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Wild Animal, etc. to be Government property. - (1) Every – (a) wild animal, other than vermin, which is hunted under Sec. 11 or sec.29 or sub-section (6) of sec 35 or kept or [bred in captivity or hunted1] in contravention of any provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, or found dead, or killed by [***] mistake; (b) animal article, trophy or uncured trophy or meat derived from any wild animal referred to in Cl.(a) in respect of which any offence against this Act or any rule or order made thereunder has been committed; [2(c) ivory imported into India and an article made from such ivory in respect of which any offence against this Act or any rule or order made thereunder has been committed. (d) vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool that has been used for committing an offence and has been seized under the provision of this Act.] shall be the property of the State Government and, where such animal is hunted in a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government such animal or any article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat [derived from such animal or any vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap, or tool used in such hunting, 3] shall be the property of Central Government. (2) Any person who obtains, by any means, the possession of Government property, shall, within forty-eight hours of obtaining such possession, report it to the nearest police station or authorised officer and shall, if so required, hand over such property to the officer in charge of such police station or such authorised officer, as the case may be. (3) No person shall, without the previous permission in writing of the Chief Wildlife Warden or the authorised officer. (a) acquire or keep in his possession, custody, or control, or (b) transfer to any person, whether by way of gift, sale or otherwise, or (c) destroy or damage such Government property.