Wild Animal Control Act 1977

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Territorial extent New Zealand Date commenced 23 December 1977		Date of Royal Assent 23 December 1977

The Wild Animal Control Act 1977 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.

Part 3 of the Act establishes recreational hunting areas (RHAs). If the wild animal species are not kept in check, commercial hunting is allowed. At present the following RHAs have been established:

North Island:

Kaweka (East Coast/Hawkes Bay)

Kaimanawa (Tongariro/Taupo)

North Pureora Conservation Park (Waikato)

Haurangi (Wellington)

South Island

Blue Mountains - (Southland)

Greenstone/Caples - beside Lake Wakatipu (Otago)

Lake Sumner - Nina, Doubtful Range, North Hurunui and Hurunui restricted hunting block (Canterbury)

Oxford - Mt Oxford and Mt Thomas forest parks (Canterbury)

References

Wild Animal Control Act 1977 Wikipedia

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