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“Restrictions on hunting. -(I) No person shall (a) hunt any wild animal, from or by means of, a wheeled or mechanically propelled vehicle on water or land, or by aircraft; (b) use an aircraft, motor vehicle or launch for the purpose of driving or stampeding any wild animal; (c) hunt any wild animal with chemicals, explosives, nets, pitfalls, poisonous, poisoned weapons, snares or traps, except insofar as they relate to the capture or wild animals under a Wild Animal Trapping Licence; (d) hunt any special game or big game other than with a rifle unless specially authorised by the licence to hunt with a shot gun using single-slug bullets; (e) for the purpose of hunting, set fire to any vegetation; (f) use any artificial light for the purpose of hunting except when specially authorised to do so under licence in the case of carnivora over a kill; (h) hunt any wild animal on a salt-lick or waterwheel or other drinking place or on path or approach to the game, except sandgrouse and waterbirds; (i) hunt any wild animal on any land not owned by Government, without the consent of that owner or his agent or the lawful occupant of such land; (j) notwithstanding that he holds a licence for the purpose, hunt any wild animal during the closed time referred to in Sec. 16; (k) hunt, with the help of dogs, any wild animal except waterbird, chakor, partridge, or quail; (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to vermin. “ [Omitted] [1CHAPTER-IIIA] PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS