sec.28Keeping live problem crocodiles

sec.28 Keeping live problem crocodiles

This section applies if— a person catches a problem crocodile under a damage mitigation permit; and the crocodile is alive after it is caught. The person must keep the crocodile in a way that ensures it— receives appropriate care; and is kept in the State and in isolation until the earlier of the following happens— 30 days after the crocodile was caught have passed; a conservation officer examines and tags the crocodile. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If asked by a conservation officer, the person, or an employee of the person, must help the conservation officer examine and tag the crocodile. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (2) (b) , if the person is a Queensland crocodile keeper, the place where the crocodile is kept must be authorised premises for keeping estuarine crocodiles under the Queensland crocodile licence. After the expiry of the period under subsection (2) (b) for keeping the crocodile, the person— is taken to have accepted the crocodile from the chief executive; and must— if the person is a Queensland crocodile keeper—keep the crocodile under the Queensland crocodile licence; or if the person is an interstate crocodile keeper—move the crocodile to the place where the person intends to keep the crocodile under a law of another State. A person who keeps a crocodile in the way required under subsection (2) is authorised under the Act to keep the crocodile for the period allowed under the subsection. (sec.28-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person catches a problem crocodile under a damage mitigation permit; and the crocodile is alive after it is caught. (sec.28-ssec.2) The person must keep the crocodile in a way that ensures it— receives appropriate care; and is kept in the State and in isolation until the earlier of the following happens— 30 days after the crocodile was caught have passed; a conservation officer examines and tags the crocodile. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.28-ssec.3) If asked by a conservation officer, the person, or an employee of the person, must help the conservation officer examine and tag the crocodile. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.28-ssec.4) For subsection (2) (b) , if the person is a Queensland crocodile keeper, the place where the crocodile is kept must be authorised premises for keeping estuarine crocodiles under the Queensland crocodile licence. (sec.28-ssec.5) After the expiry of the period under subsection (2) (b) for keeping the crocodile, the person— is taken to have accepted the crocodile from the chief executive; and must— if the person is a Queensland crocodile keeper—keep the crocodile under the Queensland crocodile licence; or if the person is an interstate crocodile keeper—move the crocodile to the place where the person intends to keep the crocodile under a law of another State. (sec.28-ssec.6) A person who keeps a crocodile in the way required under subsection (2) is authorised under the Act to keep the crocodile for the period allowed under the subsection.