Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Sch 5Infringement offences and penalties
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Schedule 5—Infringement offences and penalties
Regulation 155
| Column 1<br>Offence | Column 2<br>Brief description of offence | Column 3<br>Prescribed infringement penalty | | Section 15A(2) | Failure to secure a dog on the tray of a motor vehicle or a trailer attached to a motor vehicle | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 6(1) | Transport of an animal in a boot of a motor vehicle | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 6(2) | Leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle on a hot day | 2·5 penalty units | | Regulation 6(4) | Leaving a dog on an unprotected metal tray of motor vehicle on a hot day | 2·5 penalty units | | Regulation 6(5) | Exceeding time-off-water standards when transporting farm animal or livestock | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 6(6) | Transportation of farm animal or livestock not able to walk on its own by bearing weight on all legs | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 6(7) | Transportation of farm animal or livestock in passenger vehicle | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 7 | Tethering of an animal | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 8(1) | Excessive wool hair of sheep | 2·5 penalty units | | Regulation 8(2) | Mulesing a sheep without pain relief | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 9(1) | Possess any dog fighting or cock fighting implement | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 10 | Use any mouthpiece on a horse that is twisted | 3 penalty units | | | | | | Regulation 11 | Use a pronged collar on any animal | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 13(1) | Using fruit netting that does not meet prescribed specifications | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 13(2) | Sale of fruit netting that does not meet prescribed specifications | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 14 | Placement or use of certain electronic devices on an animal except as prescribed | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 23K(2) | Failure to notify users of revocation of approval | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29(1) | Sale, hire or supply of an electronic collar other than one manufactured for use on cats, dogs or livestock | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 29(4) | Sale, hire or supply of an electronic collar for use on a cat or dog without recording the required information and providing advice on conditions of use | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29(5A) | Sale, hire or supply of an approved electronic collar system without recording the required information and providing advice on requirements for use | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29(7) | Sale, hire or supply of an electronic collar for use on livestock without recording the required information and obtaining and recording the required evidence | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29(8) | Failure to provide records on request | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29A(1) | Failure to keep records of training, system failures or malfunctions | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 29A(2) | Failure to provide records on request | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 33(2) | Possess a small leghold trap on Crown Land | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 75(1) | Failure to produce licence or permit on demand | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 76 | Failure to notify Department Head of the details of the rodeo | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 77(1) | Failure of licence or permit holder to be present at rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 77(2) | Failure of licence or permit holder to ensure that veterinary practitioner is present at rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 78 | Failure to implement the instructions of nominated veterinary practitioner | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 79(1) | Failure of nominated veterinary practitioner to carry out duties if unable to attend | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 79(2) | Failure of nominated veterinary practitioner to carry out duties if unable to attend for reason of an emergency | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 79(3) | Failure of nominated veterinary practitioner to submit report to Department Head detailing condition of animals | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 80 | Failure to notify Department Head of appointed veterinary practitioner | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 81 | Use of animals—other than cattle and horses—in a rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 82 | Use of an animal weighing less than 200 kg in a rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 83 | Use of a horse less than 3 years of age in bucking events | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 84(1) | Use of an animal in rodeo or rodeo school more than 3 times on one day | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 84(2) | Use of the same cattle for steer wrestling and roping events | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 85 | Failure to have animals inspected prior to use in rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 86(1) | Allowing lame, sick, injured or defective animals to be used in a rodeo or rodeo school | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 88(1) | Failure to have suitable method of transport available for injured animals | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 89(1) | Failure to have means to humanely destroy a severely injured animal available on site | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 89(2) | Failure to have a licensed and qualified person available to humanely destroy an animal at all times during a rodeo or rodeo school | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 90(1) | Failure to keep cattle and horses penned separately | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 90(2) | Failure to keep aggressive animals isolated from other animals | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 91 | Failure to ensure areas free of rocks, holes and other obstacles | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 92 | Failure to remove animal after completion of event | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 93 | Use or yarding of mares with foals at foot or cows with calves at foot | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 94 | Failure to have saddles correctly fitted | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 95(1) | Failure to ensure that a rear cinch is not over-tightened | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 95(2) | Failure to ensure that the front cinch or girth is a minimum of 12 centimetres in width | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 96(1) | Failure to ensure that pads are placed under rigging to protect the animals from abrasion or injury | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 96(2) | Failure to ensure that pads extend a minimum of 5 centimetres beyond the rigging | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 97(1) | Over-tightening flank straps and ropes in chute | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 97(2) | Failure to use flank straps that have a quick-release device | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 97(3) | Failure to use flank straps that are lined to effectively prevent injury or undue discomfort to the animal | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 97(4) | Failure to use protective horn wraps in roping events | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 99(1) | Use of paddle or spur rowels that are not free-running when riding a horse | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 99(2) | Wear or use of spur rowels that are incapable of at least half a turn when riding a bull | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 99(3) | Wear or use of spur rowels that are not dulled and a minimum of 3 millimetres in width at the narrowest part | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 99(4) | Wear or use of spur rowels that are not a minimum of 2 centimetres to the point of the rowel | 1 penalty unit | | Regulation 100 | Use of sharp objects in equipment | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 101(1) | Pull a roped animal backward off its feet | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 101(2) | Allowing a roped animal to be dragged | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 102 | Use of animals other than cattle and horses at a rodeo or rodeo school | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 103(1) | No vehicles are allowed in the arena while a rodeo or rodeo school is being held, except as required in an emergency | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 104(1) | Use of fireworks during a rodeo | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 104(2) | Use of fireworks at the premises of a rodeo school while the school is being held | 3 penalty units | | Regulation 144 | Failure to complete mandatory Animal Ethics Committee training within required timeframe from appointment | 1·5 penalty units | | Regulation 145(1) | Failure of a licence holder to forward to the Department Head an annual return on animal use | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 145(4) | Providing false or misleading information for annual returns under regulation 145(1) | 4 penalty units | | Regulation 145(5) | Failure of a licence holder to forward to the Department Head a declaration verifying the facts contained in a return | 2 penalty units | | Regulation 146(1) | Failure of a licence holder to keep all records required under the licence for 4 years | 2 penalty units |