28Escape of animal

28 Escape of animal

28 Escape of animal

(1) An exhibitor of a permit animal must, if the animal escapes from authorised premises, notify the Secretary—

(a) of the escape within 2 hours, and

(b) immediately on recapture of the animal.

(2) If a permit animal escapes from an enclosure within authorised premises but not from the premises, the permit holder must notify the Secretary—

(a) of the escape within 2 hours, and

(b) immediately on recapture of the animal.

(3) If an animal other than a permit animal escapes from authorised premises, or from an enclosure within authorised premises but not from the premises, the holder of the authority must notify the Secretary—

(a) of the escape within 48 hours, and

(b) immediately on recapture of the animal.

(4) The holder of an authority must make all reasonable efforts to recover, alive or dead, an exhibited animal that escapes.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.