Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person must not keep or use an animal or allow an animal in the person's care or charge to be used –
(a) to fight, bait, worry, kill or injure another animal or to be baited, killed, worried or injured by another animal; or
(b) for the purpose of an activity in which the animal is released from captivity for the purpose of being shot, killed, worried or injured.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
(2) A person must not promote or take part in an activity in which an animal is released from captivity for the purpose of being shot, killed, worried or injured.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
(3) A person must not keep, use or assist in the management of premises where animals fight, bait, worry, kill or injure other animals.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.