Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 45

Acquiring etc. threatened wildlife

45. Acquiring etc. threatened wildlife











(1) A person must not buy, sell, acquire, receive, dispose of, keep, possess,
control, breed, process, display, take samples from or experiment on
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 buying,
        selling, acquiring, receiving, disposing of, keeping, possessing,
        controlling, breeding, processing, displaying, taking samples from or
        experimenting on 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 buying, selling,
        acquiring, receiving, disposing of, keeping, possessing, controlling,
        breeding, processing, displaying, taking samples from or experimenting
        on threatened wildlife, when that person is acting in accordance with
        the order.



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