of Licence issue: ……………………………………

 

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

NINTH SCHEDULE
SMALL GAME LICENCE FEES

(reg. 8(1)(2))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for the issue of a Small Game Licence:

Category

Fee

Period

Citizen

P75

Open season

Payment of the fee will allow the person to hunt the following species and numbers of animals within the specified open season.

SPECIES

 

NUMBER

Caracal

2

Bateared Fox

5

Silver Fox

10

Black-backed Jackal

50

Side-striped Jackal

30

Porcupine

3

Springhare

10

This licence is valid for citizens ONLY for the open season in one calendar year and is not transferable.

 

TENTH SCHEDULE
SPECIAL GAME LICENCE

(reg. 9)

 

 

Licence No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 30 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act licence is hereby granted to:

…………………………………………………………….of……………………………………………………….

Passport/Omang No: …………………………..Occupation ………………………………………………..

to hunt the following species and numbers of animals in Controlled Hunting Area ………………..

    Species

Number

Endorsement

    Bat-eared Fox

10

——————————————

    Black-backed Jackal

50

——————————————

    Caracal

10

——————————————

    Duiker

5

——————————————

    Gemsbok

2

——————————————

    Kudu

1

——————————————

    Impala

2

——————————————

    Monitor Lizard

10

——————————————

    Side-striped Jackal

50

——————————————

    Silver Fox

10

——————————————

    Springbok

2

——————————————

    Steenbok

5

——————————————

    Wildcat

15

——————————————

Plus all birds (except Conserved Species)

——————————————

This licence is valid from ……………………………………….. to …………………………………………

Signature of Holder:………………………………………… Date: ……………………………………………

For Official Use Only:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): …………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer…………………………I.D. of Licensing officer: …………………………

Place of issue:……………………………………. Date of issue: …………………………………………..

This licence shall be issued freely, but shall not be valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
PERMIT TO HUNT IN A CONTROLLED HUNTING AREA

(reg. 10(2))

Not Transferable

 

Permit No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 16 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act permission is hereby granted to:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

of address……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Passport/Omang No:………………………………… Hunting card No………………………………………..

    to hunt in Controlled Hunting Area ———————————————————————–

    for the period of one/ two week(s) from —————————————————————–

                to ————————–

 

 

 

 

Using the following licences:

 

 

 

 

Licence No.:

Licence No.:

Licence No.:

Licence No.:

Date issued: …………………………………… Place issued: …………………………………………………..

Signature of Holder:………………………………. Date: ………………………………………………………….

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item:

72/202/01

CITIZEN FEE PAID:

        (Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

 

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): …………………………………………………………………………………

Signature of Licensing Officer: …………………………………Date: …………………………………………..

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

CHA Permit No.

 

 

 

RETURN

(The licence holder must complete the shaded section)

Date of termination of hunting:

Signature of Holder:

 

 

Name of officer receiving

Signature of officer receiving

ID of officer receiving

Date of submission of return

 

 

 

 

The holder shall complete this return and submit the permit to a DWNP Licensing Officer within seven days of the termination of hunting. IT IS AN OFFENCE NOT TO SO COMPLETE THIS RETURN AND SURRENDER THIS PERMIT (Section 16 WCNPA).

 

TWELFTH SCHEDULE
CHA PERMIT FEES

(reg. 10(3))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for a CHA permit:

Category

Fee

Period

Citizen

P 20

One week

Citizen

P 40

Two weeks

Non-citizen

P 200

One week

Non-citizen

P 400

Two weeks

 

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
FOR LANDHOLDER’S PRIVILEGES

(reg. 13(2))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of sections 20 and/or 21 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act an application for landholder’s privileges for consumption and or profit is hereby made by:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

of address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No:………………………………………………………………………………………………

The land for which the privileges are to be awarded occupies an area estimated at approximately ……………………………………………………………………………….. hectares

and is situated at :………………………………………………….. Farm No.: ……………………………….

You must append proof of ownership of the land or a current lease or proof of fulfilling the conditions of such an award as detailed in Section 20 of the WCNPA.

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………….. Date: …………………………………….

Landholder’s privilege for profit will only be granted for land which is enclosed by an approved game-proof fence.

I declare that the above land is fully enclosed by a game-proof fence and therefore qualifies for the issue of Landholder’s privilege for profit.

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………… Date: ………………………………………

Official Use Only

 

 

 

Category

Name of Licensing Officer (print)

Signature of Licensing Officer

ID No.

Application for landholder’s privilege
Approved/not approved

 

 

 

Comments

Application for Landholder’s privilege for profit
approved/not approved

 

 

 

Comments

 

 

 

 

FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION OF LANDHOLDER’S PRIVILEGES

(reg. 13(3))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 20 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act Landholder’s Privileges are hereby granted to:

of address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport /Omang No:…………………………………………………..

The land for which the privileges are awarded occupies an area estimated at

approximately …………. hectares in extent and is situated at ……………. Farm No.: ……………

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………………

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): …………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer…………………………………………………………………………………..

I.D. of Licensing officer: ……………………….. Date of Licence issue: …………………………………

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION OF LANDHOLDER’S PRIVILEGES FOR PROFIT

(reg. 13(4))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 21 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act landholder’s privileges are hereby granted to:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address :…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport /Omang No:……………………………………….

The land for which the privileges are awarded occupies an area estimated at

approximately………….hectares in extent and is situated at …………….Farm No.: ………………..

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………. Date: …………………

For Official Use Only:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): …………………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Licensing Officer…………………………………………………………………………………..

I.D. of Licensing officer: …………………………….. Date of Licence issue: ……………………………

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE
LANDHOLDER’S PRIVILEGE RECORD

(reg. 13(5))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 22 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act landholder’s privilege register is issued to:

Name…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Passport/Omang No………………………………………………………………………………………………

Being owner / occupier / leaseholder of Farm No:……….. in …………………………………..District

Species

Sex

Date killed

Full name of hunter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected date of submission:………………………………………………………………………………….

