88Pesticides and pest control

88 Pesticides and pest control

88 Pesticides and pest control

(1) A person must not, without the consent of Essential Energy, do the following in or in relation to a rural area—

(a) bring into, or use or keep a pesticide, herbicide or other toxic material,

(b) take steps to control or eradicate, by the use of pesticides, herbicides or other toxic materials, a game animal or pest.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

herbicide means a substance capable of destroying plants or preventing the spread of plants.

game animal has the same meaning as in the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002.

pest has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Act 2015.

Note—

Pest includes a weed under the Biosecurity Act 2015.

pesticide has the same meaning as in the Pesticides Act 1999.