Victorian Current Acts

FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE ACT 1988 - SECT 49

S. 49(1) amended by Nos 76/1998
s. 9(i), 28/2019 s. 24(1).

    (1)     A person must not, except as prescribed, without the permit of the Secretary, abandon or release any prescribed flora into the wild.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both;

    In the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.

S. 49(2) substituted by No. 28/2019 s. 24(2).

    (2)     A person must mark any flora that is required by the regulations to be marked in the prescribed circumstances and in the prescribed manner.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both;

    In the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.

S. 50 amended by No. 76/1998
s. 9(i).