62Importation of animals

62 Importation of animals

62 Importation of animals

(1) A person must not bring a cat, goat, pig, rabbit, fox, rat, mouse, snake or cane toad, or any semen from such an animal, onto the Island.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, except in accordance with the approval of the Board, bring any other animal onto the Island.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) The Board must not grant an approval under this clause in respect of a dog unless—

(a) the dog is free of disease, and

(b) a veterinary practitioner (within the meaning of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003) has certified that the dog is desexed or is permanently incapable of reproduction.

(4) Despite subclause (3) (b), the Board may grant approval for the bringing of a dog (such as a trained sniffer dog, a dog trained in search and rescue or a specialist hunting dog) onto the Island for a short period for a specified project.

(5) This clause does not prevent a person with a disability from bringing an assistance animal (within the meaning of the Companion Animals Act 1998) onto the Island.

(6) In this clause, animal means any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, and at whatever stage of development.