Game (Preservation and Control) Act

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Citation: Chapter 198
Date: 31 December 2000
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Uganda

Game (Preservation and Control) Act

Chapter 198

Published
Commenced on 1 September 1959
[This is the version of this document at 31 December 2000.]
[Note: The version of the Act as at 31 December 2000 was revised and consolidated by the Law Reform Commission of Uganda. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for ULII.]

An Act to consolidate the law relating to the preservation and control of game, and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with such preservation and control.[Commissioners’ note: The Game (Preservation and Control) Act, except for its Schedules, was repealed by the Uganda Wildlife Statute, Statute 14/1996]

First Schedule (Section 5, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit

Part A – Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout Uganda except under special permit

1.Aardvark

2.Aardwolf—Proteles cristatus

3.Bat-eared fox

4.Bee-eaters—Meropidæ (all species)

5.Black rhinoceros—Diceros bicornis

6.Caracal or lynx

7.Cheetah—Acinonyx jubatus

8.Chimpanzee—Pan schweinfurthi

9.Colobus monkey—Colobus (all species)

10.Cranes—Balearicidæ (all species)

11.Crowned hawk eagle

12.Egrets—Cosmerodius albus melanorhynchusMesophoyx intermedius brachyrhynchusEgretta garzetta garzetta Bubulcus ibis

13.Elephant

14.Fish eagle

15.Giant eland—Taurotragus derbianus gigas

16.Giraffe—Giraffa cameloparadalis (all subspecies)

17.Gorilla—Gorilla beringei

18.Greater kudu (Female)—Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea

19.Greater flamingo—Phœnicopterus ruber roseus

20.Ground hornbill—Bucorvus abyssinicus

21.Heron (all species)

22.Hornbills—Bucerotidæ (all species)

23.Hyrax (all species)

24.Lammergeyer

25.Leopard

26.Lesser flamingo—Phœniconaias minor

27.Marabou stork—Leptoptilos crumeniferus

28.Martial eagle

29.Ostrich—Struthio camelus

30.Owl (all species)—Tytonidæ and Strigidœ

31.Pangolin—Manis (all species)

32.Parrots—Psittacidæ (all species)

33.Python

34.Roan antelope (female) —Hippotragus equinus

35.Saddle-bill stork—Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

36.Secretary bird—Sagittarius serpentarius

37.Serval cat

38.Sun birds—Nectarinidæ (all species)

39.Turacos, plantain-eaters, louries—Musophagidæ (all species)

40.Vulture (all species)—Aegypiidæ

41.Whale-headed stork—Balaeniceps rex

42.White rhinoceros—Ceratotherium cottoni

43.Yellow-backed duiker—Cephalophus sylvicultrix

Part B – Animals not to be hunted or captured in the areas stated except under special permit

1.Greater bustard (All members of the genera Ardeotis and Neotis including all subspecies) (Karamoja district and Kingdom of Ankole)

2.Greater kudu—Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea (Acholi district)

3.Hippopotamus—Hippopotamus amphibius (Karamoja district)

4.Impala—Aepyceros melampus (Karamoja district)

5.Roan antelope—Hippotragus equinus (Area prior to 1st March, 1962, known as Masaka district)

6.Roan antelope—Hippotragus equinus (Madi district)

7.Sitatunga—Limnotragus spekie (Nkosi Island)

8.Uganda Kob—Adenota kob (Karamoja and Teso districts)

Part C – Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout Uganda except under special permit

If immature or female accompanied by young—

(a)all antelopes, which includes gazelles and dik-diks;

(b)black rhinoceros—Diceros bicornis;

(c)elephant—Loxodonta africanus;

(d)hippopotamus—Hippopotamus amphibius;

(e)lion.

Second Schedule (Sections 5, 58, 59, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences

