Section 55

he first uses reasonable efforts to frighten away the wild animal or the wild bird (including the firing into the air of a firearm); and

these reasonable efforts fail to frighten away the wild animal or the wild bird.

An owner or occupier of land pursuant to this section shall report the details of the damage (if any) and the species of the wild animal or the wild bird to any officer or to an authorized officer notwithstanding that no wild animal or wild bird is shot killed or taken, and where the owner or occupier has shot killed or taken the wild animal or the wild bird he shall, unless he is licensed to do so, make the same report.

Where a wild animal or a wild bird has caused serious damage pursuant to subsection (1) but has ceased to do so it shall not be shot killed or taken.

Any wild animal or wild bird shot killed or taken in pursuance of this section shall be the property of the State and shall without delay be handed to the Game Warden or an authorized officer.

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