New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 105A

105A Emu breeders

(1) A person must not:

(a) exercise or carry on, or

(b) advertise, notify or state that he or she exercises or carries on or is willing to exercise or carry on, or

(c) in any way hold himself or herself out to the public as ready to exercise or carry on,

the business of an emu breeder, unless the person does so under and in accordance with the authority conferred by a licence under Division 2 of Part 9.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of an individual-100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 10 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or

(b) in the case of a corporation-200 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 20 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(2) A person is not to be convicted of an offence arising under subsection (1) in respect of the sale by retail of an emu product, but only if the product was lawfully acquired from:

(a) the holder of a licence under Division 2 of Part 9, or

(b) a person who is authorised to sell emu products under the fauna protection legislation of another State or Territory.