41ASecretary may issue permit

41A Secretary may issue permit

(1) The Secretary may issue a permit to a person authorising that person to feed material originating from a mammal or that has been in direct contact with material originating from a mammal to a wild pig, if the Secretary is satisfied that the feeding of the material is solely for the purposes of research into wild pigs or the baiting of wild pigs carried out by that person.

(2) The Secretary may impose any condition on a permit under subsection (1) that the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) A permit under subsection (1) continues in force for the period specified in the permit by the Secretary unless sooner revoked by the Secretary.

(4) The Secretary may vary or revoke a permit under subsection (1) at any time by notice in writing given to the permit holder.

(5) A variation or revocation of a permit under subsection (4) takes effect when the notice is given to the permit holder.

(6) If a permit under subsection (1) is revoked by the Secretary, the permit holder must, if requested to do so by the Secretary, immediately return the permit to the Secretary or an inspector.

S. 41B inserted by No. 49/2016 s. 12.