Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.34Possession of prohibited trap or spur unlawful
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sec.34 Possession of prohibited trap or spur unlawful
A person must not possess any of the following (a prohibited trap or spur ) unless the person has a reasonable excuse— a trap prescribed under a regulation to be a prohibited trap; a spur with sharpened or fixed rowels; a cockfighting spur cap. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse to possess a prohibited trap or spur if— it has been rendered inoperable for use as a prohibited trap or spur; and the possession is for display or part of a collection. In this section— spur includes any device similar to a spur. (sec.34-ssec.1) A person must not possess any of the following (a prohibited trap or spur ) unless the person has a reasonable excuse— a trap prescribed under a regulation to be a prohibited trap; a spur with sharpened or fixed rowels; a cockfighting spur cap. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.34-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse to possess a prohibited trap or spur if— it has been rendered inoperable for use as a prohibited trap or spur; and the possession is for display or part of a collection. (sec.34-ssec.3) In this section— spur includes any device similar to a spur.
- (a) a trap prescribed under a regulation to be a prohibited trap;
- (b) a spur with sharpened or fixed rowels;
- (c) a cockfighting spur cap.
- (a) it has been rendered inoperable for use as a prohibited trap or spur; and
- (b) the possession is for display or part of a collection.