Thread: Poaching, let's get this straight

What about this Kiwi Sapper

And on conviction one could be deemed unfit to hold a FAL

49 Using, discharging, or carrying certain firearms except for some lawful, proper, or sufficient purpose


(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to both who, except for some lawful, proper, and sufficient purpose, uses, discharges, or carries anywhere any firearm of the kind known as—

(a) a bolt gun or a stud gun:


(b) a humane killer:


(c) a tranquilliser gun:


(d) a stock marking pistol:


(e) an underwater spear gun:


(f) a flare pistol:


(g) a deer net gun:


(h) a pistol that is part of rocket or line throwing equipment:


(i) a miniature cannon.



(2) In any prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) in which it is proved that the defendant used, discharged, or carried a firearm of a kind described in that subsection, the burden of proving the existence of some lawful, proper, and sufficient purpose shall lie on the defendant.

Section 49(1): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).