Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020 - REG 321

321 Use of animals to take protected animals

(1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, use a dog, or other animal, to take a protected animal.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.

Notes—

1 See section 133 for additional requirements about taking an animal under a harvesting licence.

2 See section 171 for additional requirements about taking a flying-fox under a damage mitigation permit.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the person is authorised to take the protected animal under the Act ; and

(b) a conservation plan applying to the protected animal authorises the person to take the protected animal by using a dog or other animal; and

(c) the person complies with the conservation plan when taking the protected animal.