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82D Offences
[Section 82D Inserted by No. 12 of 2009, s. 16, Applied:09 Jun 2009]
(1) A person must not without lawful excuse strike, injure, maim or kill a detector dog.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
(2) A person must not without lawful excuse do anything likely to impede or interfere with the effective use of a detector dog.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.