The Short Title of this Act is “The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act, 1895.” It shall come into operation on the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

From and after the commencement of this Act no society, authority, or person shall introduce or import into the colony, or turn at large, for the purposes of sport or acclimatisation, or as game, any animal or bird whatever without the consent in writing of the Minister for the time being in charge of the Department of Agriculture; nor shall any insect or reptile be introduced or imported into the colony without such consent as aforesaid.

It shall be the duty of the master, owner, charterer, and agent of any vessel arriving at any port or place in New Zealand to effectually prevent any snake, scorpion, or other noxious reptile from being landed in New Zealand from such vessel, whether in the cargo or otherwise.

Every person who offends against or fails to comply with any of the foregoing provisions of this Act is liable to a penalty of not less than five pounds and not exceeding fifty pounds.

Whenever it shall be made to appear that any imported game or native game is not sufficiently numerous to warrant the sale thereof in any district or part of a district, the Governor may from time to time, upon the recommendation of the Colonial Secretary, by notification, prohibit the sale of any such game or native game within such district or part thereof for such period as may be specified in such notification.

Section twelve of “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” is hereby repealed.

Notwithstanding anything contained in “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” native pigeons shall not be taken or killed in any district during the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and thereafter during every sixth year: Provided that the Governor may, upon the recommendation of the Colonial Secretary, by notification in the Gazette, exclude the Urewera Country and other Native districts in the North and South Islands from the operation of this section.

Subject to the provisions of section four of this Act, and except where specific provision is made to the contrary, the minimum penalty that may be imposed for breach of the provisions of “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” or any amendment thereof, shall be the sum of one pound sterling.