The Wild Life Protection Act.

The Act makes provision with respect to the management of wildlife, including fish, in Jamaica.
The first part (sects. 3 to 8A) of this Act makes provision for the protection of animals and birds, the second part (sects. 9 to 12) makes provision for the protection of fish. Remaining provisions deal with appointment of appointment of officers, regulations, power to enter lands, power of search, arrest without warrant, persons found offending, penalty for assaulting game warden, fishery inspector or constable, penalty for offences generally, jurisdiction over offences committed at sea, power to exempt from provisions of act, and forfeiture of things seized.
The areas specified in the First Schedule are declared Game Sanctuaries (sect. 3). Section 4 deals with hunting, etc. in a Game Sanctuary. The Minister may, on the written application of the owner or occupier of any lands, declare parts or the whole of those lands to be Game Reserves (sect. 5). Section 6 prohibits the hunting of protected animals and protected birds. Section 8A prohibits the hunting of animals and birds in and taking of eggs from the exclusive economic zone without a licence. Taking or killing of immature fish is declared an offence, and section 10 prohibits use of explosives or other noxious materials in fishing. Section 11 seeks to protection of waters containing fish from trade effluents and industrial waste. Every person who knowingly buys, sells or has in his possession fish taken, killed or injured in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.