60Protection of stag beetles and stick insects

60 Protection of stag beetles and stick insects

60 Protection of stag beetles and stick insects

(1) A person must not, except in accordance with the approval of the Board, damage any eggs, or capture, trap, injure or kill the larval or adult form, of any of the following invertebrates—

(a) Lamprima insularis (stag beetle),

(b) Figulus howei (stag beetle),

(c) Davidrentzia valida (Rentz’s strong stick insect).

(2) A person must not, except in accordance with the approval of the Board, remove from the Island the whole or any part of—

(a) the eggs of an invertebrate listed in subclause (1), or

(b) the larval or adult form of an invertebrate listed in subclause (1) (whether dead or alive).

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.