Checked by (Name of licensing officer):……………………………….Signature…………………………

Comments by licensing officer:…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FORM FOR A DIRECTOR’S PERMIT

(reg. 14(1))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 39(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, an application is hereby made by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No …………………………………. Age ………………… Sex …………………………

Occupation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I apply to capture, kill, sell, number of animals ………… sex ………… and species ……………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

For the purpose of education, or scientific research, providing specimens for museums, zoological gardens and similar institutions, or the breeding, farming or domestication of any animal, or the selling of any meat, trophy or eggs from such animal for commercial purposes (tick whichever is appropriate).

Area or location where the animals will be killed, captured or sold ……………………………………

Signature of applicant ………………………………………. Date …………………………………………..

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY:

Name of officer considering the application ……………….. Signature of officer ………………………

Application Approved/Not Approved ……………………………..    Date…………………………….

Comments:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE
DIRECTOR’S PERMIT

(reg. 14(2))

Not Transferable

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 39 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act permission is hereby granted to:

 

 

PURPOSE
(Include and number if necessary)

 

 

ENDORSEMENTS
(include and number if necessary)

 

 

This permit a valid from…………………………to………………………………………………………….

This permit does not exempt the holder from complying with laws currently in force in the country.

Director / Authorised Officer (Print)…………………………………Title……………………………….

Signature of Director/Authorised Officer:……………………… I. D. NO. …………………………..

The licence is not valid unless there is an official stamp in red ink on top of the Director/Authorised Officer’s signature.

 

NINETEENTH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FORM FOR A LICENSING OFFICER’S PERMIT

(reg. 15(1))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 40(1) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, an application is hereby made by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No…………… Age ……. Sex……………Occupation …………………………………

for a permit to kill, capture, or drive animals for the purpose of public safety or control of diseases, protection of livestock, crops, water installation or fences (tick the appropriate)

Signature of applicant ……………………………….

Date……………………………………………………..

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY:

Name of Licensing officer ……………………………….. Signature of officer ……………………………

Application Approved/Not Approved……………………Date ……………………………………………..

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

TWENTIETH SCHEDULE
LICENSING OFFICER’S PERMIT

(reg. 15(2))

Not Transferable

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 40 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act permission is hereby granted to:

 

PURPOSE:

(Include and number as necessary)

ENDORSEMENTS:

(Include and number as necessary)

 

This permit is valid from………………………………. to …………………………………………………

This permit does not exempt the holder from complying with laws currently in force in the country.

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): ……………………………………..Title…………………………………

Signature of Licensing Officer: …………………………………………….. I.D. NO………………………..

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

TWENTY-FIRST SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL GUIDE/HUNTER LICENCE

(regs. 17(1), 26(1))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of sections 43 and 44 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act an application is hereby made for a professional guide/hunter licence by:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

of address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Nationality: …………………………………………… Passport/Omang No:………………………………..

Age:……………………………………………………………..Sex M/F:……………………………………….

For which licence are you applying? Tick the box next to the category.

Professional Hunter

 

Professional Guide

 

Assistant Professional Hunter

 

Assistant Professional Guide

 

Trainee Professional Hunter

 

Specialist Guide (specify type)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For which areas do you wish the licence to be valid (specify CHA numbers and/or districts)?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Where would you like to be tested? Gaborone/Maun:……………………………………………………..

Have you been issued with a professional hunter/guide licence in Botswana previously? Yes/No…………..

If Yes, when was the licence issued (date) ………………………………………………………………….

Signature of Applicant: ………………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………..

For Official Use Only:

Application approved/not approved

Comments:

Name of Licensing Officer:

Signature of Licensing Officer:

I.D No.

Date:

 

TWENTY-SECOND SCHEDULE
GUIDE LICENCE

(reg. 17(3))

Not Transferable

 

Licence No.

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 43 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act a licence is hereby granted to:

 

Passport size photograph

Name :……………………………………………………………………………..

 

of:……………………………………………………………………………………

 

……………………………………………………………………………………….

 

Passport/ Omang No:………………………………………………………….

 

Employed by:……………………………………………………………………..

 

 

 

This licence entitles the holder to act as a:

Specialist guide

Assistant Professional Guide

Professional guide

(delete the inappropriate categories)

The licence is valid until……………………………………….unless sooner suspended or cancelled.

The licence entitles the holder thereof to undertake the activities prescribed by the category of licence both within and outside the protected areas.

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item: 72/202/01

CITIZEN FEE PAID: (Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print):…………………….Signature of Licensing Officer…………………..

I.D. of Licensing officer: ………………………………. Date of Licence issue: …………………………..

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

TWENTY-THIRD SCHEDULE
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE LICENCE FEES

(reg. 17(3))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for a professional guide licence:

Category

Citizen

Non- Citizen

Validity

Professional Guide (Trainee)

100

N/A

One year

Professional Guide (Assistant Guides)

200

N/A

One year

Full Guides

400

3000

One year

 

TWENTY-FOURTH SCHEDULE
HUNTER LICENCE

(reg. 26(2))

Not Transferable

 

Licence No.

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 44 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act a licence is hereby granted to:

 

Passport size

photograph

Name :……………………………………………………………………………..

 

of:……………………………………………………………………………………

 

……………………………………………………………………………………….

 

Passport/Omang No:………………………………………………………….

 

Employed by:……………………………………………………………………..

 

 

 

 

    This licence entitles the holder to act as a:

Trainee Professional Hunter

Assistant Professional Hunter

Professional Hunter

(Delete the inappropriate categories)

    The Licence is valid until………..in area(s)………………, unless sooner suspended or cancelled.

The licence entitles the holder thereof to undertake the activities prescribed by the category of the licence in the area(s) indicated and as permitted both within and outside National Parks, Game Reserves and Wildlife Management Areas.

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item: 72/202/01

CITIZEN FEE PAID: (Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print):…………………….Signature of Licensing Officer…………………..

I.D. of Licensing Officer: ………………………………. Date of Licence issue: …………………………..

