17Pet food must be lawfully produced

17 Pet food must be lawfully produced

(1)  A person must not supply pet food that has not been lawfully produced for consumption by a pet.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

(2)  For the purposes of this regulation, pet food is taken to have been lawfully produced for consumption by a pet if –

(a) in the case of pet food that has been produced outside of Australia, it has been imported lawfully as pet food into Australia; and

(b) in the case of, and to the extent that, pet food has been produced or processed, or both, within Australia, the production or processing, or both, has been carried out –

(i) if within Tasmania, in accordance with the requirements of the Act; or

(ii) if within a State or Territory of Australia other than the State of Tasmania, in accordance with any applicable corresponding law of that State or Territory.

(3)  An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.