Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.173Protected plant harvest label for particular restricted plants
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sec.173 Protected plant harvest label for particular restricted plants
This section applies to the holder of a protected plant licence, or a relevant person for the holder, who harvests a whole restricted plant, or a part of a restricted plant, under the licence. At the time the holder or relevant person harvests the whole plant or the part, the holder or person must, unless the holder or person has a reasonable excuse, attach a protected plant harvest label to— the whole plant; or a bundle or container containing the part. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. Subsection (4) applies if it is impractical or would be unreasonable for the holder or relevant person to attach a protected plant harvest label to a whole restricted plant under subsection (2) (a) given the plant’s nature or condition. a plant that is too small or fragile for a person to attach a label to it The holder or relevant person is taken to have attached the protected plant harvest label to the whole plant if the holder or person attaches the label as close as is reasonably practicable to the plant. (sec.173-ssec.1) This section applies to the holder of a protected plant licence, or a relevant person for the holder, who harvests a whole restricted plant, or a part of a restricted plant, under the licence. (sec.173-ssec.2) At the time the holder or relevant person harvests the whole plant or the part, the holder or person must, unless the holder or person has a reasonable excuse, attach a protected plant harvest label to— the whole plant; or a bundle or container containing the part. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. (sec.173-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if it is impractical or would be unreasonable for the holder or relevant person to attach a protected plant harvest label to a whole restricted plant under subsection (2) (a) given the plant’s nature or condition. a plant that is too small or fragile for a person to attach a label to it (sec.173-ssec.4) The holder or relevant person is taken to have attached the protected plant harvest label to the whole plant if the holder or person attaches the label as close as is reasonably practicable to the plant.
- (a) the whole plant; or
- (b) a bundle or container containing the part.