14Stock control in special areas and controlled areas

14 Stock control in special areas and controlled areas

14 Stock control in special areas and controlled areas

(1) The owner or person in charge of any stock must ensure that the stock does not enter any Crown land or Water NSW land that is in a special area or controlled area.

Maximum penalty—400 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(2) If stock enters any Crown land or Water NSW land that is in a special area or controlled area without the consent of Water NSW, an authorised officer may take the following action—

(a) drive the stock away, or remove the stock, from the land,

(b) impound, sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of the stock.

(3) If an authorised officer takes an action specified in subclause (2)—

(a) the owner and person in charge of the stock are jointly and severally liable to Water NSW for all costs incurred by Water NSW as a result of the action taken, and

(b) Water NSW may recover the amount of the costs from the owner or person in charge as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(4) In this clause—

stock means cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, asses, camels, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, alpacas or llamas.