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(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other section and save as provided in this section where a wild animal or a protectior f crods wild bird is causing or there is reason to believe that it is about to cause serious damage to crops vegetables fruit growing timber domestic fowls or domestic animals in the possession of an owner or occupier of land, the owner or Lauy pesson occupier or his servants ora Game Wardez or an authorized appocrixed offieer may shoot kill or take the wild animal or the wild cucer sectin 4e bird if— (a) he first uses reasonable efforts to frighten away the A 337 wild animal or the wild bird (including the firing into the air of a firearm); and (b) these reasonable efforts fail to frighten away the wild animal or the wild bird. (2) 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 ama ge pursuani do simaction (i) birhas easeiedo ei0 s0 it shall not be shot killed or taken. / (4) Any wild animal or wild bird shot killed or taken in pursuance of this section shall be the property of the auf pesson State and shall without delay be handed to/the Game rppocnted mucl Warden er-an authorized officer. • secttoi 4(1) [Pt. V, s. 56-58]