Apply In-Person

1. To apply for Wildlife Hunting permit the applicant must submit an application in Form 1 to the Chief Wildlife Warden. Click on the following link for Office Address details Contact Link.
2. If the purpose of the hunt is education or scientific research/management, the applicant must download the ‘Grant of permit for special purposes - Form 1’ from the below Form Link (Please scroll to Page-10).
3. If the purpose of the hunt is to kill wild animals damaging crops, the applicant must fill in the ‘Permit for Hunting Form’ from the below Form Link (Please scroll to Page-13).
4. Fill in all the necessary details in the application form and submit it with the supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section to the Chief Wild Life Warden.
5. Pay the corresponding fees. Refer the “Fees” section for more details.
6. On receipt of the Application, the issuing authority will conduct an inquiry, and grant or reject the application.
7. If an application gets rejected, the fee will be refunded back to the applicant.
8. If the issuing officer decides to grant the permit applied for, the applicant may be required to submit the necessary treasury receipts or bank challans showing the payment of deposit.
9. Upon receipt of Bank challans showing the payment of deposit, the issuing officer will grant the permit to the applicant.

For Special Purposes Permit:

• Completed Application Form
• Arms license/Weapon License Details
• Passport size Photograph
• Bank Challan

For Hunting of Wild Animals Damaging Crop:

• Completed Application Form
• Aadhaar Card
• Authorization of Farmer
• Consent of Applicant/Hunter
• Fard Copy of Concerned Area

Chief Wildlife Warden
Govt. of Punjab,
Tower No. 2 IInd Floor,
Forest Complex Sec-68
Mohali-160068
Contact numbers:
0172-2298036(O)
0172-2298010(F)
0172-2204936(F)
Email: cwlwpunjab@sify.com
Contact Link

The Applicant must possess an Arms License.

The fees varies based on purpose of the hunt:

• For Education: Rs. 500.00
• For Scientific Research: Rs. 500.00
• For Scientific Management: Rs. 500.00
• For Derivation and collection or preparation of snake venom for manufacture of life saving drugs: Rs. 5000.00
• For ‘shoot and kill’ of wild animal damaging crops: Free of charge

• The Special Purposes Permit is valid for the period mentioned in the permit.

Please note: The permit must be surrendered to the corresponding authority within 15 days of its expiry.

• The Hunting of Wild Animals Damaging Crop permit is valid for just 45 days, but it can be extended up to 3 months.

Application Form 1 Link
Please scroll to page-10.
Permit for Hunting Form Link Please scroll to Page-13.

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The processing time is 15 Days.

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Restrictions to be followed while hunting:
No person shall:

• Hunt any wild animal by means of a set gun, drop spear, deadfall, gun trap, explosive, projectile, bomb, grenade, baited hook, net, snare or any other trap, an automatic or a service weapon or ammunition used by Armed Forces of Pakistan, Police Force or any other force, or by means of any drug or chemical substance, likely to anesthetize, paralyze, stupefy or render incapable any wild animal whether partly or totally through a projectile or otherwise
• Hunt any protected animal
• Hunt any game animal except under a permit and in accordance with the provisions of The Wildlife Protection Act or the rules:
  • Provided that no person shall hunt any game animal other than bird or hare with a shot gun or with non-magnum rifle of 22 calibre or less
• Use or have in his possession any net, snare, bhagwa, poison or like injurious substance for the purpose of hunting a game animal
• Use vehicle of any type to pursue any game animal or to drive or stampede game animal for any purpose whatsoever
• Shoot any game animal except wild boar and vermin from any conveyance or from within two hundred yards of the conveyance
• Hunt with the help of live decoys or call birds except quail
• Construct or use, for the purpose of hunting any wild animal, any pitfall, game pit, trench or similar excavation, any fence or enclosure, or use bhagwa or any other similar contrivance except duck blinds:
  • Provided that it shall not be an offence to use–
    • A motor vehicle or aircraft to drive any wild animal away from an aerodrome or airstrip when such action is necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft using that aerodrome
    • Any one or more of the aforesaid prohibited methods if the officer authorised in this behalf grants a licence with permission to employ such method or
    • To hunt any unprotected animal
• Hunt except ducks, wild boars and vermin after sunset and before sunrise and
• Hunt by hiding within two hundred yards of a water hole or salt licks.

Application Form 1

• Name
• Father’s Name
• Permanent Address (Attach proof)
• Address for correspondence (Attach proof)
• Detail of wild animals to be hunted No. Species
• Area from where the wild animals are to be hunted.
• Purpose for which the permit is required
• Detail of fee deposited (attach Treasury challans)

Permit for Hunting Form

• Name of Panchayat
• Area for which permit is valid
• Name of hunter
• Hunter’s Arms licence No. and its validity
• Rifle No. to be used for hunting
• Description of weapon
• Name and species of animal
• Number of animals to be hunted

The permit is required for lawfully hunting wild animals.

It is mandatory that the hunter familiarize himself with Chapter III of the Wild Life Protection Act of 1972.
Please click on the following link to view the Act Link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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