29Traps

29 Traps (1) A person commits an offence if the person sets or uses a metal jawed trap or prohibited trap. (2) A person commits an offence if the person sells a metal jawed trap or prohibited trap. (3) A person commits an offence if the person possesses a metal jawed trap or prohibited trap. (4) An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability. (5) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply if: (a) the trap is a bow trap or soft-jawed trap; or

Animal Protection Act 2018 21 (b) in relation to an offence against subsection (3), the trap is possessed solely for display, as a curio or as part of a collection. Note for subsection (5) metal jawed trap means a trap that is: (a) made, adapted or used for trapping an animal; and (b) designed so that the metal jaws close against each other when the trap is activated. prohibited trap means a trap: (a) made, adapted or used for trapping an animal; and (b) prescribed by regulation to be a prohibited trap.