20Protection of fauna

20 Protection of fauna

(1)  Except in accordance with an authority, a person must not, in a public reserve –

(a) take or have in the person’s possession any wildlife or products of wildlife; or

(b) use or have in the person’s possession any hunting equipment; or

(c) lay or set a trap or snare; or

(d) deposit any fertiliser, pesticide or other chemical substance that may be poisonous to any form of wildlife; or

(e) interfere with the nest, breeding place or habitation of any form of wildlife; or

(f) rouse or disturb any form of wildlife.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  Except in accordance with an authority, a person must not have in the person’s possession any wildlife or products of wildlife that have been taken in contravention of subregulation (1) .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(3)  This regulation does not apply to the possession of any hunting equipment in a public reserve if the hunting equipment is contained within a vehicle that is moving on a road that does not terminate in the public reserve.