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—
(a) light a tobacco product,
(b) use or carry a lighted tobacco product.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(2) In this section—
combustible agricultural product includes the following—
(a) a stack of grain, hay, corn or straw,
(b) a standing crop,
(c) an area of dry grass,
(d) a stubble field.
tobacco product includes a match or other material commonly used for the purposes of smoking tobacco.