Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 41

PART VII OFFENCES

Hunting, taking or destroying threatened wildlife

41. Hunting, taking or destroying threatened wildlife











(1) A person must not hunt, take or destroy, threatened wildlife.

Penalty: 240 penalty units or 24 months imprisonment or both the fine and
imprisonment and an additional penalty of 20 penalty units for every head of
wildlife in respect of which an offence has been committed.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person-

   (a)  who holds a licence or authorisation that authorises the hunting,
        taking or destroying of threatened wildlife, when that person is
        acting in accordance with the licence or authorisation; or

   (b)  who is a member of a class of person in respect of whom an
        authorisation order has been made that authorises the hunting, taking
        or destroying of threatened wildlife, when that person is acting in
        accordance with the order.



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