Queensland Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2018 - REG 25

25 Requirement to ensure rats or mice do not live or breed on land around dwelling

(1) A relevant person for land around a dwelling must ensure—

(a) rats or mice are not harboured on the land; and

(b) the land is not a breeding ground for rats or mice.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , it is a defence for the defendant to prove that the defendant took all reasonable steps to comply with subsection (1) .

(3) This section does not apply in relation to a rat or mouse kept under section 26 .

(4) In this section—

"relevant person" , for land around a dwelling, means—

(a) an occupier of the dwelling; or

(b) if no-one occupies the dwelling—an owner of the dwelling.