English	Swahili	Luganda	Acholi	Maximum number which may be hunted under basic licence	Maximum number which may be hunted under supplementary licence	Fee for supplementary licence per animal		Limitations on supplementary licences
First column				Second column	Third column	Fourth column		Fifth column
Species
English	Swahili	Luganda	Acholi	Maximum number which may be hunted under basic licence		Resident shs.	Visitor shs.	Limitations on supplementary licences
Buffalo	Nyati	Embogo	Jobi	2	4	100	300	Maximum one only in Karamoja.
Bushbuck	Pongo	Engabi	Ruda	2	3	20	150	Maximum one only in Karamoja.
Dik-Dik	Suguya	Ensa	—	2	2	10	50	Maximum one only in Acholi and Toro.
Duiker (all sps)	Nsya	Empeewo	Lacek	3	2	20	50
Eland	Pofu	Entamu	Abwori	—	2	100	500
Grant’s Gazelle	Swala Granti	—	Lagwete	1	2	50	150	None in Karamoja
Giant Forest Hog	Nguruwe Mkubwa	Ensenge	—	—	2	50	200	None in Karamoja
Hartebeest	Kongoni	Ennangaazi	Pura	2	2	50	150
Hippopotamus	Kiboko	Envubu	Raa	—	2	100	300	None in Karamoja
Impala	Swala Pala	Empala	—	—	1	100	200	None in Karamoja
Klipspringer	Mbuzi Mawe	—	Okwedo	—	1	50	50
Kudu, Greater	Tandala Mkubwa	—	Wul	—	1	300	750	None in Acholi
Kudu, Lesser	Tandala Mdogo	—	Nyamugata	—	1	200	750	None in Acholi
Lion	Simba	Empologoma	Labwor	—	1	200	1,500
Oribi	Taya	Ensirabo	Lajwa	1	2	25	50
Oryx	Choroa	—	—	—	1	750	750
Reedbuck, Bohor	Tohe	Enjaza	Aburgot	1	2	50	100
Reedbuck, Chandler’s							100
Reedbuck, Mountain	Tohe ya Malimani	—	Etopire	—	1	100	100
Roan	Korongo	—	Bure	—	1	300	750	None in Karamoja or Ankole
Sitatunga	Nzohe	Enjobi	Jobe	—	2	200	300
Topi	Nyemera	Enyemera	Tengo	1	2	50	150	None in Buganda.
Uganda Kob	—	Ensunu	Til	1	2	50	150
Warthog	Ngiri	Engiri	Kul	2	2	20	50
Waterbuck	Kuru	Ensama	Apoli	2	2	50	250
Zebra	Pundamilia	Entulege	Lagwar	—	1	100	350
Any of the birds mentioned in the Third Schedule	—	—	—	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Nil	Greater Bustard protected in Karamoja and Ankole

Third Schedule (Sections 5, 61, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Birds which may be hunted by the holder of a bird licence

Number unlimited
Anatidae	Duck (all species)Teal (all species)Geese (all species)	Except during the close season, 1st April to 30th September in every year.
Turnicidae	Button quails (all species)
Phasianidae	^‡Francolins—Francolinus (all species)^‡‡Bare-throated francolins—Pternistis (all species) Quails—Coturnix (all species) Stone partridge—Ptilopachus petrosus emini Guineafowls—Numida (all species), except in Teso, Bukedi, Bugisu and Busoga during the close season—1st April to 30th September in every year Forest guineafowl—Guttera edouardi sethsmithi Vulturine guineafowl—Acryllium vulturinum
Otididae	Bustards, except greater bustards in Karamoja and Ankole
Scolopacidae	Snipe (all species)
Pteroclididae	Sandgrouse— Pterocles and Eremialector (all species)

^‡Sometimes erroneously known as partridges or pheasants.^‡‡Usually erroneously known as spurfowl.

Fourth Schedule (Sections 38 and 39, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Game reserves

1.Toro Game Reserve—The area comprised within the following boundaries—Commencing at the mouth of the Musisi river; thence following the east bank of that river in a southerly direction to its intersection with that top of the Lake Albert escarpment; thence following the top of that escarpment in a southwesterly direction to the point where it is crossed by the old telegraph line from Fort Portal to the Semliki river; thence following that telegraph line in a northerly direction to the point where it crosses the Nyaburogo river; thence following the west bank of that river in a northerly direction to a cairn situated on the river at a point 0º 54' N; thence in a straight line in a northerly direction to a cairn situated one half of a mile due south of the survey point known as Makoga; thence in a northeasterly direction in a straight line to a point on the shore of Lake Albert one mile to the north of the mouth of the Wasa river; thence along the shoreline of Lake Albert eastwards to the point of commencement at the mouth of the Musisi river.

2.Kigezi Game Reserve—The area comprised within the following boundaries—Commencing at the point where the foot of the Kichwamba escarpment meets the Rwempunu river; thence following the Queen Elizabeth National Park boundary in a northwesterly then southwesterly direction to the point where it meets the Uganda/Congo international boundary which at this point is the Ishasha river; thence following that river in a southerly direction for approximately one half of a mile to a point marked by a cairn; thence following a line marked by cairns in an easterly then northerly direction as follows—

From	To	Bearing	Distance
Ishasha River	No. 2 Cairn	96º 30'	299'
No. 2 Cairn	No. 3 Cairn	76º	1,146'
No. 3 Cairn	No. 4 Cairn	73º 30'	2,230'
No. 4 Cairn	No. 5 Cairn	74º	2,473'
No. 5 Cairn	No. 6 Cairn	75º	540'
No. 6 Cairn	No. 7 Cairn	76º 30'	273'
No. 7 Cairn	No. 8 Cairn	73º 30'	1,974'
No. 8 Cairn	No. 9 Cairn	74º	1,982'
No. 9 Cairn	No. 10 Cairn	74º 30'	420'
No. 10 Cairn	No. 11 Cairn	30º	4,537'
No. 11 Cairn	No. 12 Cairn	30º 30'	308'
No. 12 Cairn	No. 13 Cairn	22º	2,764'
No. 13 Cairn	No. 14 Cairn	36º 30'	2,127'
No. 14 Cairn	No. 15 Cairn	32º	1,065'
No. 15 Cairn	No. 16 Cairn	15º 30'	901'
No. 16 Cairn	No. 17 Cairn	14º	1,154'
No. 17 Cairn	No. 18 Cairn	14º 30'	796'
No. 18 Cairn	No. 19 Cairn	15º	504'
No. 19 Cairn	No. 20 Cairn	14º	993'
No. 20 Cairn	Kazinga River	42º	1,126'

