Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.40Parts of protected plants, other than critically endangered plants or endangered plants, taken with landholder’s approval
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sec.40 Parts of protected plants, other than critically endangered plants or endangered plants, taken with landholder’s approval
An exemption applies to a person who takes and uses a part of a protected plant, other than a critically endangered plant or endangered plant, if— the person is the landholder, or has the written approval of the landholder, of the land from which the part is taken; and the person takes no more parts from a species of plant than the quantity of the parts that is stated for the species in the plant exemptions code; and the person’s primary reason for taking the part is to use the part. However, if the person takes a seed or other propagative material of a plant of the family Cycadaceae or Zamiaceae, the exemption applies— if the person is not a member of a recreational plant society—only to the extent the person does not use the part of the plant for trade; or if the person is a member of a recreational plant society—for using the part of the plant for trade only if— the member sells the part, or a plant propagated from the part, at an annual show or meeting of the society that is open to the public; and the sale price of the part or plant is not more than a reasonable amount to meet the costs of taking the part or propagating the plant. (sec.40-ssec.1) An exemption applies to a person who takes and uses a part of a protected plant, other than a critically endangered plant or endangered plant, if— the person is the landholder, or has the written approval of the landholder, of the land from which the part is taken; and the person takes no more parts from a species of plant than the quantity of the parts that is stated for the species in the plant exemptions code; and the person’s primary reason for taking the part is to use the part. (sec.40-ssec.2) However, if the person takes a seed or other propagative material of a plant of the family Cycadaceae or Zamiaceae, the exemption applies— if the person is not a member of a recreational plant society—only to the extent the person does not use the part of the plant for trade; or if the person is a member of a recreational plant society—for using the part of the plant for trade only if— the member sells the part, or a plant propagated from the part, at an annual show or meeting of the society that is open to the public; and the sale price of the part or plant is not more than a reasonable amount to meet the costs of taking the part or propagating the plant.
- (a) the person is the landholder, or has the written approval of the landholder, of the land from which the part is taken; and
- (b) the person takes no more parts from a species of plant than the quantity of the parts that is stated for the species in the plant exemptions code; and
- (c) the person’s primary reason for taking the part is to use the part.
- (a) if the person is not a member of a recreational plant society—only to the extent the person does not use the part of the plant for trade; or