Forestry Regulation 2024
sec.16Other restrictions on horses
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sec.16 Other restrictions on horses
A person in charge of a horse in a State forest or timber reserve must not tether the horse at a place in the forest or reserve where the horse obstructs or prevents, or may obstruct or prevent, the free passage on a road or track of someone else, another animal or a vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person in charge of a horse in a State forest or timber reserve must not allow the horse to stay overnight in the forest or reserve unless— the person is authorised to allow the horse to stay overnight in an area of the forest or reserve by a regulatory notice for the area; or the person is conducting an activity in the forest or reserve under an authority under an Act and the horse is being used to help conduct the activity under the authority; or the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.16-ssec.1) A person in charge of a horse in a State forest or timber reserve must not tether the horse at a place in the forest or reserve where the horse obstructs or prevents, or may obstruct or prevent, the free passage on a road or track of someone else, another animal or a vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.16-ssec.2) A person in charge of a horse in a State forest or timber reserve must not allow the horse to stay overnight in the forest or reserve unless— the person is authorised to allow the horse to stay overnight in an area of the forest or reserve by a regulatory notice for the area; or the person is conducting an activity in the forest or reserve under an authority under an Act and the horse is being used to help conduct the activity under the authority; or the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) the person is authorised to allow the horse to stay overnight in an area of the forest or reserve by a regulatory notice for the area; or
- (b) the person is conducting an activity in the forest or reserve under an authority under an Act and the horse is being used to help conduct the activity under the authority; or
- (c) the person has a reasonable excuse.