thence following the east bank of the Kazinga river in a northerly direction to its confluence with the Ntungu river; thence following the west bank of that river in a southerly direction to its junction with the Rushaya river; thence following the south bank of that river in an easterly direction to the point where it meets the foot of the Kichwamba escarpment; thence following the foot of that escarpment in a northerly direction to the point of commencement.

3.Katonga Game Reserve—The area comprised within the following boundaries—Commencing at a point where the Kaisunga river (Dwamanyanja) joins the Katonga river; thence in a northeasterly direction following the eastern bank of Kaisunga river to its confluence with the Nyandagura river; thence in a northeasterly direction to the highest point of Kabuya Hill; thence in an easterly direction to Kitemba Hill; thence to the peak of Zina Hill; thence following the western side of Mparo/Kabogole road (track) to the Katonga river; thence following the northern bank of Katonga river to the point of commencement.

4.Gorilla Game Reserve

5.Karuma Game Reserve

6.Matheniko Game Reserve

7.Pian-upe Game Reserve

8.Queen Elizabeth National Park—Kibale Forest Corridor Game Reserve

9.Bokora Corridor Game Reserve

10.Lake Mburo Game Reserve

[Commissioners’ note: The boundaries of the game reserves listed in numbers 4 to 10 are defined in statutory instruments for this Chapter.]

Fifth Schedule (Section 47, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Fees for licences

	shs.
1. A visitors basic licence	2,000
2. A residents basic licence	1,000
3. A bird licence	500
4. A professional hunters licence	2,000
5. A professional trappers licence	2,000

Sixth Schedule (Sections 2, 16; Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

African animals not occurring in Uganda, or of which only local species and subspecies are protected, which animals and the trophies thereof are protected by international convention

1.Gorilla—Gorilla gorilla (all subspecies)

2.All Madagascar lemurs—Chiromyidæ, Lemuridæ and Indrisidæ

3.Fossa—Fossa (all subspecies)

4.Giant sable antelope—Hippotragus niger variani

5.Nyala—Tragelaphus angasi

6.Mountain nyala or Buxton’s bushbuck—Tragelaphus buxtoni

7.Okapi—Okapia johnstoni

8.Barbary stag—Servus elaphus barbarus

9.Pygmy hippopotamus—Chœropsis liberiensis

10.Mountain zebra—hippotigris zebra (all subspecies)

11.Wild ass—Asinus asinus (all subspecies)

12.White rhinoceros—Rhinoceros (or Ceratotherium) simus (all subspecies)

13.Northern hartebeest or bubal—Bubalis buselaphus

14.Abyssinian ibex or wali—Capra walie

15.Water chevrotain—Hyemoschus aquaticus

16.Baldheaded ibis or waldrapp—Comatibis eremita

17.White-breasted guineafowl—Agelastes meleasgrides

18.Chimpanzee—Anthropopithecus (all subspecies)

19.Giant eland or Lord Derby’s eland—Taurotragus derbianus (all subspecies)

20.Giraffe—Giraffa (all subspecies)

21.White-tailed gnu—Connochœtes gnou

22.Jentink’s duiker—Cephalophus jentinki

23.Beira—Dorcotragus megalotis

24.Dibatag or Clarke’s gazelle—Ammodorcas clarkei

25.Bontebok—Damaliscus pygargus

26.Black rhinoceros—Rhinoceros (or Diceros) bicornis

27.Wild ostrich—Struthio (all African subspecies)

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History of this document

31 December 2000 this version

Consolidation

01 September 1959

Commenced

Cited documents 1

Legislation 1

Land Acquisition Act

Game (Preservation and Control) Act

Game (Preservation and Control) Act

Chapter 198

First Schedule (Section 5, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit

Part A – Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout Uganda except under special permit

Part B – Animals not to be hunted or captured in the areas stated except under special permit

Part C – Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout Uganda except under special permit

Second Schedule (Sections 5, 58, 59, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences

Third Schedule (Sections 5, 61, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Birds which may be hunted by the holder of a bird licence

Fourth Schedule (Sections 38 and 39, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Game reserves

Fifth Schedule (Section 47, Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

Fees for licences

Sixth Schedule (Sections 2, 16; Cap. 226, 1964 Revision)

African animals not occurring in Uganda, or of which only local species and subspecies are protected, which animals and the trophies thereof are protected by international convention

History of this document

31 December 2000 this version

01 September 1959

Cited documents 1

Legislation 1

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