Elephants Prevention Act,1879 Section 3 - Bare Act |
| State | Central Government |
| Year | 1879 |
| Section Title | Killing and Capture of Wild Elephants Prohibited |
No person shall kill, injure or capture, or attempt to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant unless
(a) in defence of himself or some other person;
(b) when such elephant is found injuring houses or cultivation, or upon, or in the immediate vicinity of, any main public road or any railway or canal ; or
(c) as permitted by a license granted under this Act.
[Substituted by Act 2 of 1883, for the original section.]