LOCAL LAND SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 116
Offence of causing or permitting stock to be on a public road, travelling stock reserve or public land without authority
LOCAL LAND SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 116
Offence of causing or permitting stock to be on a public road, travelling stock reserve or public land without authority
116 Offence of causing or permitting stock to be on a public road, travelling
stock reserve or public land without authority
(1) If stock (whether
attended or unattended) are on a public road, travelling stock reserve or
other public land except in accordance with the authority conferred by (and in
accordance with any conditions of) a stock permit or by or under any law the
owner of the stock, and the person in charge of the stock (if not the owner),
are each guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2) It is
a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the
defendant proves that the defendant had taken all reasonable steps to prevent
the contravention.
(3) An impounding officer may impound any stock the
impounding officer suspects to be on a public road, travelling stock reserve
or other public land in contravention of this section in the same way that the
impounding officer may impound an animal under section 9 of the Impounding
Act 1993 .
