Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations
(1) A person must not take any muttonbird during the period commencing one hour after sunset on any day and ending one hour before sunrise on the following day.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) A person must not use, or have possession of, any pointed, barbed, hook-shaped or sharpened implement for the purpose of taking any muttonbird from a burrow.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) A person must not take any muttonbirds by means, or with the assistance, of a dog.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) Except with the permission of the Secretary, a person must not –
(a) dig out, destroy, damage or in any way render useless any muttonbird burrow; or
(b) wilfully interfere with any muttonbird or muttonbird burrow on or in the vicinity of a muttonbird rookery; or
(c) take any adult muttonbird.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(5) Nothing in subregulation (4)(b) prevents the doing of any act reasonably necessary for the taking of a muttonbird under the authority of a licence or permit.