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

TWENTY-FIFTH SCHEDULE
PROFESSIONAL HUNTER LICENCE FEES

(reg. 26(2))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for a professional hunter licence:

Category

Citizen

Non-Citizen

Validity

Professional hunter (Trainee)

P 100

N/A

One year

Professional Hunter (Assistant Guide)

P 200

N/A

One year

Professional Hunter

P 400

P 3000

One year

Specialist Guide

P 100

N/A

one year

 

TWENTY-SIXTH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FORM FOR AN EXPORT, RE-EXPORT, IMPORT AND TRANSIT PERMIT

(reg. 34(2))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 62 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, an application is hereby made by: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Passport/Omang No ……………………………….. Age …………………………………………………….

To export. . . . . . re-export . . . . . . import . . . . . transit . . . . . . . . (tick the appropriate)

to the following destination (address) …………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The following wildlife * trophies/animals/meat, which were * obtained from the wild, * bred in captivity

Species

Description of article

Number

Sex

Country of origin

Weight

Distinctive marks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I declare that the * trophiesanimalsmeat in respect of which the permit is sought were obtained legally under a (type) ………………. permit, dated ………………… issued at ……………..

Signature of applicant ………………………………… Signed at ………………….. Date ……………….

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*Delete as necessary

TWENTY-SEVENTH SCHEDULE
EXPORT, RE-EXPORT, IMPORT
AND TRANSIT PERMIT

(reg. 34(4))

Not Transferable

 

Permit No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

(ONLY TO BE USED FOR ARTICLES NOT LISTED ON CITES APPENDICES)

In terms of section 62 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act permission is hereby granted to: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Passport No./Omang: ……………………………………….

To: export            re-export            import            transit    

to the following destination (address):…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The following wildlife *trophies/animals/meat, which were *obtained/not obtained from the wild, *bred/not bred in captivity in Botswana:

Species

Description of article

Number and sex

Country of origin

Export duty per article

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date issued:………………………………….. Place issued:………………………………………………….

This permit is valid until: ………………………………………………………………..

Signature of Holder: ………………………………………………….. Date: ………………………………….

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item:

72/203/01

FEE PAID: P

Amount in words:

Name of Licensing Officer (Print): ……………………………………………………………………………..

Signature of Licensing Officer: ………………………………. I.D. of Licensing officer: …………………

This permit is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

*Delete as necessary

TWENTY-NINTH SCHEDULE
FEES

(reg. 34(7))

EXPORT DUTIES

PART I
Live Animals

Species

Price per individual captured from Tribal Live Animals Species Price per individual animal captured from registered game farms or ranches (Pula)

Game birds (as designated in Part III of the seventh schedule to the Act)

10

Non-designated birds (other than conserved species)

5

Non-designated reptiles (other than conserved species)

15

Non-designated amphibians (other than conserved species)

5

Buffalo

5,000

Cheetah

5,000

Eland

200

Gemsbok

150

Hartebeest

150

Impala

25

Kudu

75

Lechwe

500

Leopard

5,000

Lion

5,000

Ostrich

50

Roan

5,000

Sable

3,000

Springbok

25

Tsessebe

1,000

Waterbuck

200

Wildebeest

50

Zebra

200

other game animals

75

All other non designated mammals (other than conserved species)

10

 

PART II
Animal Skins

Species

 

Export duty / square metre (Pula)

Untanned

Tanned

All animal skins except crocodile and ostrich

25

10

Crocodile

10

5

Ostrich

10

5

 

PART III
Miscellaneous

Item

Unit

Export duty/ unit (Pula)

Game skin karosses

Square metre

20

Fur bearer kaross

Square metre

30

Mats

Square metre

20

Animal bones

Kg

1

Animal fat

Kg

10

Antelope/Zebra tails

Each

10

Cat claws

Each

15

Unprocessed elephant ears

Each

50

Processed elephant ears

Each

25

Unprocessed elephant feet

Each

50

Processed elephant feet

Each

25

Ivory

Kg

20

Lion and cat skulls

Each

35

Animal horns

Kg

1

Ostrich egg shells

Each

5

Ostrich feathers

Kg

10

Unprocessed ostrich feet

Each

40

Processed ostrich feet

Each

10

Porcupine quills

Kg

15

Warthog tusks

Kg

10

Wild animal hair

Kg

10

Meat, including biltong

Kg

1

Full bird mount

Each

5

Full animal mount

Each

20

Shoulder animal mount

Each

10

 

THIRTIETH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR TROPHY DEALER’S LICENCE

(reg. 35(2))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 65 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act an application is hereby made for a trophy dealer’s licence by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport /Omang No:…………………………………… Age:…………………..Sex M/F:……………….

Occupation : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Name and address of employer (if applicable)..: …………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address of premises for which the licence is required: …………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Signature of Applicant: …………………………………………………….Date: ……………………………

For Official Use Only:

Date of inspection of premises:

Name of inspecting officer:

Signature of inspecting officer:

ID No. of inspecting officer:

Application: approved/not approved

Date:

Comments:

 

 

 

 

THIRTY-FIRST SCHEDULE
TROPHY DEALER’S LICENCE

(reg. 35(3))

Not Transferable

 

Licence No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 65 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act a licence is hereby granted to:

Name : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No:……………………………………………………………………………………………..

To act as a trophy dealer from the premises at the following address ONLY:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

This licence is valid from:………………………………………………To: ……………………………………

Signature of Holder: ………………………………….. Date: …………………………………………………

For Official Use Only:

Head/Subhead/Item:                    72/202/01

CITIZEN FEE PAID:                    (Amount to be written in words)

NON-CITIZEN FEE PAID:

Name of Licensing Officer(Print):……………Signature of Licensing Officer……………………………

I.D. of Licensing officer: ……………………………….. Date of Licence issue: …………………………

This licence is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

THIRTY-SECOND SCHEDULE

(reg. 35(3))

The following fees shall be paid by the specified person for a trophy dealer’s licence:

Category

Fee

Period

Citizen

P 300

One year

Non-citizens

P4 000

One year

 

THIRTY-THIRD SCHEDULE
TROPHY DEALER’S REGISTER

(reg. 35(7))

PART I
Receiving of Trophies

Description of trophy received

Name and address of supplier of trophy

Licence/permit Nos of trophy

Date trophy received

Signature of person receiving trophy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II
Selling of Trophies

Description of trophy sold

Name and address of buyer of trophy

Licence/permit Nos of trophy

Date trophy sold

Signature of person selling trophy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRTY-FOURTH SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO KEEP ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY

(reg. 36(2))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 82 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act an application is hereby made for a permit to keep animals in captivity by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Passport/Omang No: ……………………….. Age: …………………… Male/ Female: ………………..

