Power of State Government to declare wild animals and birds as vermin

Power of State Government to declare wild animals and birds as vermin The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any wild animal or wild bird, other than those specified in Schedule I, to be vermin in any area specified in the notification, and so long as such notification remains in force, such wild animal or wild bird shall not be deemed to be a wild animal or wild bird for the purposes of this Act: Provided that the State Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the interest of the preservation of any such animal or bird, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that any such animal or bird shall cease to be vermin.