18BTrading in tree ferns

### 18B Trading in tree ferns > [*\[Section 18B Inserted by No. 113 of 2001, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-113#GS7@EN) [*\[Section 18B Substituted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS45@EN) > > > (1)  A person must not, without the written approval of the Authority, trade in tree ferns unless a tag issued by the Authority is affixed to the stem of each tree fern. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 150 penalty units. > > > (2)  A forest practices officer may, on production of his or her warrant of authorization, require a person who appears to the forest practices officer to be trading in tree ferns contrary to [subsection (1)](#GS18B@Gs1@EN) to state all or any of the following: > > > > > > (a) the person's name and address; > > > > > > > (b) when, where and how the person obtained the untagged tree ferns; > > > > > > > (c) whether the untagged tree ferns were obtained from another person and, if so, the name and address of that other person; > > > > > > > (d) whether the tree ferns were tagged or untagged when the person obtained them. > > > (3)  A person must comply with a requirement under [subsection (2)](#GS18B@Gs2@EN) . > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. > > > (4)  In this section – > > > > > ***sell*** means sell by wholesale or retail; > > > > > ***trade in tree ferns*** means to do one or more of the following: > > > > > > > > (a) collect, acquire or buy tree ferns; > > > > > > > > > (b) barter or exchange tree ferns; > > > > > > > > > (c) sell or agree to sell tree ferns; > > > > > > > > > (d) offer, display or expose tree ferns for sale; > > > > > > > > > (e) supply, send, forward, transport or deliver tree ferns for sale; > > > > > > > > > (f) store or hold tree ferns; > > > > > > > > > (g) authorise, direct, cause or permit a person to do a thing referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpe@EN) or [(f)](#GS18B@Gs4@Nd410200415016@Hpf@EN) .