Occupation : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Name and address of employer (if applicable): …………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Species, sex and number of animals to be kept: …………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address of premises where the animals will be kept ……………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Purpose of keeping the animals (if for educational or commercial purposes attach a detailed proposal)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Signature of Applicant: ………………………………………….Date ……………………………………….

For Official Use Only:

 

Date of inspection of premises:

Name of inspecting officer:

Signature of inspecting officer:

ID No. of inspecting officer:

Application: approved/not approved

Date:

Comments:

 

 

THIRTY-FIFTH SCHEDULE
PERMIT TO KEEP ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY

(reg. 36(3))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 82 of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act permission is hereby given to:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Passport./Omang No:…………………………………. Age:……………………..Sex: M/ F……………….

To keep in captivity the following:

Species

Sex

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at the following physical address only:

 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

THIS PERMIT IS VALID FROM……………………………………..TO……………………………………..

 

ANIMALS TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY : YES/NO…………………………………………….

 

There shall be no change to the cages in which the animals are kept without permission and prior inspection of any of the new cages or premises by DWNP.

 

Director/ Name of Licensing Officer (Print)…………………………………………………………………..

 

Signature of Director/ Licensing Officer:……………………….I.D. Of Licensing officer……………….

 

This permit is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red on top of the Director’s or Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

 

THIRTY-SIXTH SCHEDULE
GAME CAPTURE FEES

(reg. 36(3))

PART I

Species

Price in Pula per individual captured from Tribal and State land and leasehold and freehold land excluding registered game ranches or farms

Aardwolf

60

Antbear

40

Baboon

20

Bat-eared fox

20

Black-backed jackal

20

Black footed cat

30

Brown hyaena

80

Buffalo

500

Bushbuck

100

Cape Hare

5

Caracal

20

Cheetah

200

Civet

55

Crocodile egg

30

Crocodile

200

Duiker

20

Eland

500

Elephant

1 000

Gemsbok

50

Giraffe

850

Hartebeest

100

Hippopotamus

1000

Honey badger

60

Impala

70

Klipspringer

200

Kudu

200

Lechwe

30

Leopard

80

Lion

400

Mountain Reedbuck

150

Night ape

50

Oribi

170

Otter

120

Ostrich egg

90

Ostrich

300

Pangolin

100

Porcupine

10

Puku

170

Reedbuck

90

Rhinoceros

2000

Roan Antelope

400

Rock dassie

75

Sable

200

Scrub hare

20

Serval

60

Sharpe’s steenbok

60

Side-striped jackal

10

Silver fox

10

Sitatunga

170

Spotted hyaena

40

Springbok

80

Springhare

5

Steenbok

20

Tsessebe

100

Vervet monkey

5

Warthog

50

 

Water buck

140

Wild cat

10

Wild dog

70

Wild pig

20

Wildebeest

250

Yellow spotted dassie

35

Zebra

400

 

PART II

Species

Price in Pula per individual captured from Tribal land, State land and leasehold and freehold land excluding registered game ranches or farms

All other non-designated mammals (other than conserved species)

20

Game birds (as designated in Part III of seventh schedule of the WCNPA)

20

Non-designated birds (other than conserved species)

15

Non-designated reptiles (other than conserved species)

25

Non-designated amphibians (other than conserved species)

10

 

THIRTY-SEVENTH SCHEDULE
TEMPORARY IVORY REGISTRATION LABEL

(reg. 39(2))

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

Label Number:

………………………………………………….

Date of acquisition of tusk:

………………………………………………….

Specific location where ivory found/elephant killed:

………………………………………………….

Reason for acquisition of tusk: (cull, trophy, found, confiscated, problem animal etc)

………………………………………………….

Sex of elephant (if known)

………………………………………………….

Official document number: (Hunting Licence, case docket, occurrence book entry number etc.)

………………………………………………….

    Remarks:……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

    Name (Print):………………………………………………………….Signature…………………………..

    Date……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

THIS LABEL IS NOT VALID FOR EXPORT

 

THIRTY-EIGHTH SCHEDULE

(reg. 39(5))

Not Transferable

                        Certificate No.

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

IVORY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Temporary Ivory Registration Label Number…………………………………………………………………

PERMANENT TUSK NUMBER

 

 

Place of registration……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Date of registration………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tusk weight…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Curved Tusk length (cm)…………………………………………………………………………………………

Maximum tusk girth (cm)………………………………………………………………………………………..

Sex of elephant (if known)……………………………………………………………………………………….

Source of tusk:……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Cull

 

Operation date:

Problem animal

 

Occurrence book entry number:

Trophy

 

Licence number:

Found

 

Occurrence book entry number:

Confiscated

 

Case docket number:

Other (specify)

 

 

Location where ivory found/elephant killed:…………………………………………………………………..

Name of Licensing Officer (Print)…………………….. Signature of Licensing Officer………………….

I. D. Of Licensing Officer………………………………. Date of Licence issue:…………………………..

This certificate is not valid unless there is an official DWNP stamp in red on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

THIRTY-NINTH SCHEDULE
BOTSWANA DISTRICT IVORY REGISTER

(reg. 39(6))

Year:

Tusk number

Ivory registration details

Despatch details

Date marked

Weight

Length

Girth

Sex

Source

Country of origin

Notes

Licence No (if trophy)

Owner (if trophy)

Despatch

Destination date

Gen 12 No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORTIETH SCHEDULE
BOTSWANA NATIONAL IVORY REGISTER

(reg. 35(3))

reg. 40(3)

Year:

Tusk number

Ivory registration certificate distribution

Receipt of Ivory

Despatch details

Date sent

Destination

Gen 12 No.

Receipt confirmed

Date received

Sender

Gen 12 No.

