New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MARINE PARKS (ZONING PLANS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 1.29

1.29 Domesticated animals

(1) A person must not:

(a) bring any domesticated animal into a marine park except with the consent of the relevant Ministers, or

(b) leave a domesticated animal unattended in a marine park.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note: Section 59 of the Companion Animals Act 1998 entitles a person with a disability to be accompanied by an assistance animal being used bona fide by the person to assist the person into or onto any place open to or used by the public.

(1A) A person who brings a domesticated animal into a marine park must collect any faeces deposited by that animal and remove the faeces from the marine park.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of this clause, a domesticated animal is "unattended" whenever it is not under the control of a responsible person.

(3) This clause does not apply to a dog being used by a police officer on official duty.