sec.23Requirement for owner of relevant structure

### sec.23 Requirement for owner of relevant structure An owner of a relevant structure must take reasonable steps to stop rats and mice entering the structure. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. For subsection (1) , reasonable steps may include the following— sealing or covering any holes or gaps in the exterior surface of the structure; covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through securely fitting a cover, grate or plug in a covered pipe or drain, including a disused pipe or drain; removing a disused pipe or drain. This section does not apply in relation to a rat or mouse kept under section 26 . (sec.23-ssec.1) An owner of a relevant structure must take reasonable steps to stop rats and mice entering the structure. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.23-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , reasonable steps may include the following— sealing or covering any holes or gaps in the exterior surface of the structure; covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through securely fitting a cover, grate or plug in a covered pipe or drain, including a disused pipe or drain; removing a disused pipe or drain. (sec.23-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to a rat or mouse kept under section 26 . - (a) sealing or covering any holes or gaps in the exterior surface of the structure; Examples— • covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber • filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall • covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through - • covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber - • filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall - • covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through - (b) securely fitting a cover, grate or plug in a covered pipe or drain, including a disused pipe or drain; - (c) removing a disused pipe or drain. - • covering a gap in the floor or an external wall of a house with timber - • filling a hole in the cladding of a brick house with mortar or covering it with a metal plate screwed to the wall - • covering a hole securely with wire, or another covering, designed to stop rats and mice from passing through