Weight

Origin of Ivory (cull, found, trophy etc)

Notes

Despatch

Destination

Gen 12 No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORTY-FIRST SCHEDULE
IVORY OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE

(reg. 41)

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS ACT

(Chapter 38:01)

In terms of section 67(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act of 1992 an ivory ownership certificate is given to………………………………………………………………………………..

of address:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport/Omang No:………………….. Age:……………….. Male/Female: ……………………………

Occupation : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

to possess …………………………..tusk(s) of elephants weighing…………………………kilograms.

Certificate issued by:………………………………….. at………………………………………………………

Signature of Licensing Officer…………………. I. D. No……………………….Date……………………..

This Certificate is not valid unless there is an official DWNP Stamp in red ink on top of the Licensing Officer’s signature.

 

FORTY-SECOND SCHEDULE
IDENTIFICATION CARD

(reg. 42(1))

PART I
Front Side of Identity Card

 


DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS

 

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

 

Passport
photo

Name of officer:

Signature of officer

Rank of officer:

I.D Number:

 

PART II
Reverse of Identity Card

Issued under Section 73(4) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act (1992). This officer is engaged by the Government of Botswana under the Wildlife Conservation and National Park, Act (1992) and has been authorised to exercise the powers vested him under the provisions of the Act.

Date of issue

Date of expiry

Signature of Director

Property of the Government of Botswana. If found, hand in at any Wildlife or Police station or mail to Director, P.O. Box 131, Gaborone.

 

EDUCATIONAL GAME RESERVE REGULATIONS

(under section 92)

(13th August, 2004)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Management plans for educational game reserves

    3.    Management plan

PART III
Entry into and movement within educational game reserves

    4.    Entry into and movement within educational game reserves

    5.    Fees payable on entry

    6.    Camping sites

    7.    Picnic sites

PART IV
Tour operations

    8.    Tour operators and professional guides

    9.    Offence and penalty

PART V
General conduct within educational game reserves

    10.    General conduct

    11.    Arms and ammunition, etc.

    12.    Offence and penalty

PART VI
Miscellaneous

    13.    Nuisance or misbehaviour

    14.    Refusal to issue entry permit

    15.    Permit to carry out a business operation

    16.    Non liability

    17.    General penalty

        First Schedule

        Second Schedule

        Third Schedule

S.I. 71, 2004.

PART I
Preliminary (reg. 1)

1.    Citation

    These regulations may be cited as the Educational Game Reserve Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “ammunition” has the meaning assigned to it under the Arms and Ammunition Act (Cap. 24:01);

    “arms” has the meaning assigned to it under the Arms and Ammunition Act (Cap. 24:01);

    “authorised officer” means the Director, wildlife officer or any other person authorised in writing by the Director to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations;

    “day” means the period of time between the opening and closing hours, provided in the Fourth Schedule of the National Parks and Game Reserves Regulations (Cap. 38:01 (Sub. Leg.)), for a particular part of the year;

    “educational game reserve” means an area of land, which is located within the vicinity of a village, town or city, which has the purpose of providing environmental education and general environmental recreation to educational groups visiting the reserve;

    “educational group” means any group that is visiting an educational game reserve for educational purposes;

    “explosives” has the meaning assigned to it under the Explosives Act (Cap. 24:02);

    “management plan” means a management plan prepared and approved for each educational game reserve under regulation 3;

    “Officer-in-Charge” means the wildlife officer who shall perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by regulation 3(5);

    “permit” means an entry permit, or any other permit issued under these Regulations; and

    “tour operator” means a person who, for hire or reward, brings any person, or causes any person to be brought, into an educational game reserve.

PART II
Management plans for educational game reserves (reg. 3)

3.    Management plan

    (1) The Director shall cause to be prepared, for each educational game reserve, a management plan to cover aspects of development and management of the wildlife and facilities of educational game reserves set out in the First Schedule.

    (2) Every management plan shall be made in writing and shall not be implemented unless it has been approved by the Director.

    (3) The Director shall indicate his approval of a management plan by initialling each page of such plan.

    (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), a management plan prepared for an educational game reserve on tribal land shall be approved by the Director and also signed by the chairman of the land board of such tribal land.

    (5) There shall be an Officer-in-Charge who shall be responsible for the implementation of the management plan in the educational game reserve.

    (6) A management plan for an educational game reserve may be reviewed as and when necessary, but shall be subject to a comprehensive review at least every five years.

    (8) A management plan for an educational game reserve shall specify the maximum number of persons in an educational group that may occupy a camping site.

PART III
Entry into and movement within educational game reserves (regs. 4-7)

4.    Entry into and movement within educational game reserves

    (1) No person shall enter or be within an educational game reserve unless he is in possession of a valid entry permit issued by an authorised officer.

    (2) An entry permit shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule and shall be issued subject to the conditions contained in these Regulations and such other conditions as may be endorsed therein in writing or placed on public display, by an authorised officer.

    (3) Except where authorised by an authorised officer, no person shall enter or leave an educational game reserve other than through a point of entry or exit, declared as such by the Director, by a notice published in the Gazette.

    (4) No person, under 18 years of age, shall enter an educational game reserve unless he is accompanied by a person of 18 years of age or older.

    (5) A person who contravenes any of the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months.

5.    Fees payable on entry

    (1) A person entering an educational game reserve shall pay, to an authorised officer, such fees as are specified in the Third Schedule, and shall not be issued with an entry permit unless such fees have been paid.

    (2) The payment of fees specified in the Third Schedule shall not apply to the following—

    (a)    duly authorised visits of educational groups engaged in field trips;

    (b)    persons in the employment of the Government who enter or reside in an educational game reserve in the execution of their official duties; and

    (c)    persons to whom a free entry permit has been issued by an authorised officer.

6.    Camping sites

    (1) A camping site shall be located at an area of an educational game reserve designated for that purpose by the Director.

    (2) No person shall occupy a camping site unless he holds a valid entry permit issued by an authorised officer and has paid the camping fees set out in the Third Schedule.

7.    Picnic sites

    (1) A picnic site shall be located at an area of an educational game reserve designated for that purpose by the Director.

