Game Preservation Act, 1930

Sale of game in close season.

5.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to buy or sell or offer, expose or keep for sale any game during any part of the close season for such game except the first five days thereof.

(2) Every person who buys or who sells or offers, exposes, or keeps for sale any game in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof where the offence consists only of buying game, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds and in any other case, for a first offence to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds and for a second or any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.