Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 52

Release of birds and animals from captivity or confinement

52. Release of birds and animals from captivity or confinement

No person shall without first obtaining the consent in writing of the
Secretary wilfully abandon or release from captivity or confinement in
circumstances which makes recovery impossible or uncertain any wildlife or any
animal of a taxon proclaimed by the Governor in Council by proclamation
published in the Government Gazette to be a taxon to which this section
applies. Penalty: 50 penalty units.