Part III Offences in relation to deer
17 Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer.
1
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who, without legal right to take or kill deer or without permission from a person having such right, takes or wilfully kills or injures deer on any land shall be guilty of an offence.
2
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who, without legal right to take or kill deer on any land or without permission from a person having such right, removes any deer carcase from that land shall be guilty of an offence.
3
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who wilfully kills or injures any deer otherwise than by shooting shall be guilty of an offence.
4
In subsection (3) above “shooting” means discharging a firearm of a class prescribed in an order under section 21(1) of this Act.