44AOffence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees

44A Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees (1) A person must not, in a park, cut or take away 2 cubic metres or less of fallen or felled trees. Penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A person must not, in a park, cut or take away more than 2 cubic metres of fallen or felled trees. Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who— (a) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a park in accordance with a lease, licence, permit or authorisation held by the person under this Act or any other Act; or (b) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a park in accordance with the regulations or regulations under any other Act. ***fallen or felled trees*** includes parts of fallen or felled trees; ***tree*** or ***trees*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Forests Act 1958**. S. 44B inserted by No. 53/2014 s. 13.