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Rural Fires Regulation 2022
29Offence to light, use or carry tobacco product
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#### 29 Offence to light, use or carry tobacco product
29 Offence to light, use or carry tobacco product
> > (1) A person must not do the following within 15 metres of a combustible agricultural product—
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> > > (a) light a tobacco product,
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> > > (b) use or carry a lighted tobacco product.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > combustible agricultural product includes the following—
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> > > (a) a stack of grain, hay, corn or straw,
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> > > (b) a standing crop,
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> > > (c) an area of dry grass,
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> > > (d) a stubble field.
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> > tobacco product includes a match or other material commonly used for the purposes of smoking tobacco.