    (2) A permit to enter an educational game reserve set out in the Second Schedule shall authorise the holder thereof to occupy a picnic site upon payment of a picnic site fees listed in the Third Schedule, subject to such conditions as may be endorsed on the permit.

    (3) Any person who occupies a picnic site without a valid entry permit and payment of a picnic site fee authorising such occupation, or who has failed to comply with any official notice that is displayed at a picnic site, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500.00 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months.

    (4) An authorised officer may cancel a permit that has been issued to any person if the person so issued with the permit fails to comply with any condition that has been endorsed on the permit or any official notice displayed at a picnic site.

PART IV
Tour operations (regs. 8-9)

8.    Tour operators and professional guides

    (1) No person shall carry on the business of a tour operator within an educational game reserve unless he has been issued with a licence to do so under the Tourism Act (Cap. 42:09).

    (2) Any person who is brought to an educational game reserve by a tour operator shall be accompanied by a professional guide.

    (3) A motor vehicle carrying guests of a tour operator shall be driven by a professional guide.

    (4) Any motor vehicle operated by a tour operator within an educational game reserve shall display the logo of such tour operator on each side measuring at least 30 centimetres in width.

    (5) A copy of the logo referred to in subregulation (4) shall be lodged with the Director.

    (6) Any tour operator driving a motor vehicle and any occupant of such motor vehicle may enter an educational game reserve upon payment of the fees set out in the Third Schedule.

    (7) No person shall operate as a professional guide unless he has been issued with a licence under the Act (Cap. 38:01).

9.    Offence and penalty

    Any person who contravenes any provision of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months.

PART V
General conduct within educational game reserves (regs. 10-12)

10.    General conduct

    (1) No person shall, within an educational game reserve—

    (a)    remove or destroy any fauna or flora, or any part thereof either living or dead, or in any way hunt, harass, disturb or molest any living thing, except for management purposes or with the written permission of an authorised officer:

            Provided that an authorised officer may take such action as he considers necessary to remove any animal or vegetation from an educational game reserve or to destroy any trespassing animal;

    (b)    leave any refuse except in the bins provided within the educational game reserve;

    (c)    light any fire or leave any such fire unextinguished except within the specially constructed fireplaces at designated picnic and camping sites and with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (d)    leave any material capable of causing a fire;

    (e)    wilfully or negligently cause a veld fire;

    (f)    cause any damage to, or disturb any object of, geological, technological, historical, archaeological or other scientific interest, or remove any such objects from an educational game reserve unless with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (g)    introduce any wild or domestic animal, or any fish or vegetation, or permit any domestic animal to stray in an educational game reserve, except with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (h)    erect any building or structure, except with the written permission of the Director, and any structure or building constructed without such permission may be demolished or removed, in accordance with the direction of an authorised officer, without compensation being payable;

    (i)    operate any radio or electronic equipment for the reproduction of sound or use any mechanical device which creates sound, in a manner likely to disturb another person or the animal life in the educational game reserve, except the normal use of a motor vehicle;

    (j)    collect firewood, except with the written permission of an authorised officer;

    (k)    interfere in any way with, or feed or provide food or water for, any animal except as may be authorised in writing by the Director.

11.    Arms and ammunition, etc.

    (1) No person, other than an authorised officer, shall convey into an educational game reserve, or be in an educational game reserve in possession of, any arms, ammunition, explosives, traps, poisons or any other weapons or devices capable of use in the killing, maiming or capturing of any animal.

    (2) A court may order that any arms, ammunition, explosives, traps, poisons, vehicles or any other weapons or devices used by a person convicted of any offences under subregulation (1) shall be forfeited to the State.

    (3) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any member of the armed forces of Botswana in the execution of their duties in an educational game reserve.

12.    Offence and penalty

    Any person who contravenes any provision of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P1000.00 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four months.

PART VI
Miscellaneous (regs. 13-17)

13.    Nuisance and misbehaviour

    (1) Any person who behaves in such a manner as to create a nuisance, acts in any way that is detrimental to the interests of an educational game reserve or commits an offence under these Regulations or under any other law, shall comply with such lawful order, including an order to leave the educational game reserve, as may be given by an authorised officer.

    (2) In the event of being directed to leave an educational game reserve under subregulation (1), no person shall receive a refund for any fees paid under these Regulations.

    (3) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision taken under subregulation (2), may appeal to the Director in writing within 14 days of such decision.

14.    Refusal to issue entry permit

    (1) Any authorised officer may refuse to issue an entry permit or may refuse entry into an educational game reserve to any person or group of persons whom he has reason to believe has or have contravened or may contravene the provisions of these Regulations or, for any other good and proper reason, for the effective management of an educational game reserve.

    (2) No person who is refused an entry permit or entry into an educational game reserve under subregulation (1) shall be entitled to a refund for any fees paid under these Regulations.

    (3) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision taken under subregulation (2), may appeal to the Director in writing within 14 days of such decision.

15.    Permit to carry out a business operation

    (1) An authorised officer may issue, to any person licensed to operate a business, a permit to operate that business in an educational game reserve.

    (2) The issuing of a permit under subregulation (1) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by an authorised officer.

16.    Non liability

    The Department of Wildlife and National Parks and the Government of Botswana shall not be liable for injury or death to any person or damage to his property while using any facilities, sojourning, residing or participating in activities in an educational game reserve.

17.    General penalty

    Any person who is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, the penalty for which has not been stipulated, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P1000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both.

FIRST SCHEDULE
ASPECTS TO BE COVERED IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN

(regulation 3(1))

A management plan shall, at minimum, cover the following—

1.    An introduction which shall contain—

    1.1    reference to the creation of the educational game reserve and description of its current boundaries;

    1.2    objectives for the educational game reserve.

2.    Zoning of the educational game reserve for purposes of-

    2.1    resource management, with limits to the acceptable change for soil water, vegetation and animal populations;

    2.2    physical developments, with specifications for each zone of types and quantities of physical developments permitted, including, but not limited to:

        (a)    roads, tracks, firebreaks, airfields, bridges;

        (b)    administrative structure, e.g houses, offices, workshops, stores, entrance gates;

        (c)    water supplies both for domestic purposes and animal watering; and

        (d)    sewage and litter management facilities;

    2.3    community use zones.

