destruction permit

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A government license to kill or remove fauna that would otherwise be protected.
 * 2) * 2001 February 28, Iain Evans (Minister for Environment and Heritage), Letter to the editor, The Courier,
 * I refer to your reports and letters to the editor regarding the decision to replace the requirement for a written destruction permit to shoot common native parrots causing damage to commercial orchards with a proclamation advertised generally in the media.