14Propagation, &c., of declared pest or declared disease

14 Propagation, &c., of declared pest or declared disease

(1)  The breeding, propagation, growing, raising, feeding, cloning or culturing of –

(a) a declared pest; or

(b) a declared disease; or

(c) an unknown pest; or

(d) an unknown disease –

is prescribed to be a prohibited dealing for the purposes of section 17(2) of the Act.

(2)  Without limiting subregulation (1) , the owner or occupier of premises is taken to be responsible for the breeding, propagation, growing, raising, feeding, cloning or culturing of a pest or disease that is present on the premises at the time of the alleged dealing, unless he or she establishes that –

(a) he or she had taken all reasonable and practicable measures to prevent, eliminate or minimise the presence of the pest or disease on the premises; and

(b) he or she did not know of the presence of the pest or disease on the premises; and

(c) in the circumstances, he or she could not reasonably be expected to have known of the presence of the pest or disease on the premises.