3.    Designation of tourism facilities and activities with particular reference to-

    3.1    Zoning for tourism facilities and activities with specifications for each zone of:

        (a)    density of roads

        (b)    density of motor vehicles per kilometre of road;

        (c)    total number of motor vehicles permitted;

        (d)    the allocation of the number of motor vehicles to each category of user;

        (e)    types of activities permitted ( i.e. day driving, night driving, walking, power boating, mekoro poling, etc.);

        (f)    numbers, locations and capacities of tourist facilities ( i.e non-permanent lodges, mobile operator sites, public camp grounds, wilderness camp sites, observation hides, wilderness trails, day use facilities, accompanied walking areas, etc.).

4.    Locations of educational game reserve facilities including-

    4.1    Numbers and locations of educational game reserve facilities comprising of:

        (a)    staff camps;

        (b)    entrance gates;

        (c)    information centres

        (d)    educational group camp sites; and

        (e)    training facilities.

5.    Staff of educational game reserve including-

    5.1    Staff numbers, ranks, functions and locations.

6.    Filming and photography with particular reference to number of filming groups and filming vehicles that may be permitted in a sub zone within a national park or game reserve.

7.    Management and administration including-

    (a)    policies on controlled burning, road maintenance, use of artificial watering points, etc.;

    (b)    recurrent budgets, administrative procedures, equipment, etc.

8.    Park Outreach-

    (a)    policies on community consultation, education and information in relation to the management and development of the educational game reserve.

SECOND SCHEDULE
PERMIT TO ENTER AN EDUCATIONAL GAME RESERVE

(regulation 4(2))

Permission is hereby granted to ………………………………………………………………………..

(Full Name)

of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(Address)

together with…………………………….. other persons to enter the educational game reserve.
                (Number of persons)

Having paid the entry fees set out in the Third Schedule and any other additional fees set out therein.

CONDITIONS:

1.    This permit is valid for one entry only.

2.    This permit is for use at the following times:

        Summer:

0500-1900 hours

        Winter:

0600-1830 hours

*Please keep this permit in your possession at all times whilst in the educational game reserve.

 

THIRD SCHEDULE
FEE STRUCTURE FOR EDUCATIONAL GAME RESERVES

(regulations 5(1), 6(2), 7(2), 8(6))

A.    ENTRY FEES

1.    INDIVIDUAL FEES

    (i)    Persons of 18 years of age and over: P10.00 per day

    (ii)    Persons under 18 years and over 8 years: P5.00 per day

    (iii)    Persons of 8 years and under: Free

2.    GROUP FEES (EDUCATION GROUPS)

    (i)    30 persons or less: P75.00 per day

    (ii)    30 to maximum of 50 persons: P100.00 per day

B.    PICNIC SITE FEES

1.    INDIVIDUAL FEES

    (i)    Persons of 18 years of age and over: P5.00 per day

    (ii)    Persons under 18 years and over 8 years: P2.50 per day

    (iii)    Persons of 8 years and under: Free

2.    GROUP FEES (EDUCATION GROUPS)

    (i)    30 persons or less: P50.00 per day

    (ii)    30 to maximum of 50 persons: P75.00 per day

C.    CAMPING FEES

1.    INDIVIDUAL FEES

    (i)    Persons of 18 years of age and over: P10.00 per night

    (ii)    Persons under 18 years and over 8 years: P5.00 per night

    (iii)    Persons of 8 years and under: Free

2.    GROUP FEES (EDUCATION GROUPS)

    (i)    30 persons or less: P120.00 per night

    (ii)    30 to maximum of 50 persons: P150.00 per night

D. OTHER FEES

1.    VISITOR CENTRE FACILITY HIRE: P 75.00 per day

2.    MOTOR VEHICLE ENTRY FEES

    (i)    Private motor vehicles under 3500 kg: P10.00 per day

    (ii)    Private motor vehicles between 3500-7000 kg: P20.00 per day

    (iii)    All Motor vehicles over 7000 kg: No entry permitted

    (iv)    Commercial motor vehicles under 3500 kg: P20.00

    (v)    Commercial motor vehicles between 3500-7000 kg: P50.00

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (CHEETAHS) (KILLING SUSPENSION) ORDER

(section 90)

(22nd April, 2005)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Suspension of killing of cheetahs

    3.    Report to wildlife office

    4.    Offences and penalties

S.I. 26, 2005.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Cheetahs) (Killing Suspension) Order.

2.    Suspension of killing of cheetahs

    Section 46(1) of the Act which permits the owner or occupier of land, or any agent of such owner or occupier to kill any animal which caused, is causing or threatens to cause damage to any livestock, crops, water installation or fence on such land shall not apply in respect of a cheetah.

3.    Report to wildlife office

    Where a cheetah causes damage to livestock or property, the owner or occupier of land or any agent of such owner or occupier shall make a report thereof, to the nearest wildlife office, within seven days of the event.

4.    Offences and penalties

    A person who kills a cheetah commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P1,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (LIONS) (KILLING RESTRICTION) ORDER

(section 90)

(22nd April, 2005)

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Restriction to kill lions

    3.    Report to wildlife office or police station

    4.    Conditions for killing lion

    5.    Prevention of damage

    6.    Burden of proof

    7.    Offences and penalties

S.I. 27, 2005.

1.    Citation

    This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Lions) (Killing Restriction) Order.

2.    Restriction to kill lions

    Section 46(1) of the Act which permits the owner or occupier of land, or any agent of such owner or occupier to kill any animal which caused, is causing or threatens to cause damage to any livestock, crops, water installation or fence on such land shall not apply in respect of a lion.

3.    Report to wildlife office

    (1) Where a lion causes damage to livestock or property, the owner or occupier of land, or any agent of such owner or occupier, shall make a report thereof, to the nearest wildlife office or police station, within seven days of the event.

    (2) A person who kills a lion shall, within seven days of the event, make a report thereof to the nearest wildlife office or police station.

