National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Regulations

Regulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial species and freshwater species, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023

Section A: Provisions relating to Listed Threatened or Protected Species

Chapter 8 : The regulation of specific restricted activities involving certain listed threatened or protected species

81. Hunting of a specimen of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simum

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(1) The issuing authority may not issue more than one permit within a period of 12 months to a particular hunting client to authorize the hunting of a specimen of Ceratotherium simum for trophy purposes.

 

(2)The issuing authority may issue a permit in accordance with these Regulations for the hunting of a specimen of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simum by a hunting client, only—
(a)after the Department has made a recommendation that such permit may be issued; and
(b)in accordance with the recommendation contemplated in paragraph (a).

 

(3)The holder of a permit that authorizes the hunting of a specimen of Diceros bicornis or Ceratotherium simum may only hunt such specimen if the hunt is supervised, as a minimum, by an environmental management inspector from the conservation authority of the province where the hunt will take place.