GAME (PRESERVATION AND CONTROL) ACT.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
Schedules
First Schedule Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit.
Second Schedule Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences.
Third Schedule Birds which may be hunted by the holder of a bird licence.
Fourth Schedule Game reserves.
Fifth Schedule Fees for licences.
Sixth Schedule African animals not occurring in Uganda, or of which only local species and subspecies are protected, which animals and the trophies thereof are protected by international convention.
CHAPTER 198
GAME (PRESERVATION AND CONTROL) ACT.
Commencement: 1 September, 1959.
An Act to consolidate the law relating to the preservation and control of game, and to provide for matters incidental to and connected with such preservation and control.
Commissioners’ note: The Game (Preservation and Control) Act, except for its Schedules, was repealed by the Uganda Wildlife Statute, Statute 14/1996.
s. 5,
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
Animals not to be hunted or captured without a special permit.
Part A.
Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout uganda except under special permit.
1. Aardvark
2. Aardwolf—Proteles cristatus
3. Bat-eared fox
4. Bee-eaters—Meropidæ (all species)
5. Black rhinoceros—Diceros bicornis
6. Caracal or lynx
7. Cheetah—Acinonyx jubatus
8. Chimpanzee—Pan schweinfurthi
9. Colobus monkey—Colobus (all species)
10. Cranes—Balearicidæ (all species)
11. Crowned hawk eagle
12. Egrets—Cosmerodius albus melanorhynchus
Mesophoyx intermedius brachyrhynchus
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Bubulcus ibis
13. Elephant
14. Fish eagle
15. Giant eland—Taurotragus derbianus gigas
16. Giraffe—Giraffa cameloparadalis (all subspecies)
17. Gorilla—Gorilla beringei
18. Greater kudu (Female)—Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea
19. Greater flamingo—Phœnicopterus ruber roseus
20. Ground hornbill—Bucorvus abyssinicus
21. Heron (all species)
22. Hornbills—Bucerotidæ (all species)
23. Hyrax (all species)
24. Lammergeyer
25. Leopard
26. Lesser flamingo—Phœniconaias minor
27. Marabou stork—Leptoptilos crumeniferus
28. Martial eagle
29. Ostrich—Struthio camelus
30. Owl (all species) —Tytonidæ and Strigidœ
31. Pangolin—Manis (all species)
32. Parrots—Psittacidæ (all species)
33. Python
34. Roan antelope (female)—Hippotragus equinus
35. Saddle-bill stork—Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
36. Secretary bird—Sagittarius serpentarius
37. Serval cat
38. Sun birds—Nectarinidæ (all species)
39. Turacos, plantain-eaters, louries—Musophagidæ (all species)
40. Vulture (all species)—Aegypiidæ
41. Whale-headed stork—Balaeniceps rex
42. White rhinoceros—Ceratotherium cottoni
43. Yellow-backed duiker—Cephalophus sylvicultrix
Part B.
Animals not to be hunted or captured in the areas stated except under special permit.
1. Greater bustard (All members of the genera Ardeotis and Neotis including all subspecies) (Karamoja district and Kingdom of Ankole)
2. Greater kudu—Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea (Acholi district)
3. Hippopotamus—Hippopotamus amphibius (Karamoja district)
4. Impala—Aepyceros melampus (Karamoja district)
5. Roan antelope—Hippotragus equinus (Area prior to 1st”> March, 1962, known as Masaka district)
6. Roan antelope—Hippotragus equinus (Madi district)
7. Sitatunga—Limnotragus spekie (Nkosi Island)
8. Uganda Kob—Adenota kob (Karamoja and Teso districts)
Part C.
Animals not to be hunted or captured throughout uganda except under special permit.
If immature or female accompanied by young—
(a) all antelopes, which includes gazelles and dik-diks;
(b) black rhinoceros—Diceros bicornis;
(c) elephant—Loxodonta africanus;
(d) hippopotamus—Hippopotamus amphibius;
(e) lion.
ss. 5, 58, 59
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
Animals which may be hunted under basic and supplementary licences, and fees for supplementary licences.
First column
Second column
Third column
Fourth column
Fifth column
Species
English
Swahili
Luganda
Acholi
Maximum number which may be hunted under basic licence
Maximum number which may be hunted under supplementary licence
Fee for supplementary licence per animal
Limitations on supplementary licences
Resident shs.
Visitor shs.
Buffalo
Nyati
Embogo
Jobi
2
4
100
300
Maximum one only in Karamoja.
