sec.11Harvest period notices

sec.11 Harvest period notices

The chief executive may, by publishing a notice on a relevant website (a harvest period notice ), declare a period to be a harvest period for taking macropods. Before publishing a harvest period notice, the chief executive must have regard to— the precautionary principle; and the Queensland wildlife trade management plan for macropods. A harvest period notice must state the following information— the days on which the harvest period starts and ends; each species of macropod (each a harvest macropod species ) that may be taken during the harvest period; the size (the minimum area ) that the skin of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its skin only; the weight (the minimum whole weight ) that the whole form carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin; the weight (the minimum dressed weight ) that the dressed carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin. For subsection (3) , the harvest period notice may state that— all macropod species may be taken during the harvest period; or there is no minimum area for harvest macropods; or there is no minimum whole weight for harvest macropods; or there is no minimum dressed weight for harvest macropods. s 11 sub 2021 SL No. 165 s 26 (sec.11-ssec.1) The chief executive may, by publishing a notice on a relevant website (a harvest period notice ), declare a period to be a harvest period for taking macropods. (sec.11-ssec.2) Before publishing a harvest period notice, the chief executive must have regard to— the precautionary principle; and the Queensland wildlife trade management plan for macropods. (sec.11-ssec.3) A harvest period notice must state the following information— the days on which the harvest period starts and ends; each species of macropod (each a harvest macropod species ) that may be taken during the harvest period; the size (the minimum area ) that the skin of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its skin only; the weight (the minimum whole weight ) that the whole form carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin; the weight (the minimum dressed weight ) that the dressed carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin. (sec.11-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , the harvest period notice may state that— all macropod species may be taken during the harvest period; or there is no minimum area for harvest macropods; or there is no minimum whole weight for harvest macropods; or there is no minimum dressed weight for harvest macropods.