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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
sec.120Food to be kept from animals
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### sec.120 Food to be kept from animals
A person in a recreation area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept—
in a way that prevents an animal that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; or
if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
In subsection (1) —
food does not include food—
at the time it is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or
that is lawfully deposited or disposed of under this Act; or
given to a support dog; or
given to another domesticated dog under control in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area or another recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or
given to an animal taken into the recreation area in accordance with a corresponding authority or regulatory notice.
s 120 amd 2009 No. 4 s 124 (2) sch 3 ; 2013 No. 55 s 95
(sec.120-ssec.1) A person in a recreation area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept— in a way that prevents an animal that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; or if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.120-ssec.2) In subsection (1) — food does not include food— at the time it is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or that is lawfully deposited or disposed of under this Act; or given to a support dog; or given to another domesticated dog under control in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area or another recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or given to an animal taken into the recreation area in accordance with a corresponding authority or regulatory notice.
- (a) in a way that prevents an animal that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; or
- (b) if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way.
- (a) at the time it is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or
- (b) that is lawfully deposited or disposed of under this Act; or
- (c) given to a support dog; or
- (d) given to another domesticated dog under control in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area or another recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or
- (e) given to an animal taken into the recreation area in accordance with a corresponding authority or regulatory notice.