Bushbuck
Pongo
Engabi
Ruda
2
3
20
150
Dik-Dik
Suguy
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a
Ensa
—
2
2
10
50
Duiker (all sps)
Nsya
Empeewo
Lacek
3
2
20
50
Eland
Pofu
Entamu
Abwori
—
2
100
50
Maximum one only in Acholi and Toro.
Grant’s Gazelle
Swala Granti
—
Lagwete
1
2
50
150
Giant Forest Hog
Nguruwe Mkubwa
Ensenge
—
—
2
50
200
Hartebeest
Kongoni
Ennangaazi
Pura
2
2
50
150
Hippopotamus
Kiboko
Envubu
Raa
—
2
100
300
None in Karamoja
Impala
Swala Pala
Empala
—
—
1
100
200
None in Karamoja
Klipspringer
Mbuzi Mawe
—
Okwedo
—
1
50
50
Kudu, Greater
Tandala Mkubwa
—
Wul
—
1
300
750
None in Acholi
Kudu, Lesser
Tandala Mdogo
—
Nyamugata
—
1
200
750
Lion
Simba
Empologoma
Labwor
—
1
200
1,500
Oribi
Taya
Ensirabo
Lajwa
1
2
25
50
Oryx
Choroa
—
—
—
1
750
750
Reedbuck, Bohor
Tohe
Enjaza
Aburgot
1
2
50
100
Reedbuck,
Reedbuck, Chandler’s
100
Reedbuck, Mountain
Tohe ya Malimani
—
Etopire
—
1
100
100
Roan
Korongo
—
Bure
—
1
300
750
Sitatunga
Nzohe
Enjobi
Jobe
—
2
200
300
Topi
Nyemera
Enyemera
Tengo
1
2
50
150
Uganda Kob
—
Ensunu
Til
1
2
50
150
None in Karamoja or Ankole
Warthog
Ngiri
Engiri
Kul
2
2
20
50
Waterbuck
Kuru
Ensama
Apoli
2
2
50
250
Zebra
Pundamilia
Entulege
Lagwar
—
1
100
350
None in Buganda.
Any of the birds mentioned in the Third Schedule
—
—
—
Unlimited
Unlimited
Nil
Nil
Greater Bustard protected in Karamoja and Ankole.
ss. 5, 61,
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
Birds which may be hunted by the holder of a bird licence.
Number unlimited.
Anatidae
Duck (all species)
Teal (all species)
Geese (all species)
Except during the close season, 1st”> April to 30th”> September in every year.
Turnicidae
Button quails (all species)
Phasianidae
Quails-Coturnix (all species)
Stone partridge-Ptilopachus petrosus emini
Guineafowls-Numida (all species), except in Teso, Bukedi, Bugisu and Busoga during the close season-1st”> April to 30th September in every year
Forest guineafowl-Guttera edouardi sethsmithi
Vulturine guineafowl-Acryllium vulturinum
Otididae
Bustards, except greater bustards in Karamoja and Ankole
Scolopacidae
Snipe (all species)
Pteroclididae
Sandgrouse—Pterocles and Eremialector (all species)
ss. 38 and 39,
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
Game reserves.
1…
2. Kigezi Game Reserve—The area comprised within the following boundaries—
Commencing at the point where the foot of the Kichwamba escarpment meets the Rwempunu river; thence following the Queen Elizabeth National Park boundary in a northwesterly then southwesterly direction to the point where it meets the Uganda/Congo international boundary which at this point is the Ishasha river; thence following that river in a southerly direction for approximately one half of a mile to a point marked by a cairn; thence following a line marked by cairns in an easterly then northerly direction as follows—
From
To
Bearing
Distance
Ishasha River
No. 2 Cairn
96º 30′
299′
No. 2 Cairn
No. 3 Cairn
76º
1,146′
No. 3 Cairn
No. 4 Cairn
73º 30′
2,230′
No. 4 Cairn
No. 5 Cairn
74º
2,473′
No. 5 Cairn
No. 6 Cairn
75º
540′
No. 6 Cairn
No. 7 Cairn
76º 30′
273′
No. 7 Cairn
No. 8 Cairn
73º 30′
1,974′
No. 8 Cairn
No. 9 Cairn
74º
1,982′
No. 9 Cairn
No. 10 Cairn
74º 30′
420′
No. 10 Cairn
No. 11 Cairn
30º
4,537′
No. 11 Cairn
No. 12 Cairn
30º 30′
308′
No. 12 Cairn
No. 13 Cairn
22º
2,764′
No. 13 Cairn
No. 14 Cairn
36º 30′
2,127′
No. 14 Cairn
No. 15 Cairn
32º
1,065′
No. 15 Cairn
No. 16 Cairn
15º 30′
901′
No. 16 Cairn
No. 17 Cairn
14º
1,154′
No. 17 Cairn
No. 18 Cairn
14º 30′
796′
No. 18 Cairn
No. 19 Cairn
15º
504′
No. 19 Cairn
No. 20 Cairn
14º
993′
No. 20 Cairn
Kazinga River
42º
1,126′
thence following the east bank of the Kazinga river in a northerly direction to its confluence with the Ntungu river; thence following the west bank of that river in a southerly direction to its junction with the Rushaya river; thence following the south bank of that river in an easterly direction to the point where it meets the foot of the Kichwamba escarpment; thence following the foot of that escarpment in a northerly direction to the point of commencement.
