sec.354Tampering with approved tags

sec.354 Tampering with approved tags

A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, tamper with an approved tag attached to an animal. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply if the tampering by the person is approved in writing by the chief executive. Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who removes an approved tag from an animal if this regulation or a conservation plan provides that the person may remove the tag from the animal. For the holder of a harvesting licence removing tags from animals, see section 134 . For provisions about removing tags from macropods, see the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 , part 4 , division 2 . In this section— tamper , with a tag, means— remove or damage the tag; or cover or modify the writing on the tag. (sec.354-ssec.1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, tamper with an approved tag attached to an animal. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.354-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the tampering by the person is approved in writing by the chief executive. (sec.354-ssec.3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who removes an approved tag from an animal if this regulation or a conservation plan provides that the person may remove the tag from the animal. For the holder of a harvesting licence removing tags from animals, see section 134 . For provisions about removing tags from macropods, see the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 , part 4 , division 2 . (sec.354-ssec.4) In this section— tamper , with a tag, means— remove or damage the tag; or cover or modify the writing on the tag.

• 1 For the holder of a harvesting licence removing tags from animals, see section 134 .
• 2 For provisions about removing tags from macropods, see the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 , part 4 , division 2 .
• (a) remove or damage the tag; or
• (b) cover or modify the writing on the tag.