Prohibition of teasing etc. in a zoo or deer park

35. Amendment of section 38, Act VIII of 1978 Amendment of section 38, Act VIII of 1978.--In sub-section

1. (1) of section 38 of the principal Act :-
   • (a) clause
   • (a) shall be substituted by the following, namely :- "(a) wild animal other than vermin, which is hunted under section 10 or section 29 or sub-section
2. (6) of section 35 or kept or bred in captivity or hunted in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or found dead, or killed by mistake ; and"
   • (b) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :- "(c) ivory and an article made from such ivory in respect of which an offence against this Act or any rule or order made thereunder has been committed ;
   • (d) timber or forest produce in respect of which an offence has been committed in a Conservation Reserve or a Sanctuary or a National Park declared by the Government ; and
   • (e) vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool that has been used for committing an offence and has been seized under the provisions of this Act" ; and
   • (c) in the last paragraph, after the words "meat derived from such animal" the words "or any vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool used in such hunting" shall be inserted. 36. Declaration of game reserve Declaration of game reserve.--
3. (1) The Government may, by notification, declare any area to be a game reserve.
4. (2) No hunting of any wild animals, grazing, cultivation, or cutting of any vegetation including trees, bushes and grass shall be permitted in such reserve except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this section by the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer.
5. (3) No person shall carry any weapon in a game reserve without the written permission of the Chief Wild Life Warden or any officer authorised by him in this behalf.