Prohibition of Hunting of Wild Animals

 Under which provision of the Wildlife Protection Act was hunting prohibited?

a. Section 7

b. Section 9 è

c. Section 10

d. Section 11

Explanation:

a. Section 7 = Procedure to be followed by the Board (Board constituted under this Act for wild life protection)

b. Section 9 = Prohibition of hunting = No person shall hunt any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV except as provided under section 11 and section 12.

Thus no one can hunt any animal specified in Schedule I, II, III and IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. But Section 11 and 12 provide some exceptions for hunting.

c. Section 10 = Maintenance of records of wild animals killed or captured. = Repealed in 1991

d. Section 11 = Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases.