Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
The Act protects wild animals, a birds and plants in all of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, which has its own wildlife act. It has six sections that give different degrees of protection. Schedule I  and part II of Schedule II  provide complete protection. Offences under these are given the highest penalty. Species listed in Schedule III  and Schedule IV  are also protected, but the penalties are much lower. Schedule V  includes the animals that can be hunted. The plants in Schedule VI  are prohibited from harvesting and planting.