12Hunting at deer farms

12 Hunting at deer farms

(1)  A person may only hunt, with the intention of killing, farm deer at a deer farm if –

(a) the person has the permission, of the licence holder in respect of the deer farm, to hunt farm deer at the farm; and

(b) the weapon used to hunt the deer is a rifle –

(i) that has a calibre of not less than 6 millimetres; and

(ii) that is capable of propelling a projectile with kinetic energy of at least 1350 joules when measured at a distance of 100 metres from the weapon; and

(c) the person is lawfully entitled to have possession of, and to fire, the weapon at the time the person is hunting the farm deer; and

(d) no dogs are used to assist the person while hunting the farm deer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  The Secretary may, by notice in writing to a person, exempt the person from a requirement under subregulation (1)(b) .

(3)  For the avoidance of doubt, regulation 11 applies in respect of farm deer hunted, or products of farm deer taken from farm deer hunted, under this regulation.