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ACT XIV OF 2014 ACT XIV OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN WILDLIFE (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, 2014 An Act to provide protection, preservation, conservation, sustainable and management to the Wildlife, and establishment and management of protection areas in the Province of Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 28th March, 2014] CHAPTER IV HUNTING OF GAME ANIMALS 16. Restrictions on Hunting and Trapping.---No person shall-- (a) hunt any wild animal by means of a set gun drop spear, deadfall, explosive, gun trap, explosive projectile, bomb, grenade, baited hook, net, snare or any other trap, an automatic weapon, or a weapon of a calibre used by the Army or Police Force or by means of a projectile containing any drug or chemical substance, likely to anaesthetize, paralyze, stupefy or render incapable an animal whether partly or fully; (b) hunt, kill, capture or trap any protected animal; (c) hunt, kill, capture or trap any game animal in a Strict Nature Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park, Natural Heritage Site and Core Zone of a Biosphere Reserve; (d) hunt any game animal except under a big game hunting license, small game hunting license, big game special permit or small game special permit and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules there under; (e) hunt any game animal in the non-hunting period as prescribed; (f) proceed in search of or hunt any game animal except under a valid license, permit, special permit, private permit and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license, permit, special permit, special private permit as prescribed; (g) hunt any game animal other than birds or hares with a shotgun or with non-magnum rifle of 0.22 caliber or less; (h) use, carry or possess any net, snare, bhagwa, hook or like devices for the purpose of hunting or trapping a game animal; (i) use, carry or possess any device capable of electrocuting any wild animal or electrifying any part of its habitat, including water bodies, and roosting and nesting places; (j) use, carry or possess any poison or explosive for killing any wild animal or for poisoning its food and water or destroying part or whole of its terrestrial or aquatic habitat; (k) use vehicle of any type to chase any wild animal, or to drive or stampede any wild animal for any purpose whatsoever; (l) shoot any game animal from a vehicle or any other motorized conveyance from a distance less than two hundred meters; (m) hunt with the help of decoys or call birds; (n) hunt with the help of playback recorded calls; (o) construct or use, for the purpose of hunting any wild animal, any pitfall, game pit, trench or similar excavation, any fence or enclosure, or use any other similar contrivance; (p) hunt by hiding near a water hole except in the case of waterfowl included in Part-A of Schedule- I; (q) hunt near a salt lick; and (r) hunt after sunset or before sunrise.