40Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

40 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

40 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

(1) The Trust or the Chief Executive may designate a part of the Trust lands as an area in which dogs are prohibited (a prohibited area).

(2) The Trust or the Chief Executive must designate the area by displaying a sign on or adjacent to the part of the Trust lands.

(3) A person must not—

(a) bring a dog into a prohibited area, or

(b) allow a dog for which the person is responsible to enter a prohibited area.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

Note—

See the Companion Animals Act 1998, section 14 for other relevant prohibitions on dogs in public places.

(4) A person does not commit an offence against this section for anything done with the written permission of the Trust or the Chief Executive.

(5) This section does not prohibit a person who has a disability from—

(a) bringing an assistance animal into the Trust lands, or

(b) permitting an assistance animal to remain on the Trust lands.

(6) In this section—

assistance animal has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.

disability has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.