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Wildlife Act 1953

Miscellaneous

Schedule 1: Wildlife declared to be game

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"Animals and birds that are allowed to be hunted"

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You can find a list of wildlife declared to be game in the Wildlife Act 1953. This list is found in a schedule, which is extra information that is not part of the main act. The schedule is empowered by section 4 of the Wildlife Act 1953. The list includes birds like black swan, chukar, and some types of duck. It also includes partridge, pheasant, pukeko, and quail. Some of these birds are not considered game on the Chatham Islands. You can find more information about upland game preserves in Part 2 of Schedule 3. This is where you can learn about the areas where some birds are not considered game. You can read about this in the link to Part 2 of Schedule 3.

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1Wildlife declared to be game Empowered by s 4

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Black swan (Cygnus atratus): except on Chatham Islands
Chukar (Alectoris chukar): except on Chatham Islands
Duck:
Australasian shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
Grey duck (Anas superciliosa) and any cross of that species with any other species, variety, or kind of duck (except on Chatham Islands)
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and any cross of that species with any other species, variety, or kind of duck (except on Chatham Islands)
Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Partridge:

Grey partridge (Perdix perdix): except on Chatham Islands

Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa rufa), except—

  • on Chatham Islands; and
    1. within the areas (commonly known as upland game preserves) specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3

        		1.
        Pheasant:

        any bird, not being a domestic bird, of the genus Phasianus and any cross of any such bird with any other species, variety, or kind of pheasant, except—

      1. on Chatham Islands; and
        1. within the areas (commonly known as upland game preserves) specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3

            		1.
            Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus): except on Chatham Islands
            Quail:
            Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus): except on Chatham Islands
            Brown quail (Coturnix ypsilophora): except on Chatham Islands
            California quail (Callipepla californica): except on Chatham Islands
            Notes
            • Schedule 1: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Wildlife Order 2019 (LI 2019/154).
            • Schedule 1: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife (Canada Goose) Order 2011 (SR 2011/128).
            • Schedule 1: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife Order 2010 (SR 2010/159).
            • Schedule 1: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Wildlife Order (No 2) 1970 (SR 1970/208).