3. Katonga Game Reserve—The area comprised within the following boundaries—
Commencing at a point where the Kaisunga river (Dwamanyanja) joins the Katonga river; thence in a northeasterly direction following the eastern bank of Kaisunga river to its confluence with the Nyandagura river; thence in a northeasterly direction to the highest point of Kabuya Hill; thence in an easterly direction to Kitemba Hill; thence to the peak of Zina Hill; thence following the western side of Mparo/Kabogole road (track) to the Katonga river; thence following the northern bank of Katonga river to the point of commencement.
4. Gorilla Game Reserve
5. Karuma Game Reserve
6. Matheniko Game Reserve
7. Pian-upe Game Reserve
8. Queen Elizabeth National Park—Kibale Forest Corridor Game Reserve
9. Bokora Corridor Game Reserve
10. Lake Mburo Game Reserve
Commissioners’ note: The boundaries of the game reserves listed in numbers 4 to 10 are defined in statutory instruments for this Chapter.
s. 47,
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
Fees for licences.
shs.
1. A visitors basic licence
2,000
2. A residents basic licence
1,000
3. A bird licence
500
4. A professional hunters licence
2,000
5. A professional trappers licence
2,000
ss. 2, 16,
Cap. 226, 1964 Revision.
African animals not occurring in Uganda, or of which only local species and subspecies are protected, which animals and the trophies thereof are protected by international convention.
1. Gorilla—Gorilla gorilla (all subspecies)
2. All Madagascar lemurs—Chiromyidæ, Lemuridæ and Indrisidæ
3. Fossa—Fossa (all subspecies)
4. Giant sable antelope—Hippotragus niger variani
5. Nyala—Tragelaphus angasi
6. Mountain nyala or Buxton’s bushbuck—Tragelaphus buxtoni
7. Okapi—Okapia johnstoni
8. Barbary stag—Servus elaphus barbarus
9. Pygmy hippopotamus—Chœropsis liberiensis
10. Mountain zebra—hippotigris zebra (all subspecies)
11. Wild ass—Asinus asinus (all subspecies)
12. White rhinoceros—Rhinoceros (or Ceratotherium) simus (all subspecies)
13. Northern hartebeest or bubal—Bubalis buselaphus
14. Abyssinian ibex or wali—Capra walie
15. Water chevrotain—Hyemoschus aquaticus
16. Baldheaded ibis or waldrapp—Comatibis eremita
17. White-breasted guineafowl—Agelastes meleasgrides
18. Chimpanzee—Anthropopithecus (all subspecies)
19. Giant eland or Lord Derby’s eland—Taurotragus derbianus (all subspecies)
20. Giraffe—Giraffa (all subspecies)
21. White-tailed gnu—Connochœtes gnou
22. Jentink’s duiker—Cephalophus jentinki
23. Beira—Dorcotragus megalotis
24. Dibatag or Clarke’s gazelle—Ammodorcas clarkei
25. Bontebok—Damaliscus pygargus
26. Black rhinoceros—Rhinoceros (or Diceros) bicornis
27. Wild ostrich—Struthio (all African subspecies)
History
Legislation
Number
ss. Cap.226 S.I.148/1965 S.I.156/1966 S.I.19/1968 S.I.135/1968s. 2S.I.2/1971 S.I.3/1971 S.I.22/1971 Decree3/1972 S.I.54/1972 S.I.56/1972 Decree13/1975 S.I.96/1975 S.I.54/1976 S.I.20/1980 S.I.89/1982 Statute14/1996s. 94S.I.53/2003 {/mprestriction}