Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Any person who
keeps, in any part of the State, an animal that is a declared animal of
category A3 in respect of that part of the State commits an offence.
Penalty: For a first offence, not more than
$1 000; for any subsequent offence, not more than $5 000.
(2) A person who
wishes to keep a declared animal of category A3 for scientific or
educational purposes may apply to the Protection Board for permission to keep
that animal and the Protection Board may grant such permission subject to such
conditions and restrictions as it considers necessary, or may refuse such
permission.
(3) Permission under
subsection (2) may be applied for an granted in conjunction with
permission under section 77(2).
(4) In proceedings for
an offence against subsection (1) it is a defence for the accused to show
that the declared animal was being kept pursuant to permission granted by the
Protection Board under subsection (2) and in accordance with the
conditions and restrictions imposed by the Protection Board under
subsection (2).
[Section 80 amended by No. 59 of 1986
s. 7; No. 20 of 1989 s. 3; No. 84 of 2004 s. 82 .]