    (3) A person who contravenes a provision of this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P1,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

4.    Conditions for killing lion

    (1) A person may kill a lion where—

    (a)    a lion or a group of lions has killed livestock; or

    (b)    a lion or a group of lions threatens human life in terms of section 47 of the Act.

    (2) Where a group of lions is involved, a person may kill only one lion in the group.

5.    Prevention of damage

    A person who kills a lion shall show that prior to killing the lion, he or she attempted to prevent damage from being caused to his or her livestock or property by the lion concerned or a group of lions through—

    (a)    herding livestock; and

    (b)    enclosing livestock in a secure kraal.

6.    Burden of proof

    A person who kills or wounds a lion shall—

    (a)    prove that the lion that was killed or wounded or the group of lions to which that lion belonged at the time it was killed or wounded caused damage to his or her livestock or property;

    (b)    prevent damage to the lion carcass and to the livestock carcass;

    (c)    skin the lion carcass and the livestock carcass in a manner which preserves the skin of the lion or livestock for forensic investigations; or

    (d)    preserve the area where the lion or the livestock were killed or wounded, for forensic investigations.

7.    Offences and penalties

    A person who contravenes any provision of this Order commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P1,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

 

DECLARATION OF SUA PAN FLAMINGO SANCTUARY ORDER

(section 12(a))

(23rd April, 2010)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    PARAGRAPH

    1.    Citation

    2.    Declaration of Sanctuary

S.I. 38, 2010.

1.    Citation

This Order may be cited as the Declaration of Sua Pan Flamingo Sanctuary Order.

2.    Declaration of Sanctuary

    The rectangular area measuring 24 kilometres by 17 kilometres encompassing the main Flamingo Breeding sites demarcated as follows—

    (a)    North Eastern most point

20.85 8

26.10 8

    (b)    South Eastern most point

21.09 8

26.10 8

    (c)    South Western most point

21.09 8

25.93 8 and

    (d)    North Western most point

20.85 8

25.93 8

has been declared a Sua Pan Flamingo Sanctuary.

 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF SNARES AND TRAPS) REGULATIONS

(section 92(1)(i))

(14th October, 2016)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Prohibition of sale of snares and traps

    3.    Offence

S.I. 110, 2016.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Prohibition of Sale of Snares and Traps) Regulations.

2.    Prohibition of sale of snares and traps

    No person shall sell or cause to be sold any snare, trap or similar contrivance.

3.    Offence

    Any person who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of P1000 and to imprisonment for one year.

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS (FUNCTIONS OF CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS

(section 92(e))

(29th October, 2024)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Functions of CITES Management Authority

    3.    Functions of CITES Scientific Authority

S.I. 143, 2024.

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks (Functions of CITES Management Authority and Scientific Authority) Regulations.

2. Functions of CITES Management Authority

The specific functions of the CITES Management Authority shall include—

    (a) the granting of permits and certificates in accordance with the provisions of CITES and to attach to any permit or certificate any condition that it may deem necessary;

    (b) communicating with the CITES Secretariat and other parties on scientific, administrative, enforcement and other issues related to implementation of the Convention;

    (c) maintaining records of the international trade in specimens and preparation of an annual report concerning such trade, and submit this report to the CITES Secretariat by 31st October of the year following the year to which the report refers;

    (d) coordination of the preparation of an annual illegal trade report, and submit it to the CITES Secretariat by 31st October of the year following the year to which the report refers;

    (e) coordination of the preparation of an implementation report on legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken to enforce the Convention, and submit this report to the CITES Secretariat the year before each meeting of the Conference of the Parties;

    (f) coordination of the national implementation and enforcement of the Convention and of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, and cooperate with other relevant authorities in this regard;

    (g) consulting the Scientific Authority on the issuance and acceptance of CITES documents, the nature and level of trade in CITES-listed species, the setting and management of quotas, the registration of traders and production operations, the establishment of rescue centers and the preparation of proposals to amend the CITES Appendices;

    (h) approving and monitoring captive-breeding operations in consultation with the Scientific Authority and provide information to the CITES Secretariat for the registration of each captive-breeding operation that breeds Appendix-I animal species in captivity for commercial purposes;

    (i) registering with the CITES Secretariat, after consultation with the Scientific Authority, nurseries that artificially propagate specimens of Appendix I plant species for export purposes;

    (j) registering with the CITES Secretariat, after consultation with the Scientific Authority scientists and scientific institutions to facilitate the scientific exchange of specimens in accordance with relevant CITES provisions and Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties, including to assign a unique number for each registered scientific institution or scientist and update the information every five years;

    (k) managing and disposing of illegally traded and confiscated specimens of CITES-listed species;

    (l) designating one or more rescue centers to look after the welfare of seized and confiscated living specimens;

    (m) representing Botswana at regional and international meetings related to CITES;

    (n) providing awareness-raising, training, education and information related to the Convention;

    (o) advising the Minister on actions to be taken for the implementation and enforcement of CITES; and

    (p) performing any task foreseen in the text of the Convention and in Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties to CITES.

3. Functions of CITES Scientific Authority

    The specific functions of the CITES Scientific Authority shall include—

    (a) advising the Management Authority on whether or not a proposed export of a specimen of species listed in Appendix I or II will be detrimental to the survival of the species involved;

    (b) in the case of a proposed import of a specimen of a species in Appendix I, advise the Management Authority on whether or not the purposes of the import are detrimental to the survival of the species involved;

    (c) in the case of a proposed import of a live specimen of a species listed in Appendix I, advise the Management Authority whether or not it is satisfied that the proposed recipient of the specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for it;

    (d) monitoring export permits granted for specimens of species listed in Appendix II, as well as the actual exports of such specimens, and advise the Management Authority of suitable measures to be taken to limit the issue of export permits when the population status of a species so requires;

    (e) advising Management Authority on whether scientists and scientific institutions seeking registration for scientific non-commercial, meet the CITES standards for registration;

    (f) advising the Management Authority on the disposal of confiscated or forfeited specimen, if requested;

    (g) assisting on issues of nomenclature of species; and

    (h) any other scientific matters related to CITES.

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