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Chatham Islands Animals Act 1884

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Short Title.

Rabbits and hares not to be introduced.

Rabbits and hares at large to be destroyed.

Chatham Islands Animals Act 1884

Public Act		1884 No 13
Date of assent		18 October 1884

	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Rabbits and hares not to be introduced.
3	Rabbits and hares at large to be destroyed.

An Act to prohibit the Introduction of certain Animals into the Chatham Islands.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act is “The Chatham Islands Animals Act, 1884.”

2 Rabbits and hares not to be introduced.

No person shall introduce or allow to go at large any rabbit or hare in that part of the colony called the Chatham Islands.

Penalty for breach of section.

Every person offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds, and in default be imprisoned for a period of not more than three months.

3 Rabbits and hares at large to be destroyed.

If it shall come to the knowledge of any Resident Magistrate or Justice of the Peace that any rabbit or hare is at large in the Chatham Islands, it shall be lawful for such Resident Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to authorize any constable or other person to pursue and destroy such rabbit or hare, and any constable or other person so authorized shall not be liable to any penalty or suit in respect of any trespass or entry upon premises committed or done under such authority.

Chatham Islands Animals Act 1884