Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020 - REG 328

328 Moving live protected animals in containers

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person (the
"seller" ) keeps a live protected animal under the Act ; and

(b) the seller sells or gives the animal to another person (the
"buyer" ); and

(c) the animal is moved between the seller and the buyer in a container.

(2) The seller and buyer must ensure the container—

(a) is capable of doing the following under ordinary transportation conditions—

(i) keeping the animal stable;

(ii) preventing the animal from escaping;

(iii) protecting the animal from predators; and

(b) is locked or otherwise secured during the movement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.