ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 34
Possession of prohibited trap or spur unlawful
ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 34
Possession of prohibited trap or spur unlawful
(1) A person must not possess any of the following (a
"prohibited trap or spur" ) unless the person has a reasonable excuse— (a) a
trap prescribed under a regulation to be a prohibited trap;
(b) a spur with
sharpened or fixed rowels;
(c) a cockfighting spur cap.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(2) It is a reasonable excuse to
possess a prohibited trap or spur if— (a) it has been rendered inoperable
for use as a prohibited trap or spur; and
(b) the possession is for display
or part of a collection.
(3) In this section—
"spur" includes any device similar to a spur.
