23Protection of animals on Trust land

23 Protection of animals on Trust land

(1) A person commits an offence if the person does any of the following on Trust land: (a) carries or sets a trap; (b) deposits any poisonous bait; (c) hunts, interferes with, hurts or captures an animal; (d) takes or interferes with an animal’s nest, egg, habitation or resting place (including beehives); (e) feeds an animal.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person drops any poisonous bait from an aircraft onto Trust land.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) Paragraph (1)(e) does not apply to a person in relation to an animal owned by, or in the charge of, the person.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

(4) Strict liability applies to subsections (1) and (2).

Note: For general circumstances in which an activity will not constitute an offence, see section 13.