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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
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#### 19A Game parks prohibited
19A Game parks prohibited
> > (1) In this section—
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> > animal does not include a bird, reptile, amphibian or fish.
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> > game park means premises within the boundaries of which—
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> > > (a) animals are confined, and
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> > > (b) the taking or killing of those animals as a sport or recreation is permitted by virtue of the payment of an admission fee or the giving of other consideration.
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> > take, in relation to any animal, includes hunt, shoot, poison, net, snare, spear, pursue, capture and injure the animal.
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> > (2) A person shall not—
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> > > (a) use any premises, or manage or control any premises which are used,
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> > > (b) authorise any premises to be used, or
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> > > (c) receive money or any other consideration for the admission of another person to any premises which are used,
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> > for the purposes of a game park.
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> > Maximum penalty—250 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual.
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> > (3) A person admitted to a game park by virtue of the payment of an admission fee or the giving of other consideration shall not take or kill any animal in the game park.
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> > Maximum penalty—250 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual.
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> > (4) Nothing in this section applies to—
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> > > (a) such animals, or
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> > > (b) the taking or killing of animals in such circumstances by such persons or in or on such premises,
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> > as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.
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> **s 19A:** Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (11). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 \[6\].