27Safety in drive-through area

27 Safety in drive-through area

27 Safety in drive-through area

(1) The exhibitor of a dangerous animal kept in a drive-through area must cause admission of a motor vehicle to the area to be refused unless the persons in the vehicle are enclosed within a solid structure forming part of the vehicle.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) While a person is inside a drive-through area, the exhibitor of a dangerous animal in the area must cause—

(a) a suitable vehicle to be immediately available to rescue an endangered person, whether or not by towing or lifting a vehicle containing the endangered person, and

(b) continuous observation to be maintained over the entire area, and

(c) a suitably trained and armed member of staff of the animal display establishment that includes the area to be immediately available to kill or sedate an animal to save human life or prevent injury.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

dangerous animal means—

(a) an animal, including a lion, tiger or bear, of a species whose members ordinarily pose a significant risk of death or injury to the public, or

(b) an animal that, because of its particular disposition, health or other condition, poses a significant risk of death or injury to the public.