Queensland Consolidated Acts

RECREATION AREAS MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 120

120 Food to be kept from animals

(1) A person in a recreation area must ensure food in the person’s possession or under the person’s control is kept—

(a) in a way that prevents an animal that is dangerous, venomous or capable of injuring a person from gaining access to the food; or

(b) if a regulatory notice states the way in which the food must be kept—in the stated way.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) In subsection (1) —

"food" does not include food—

(a) at the time it is being consumed by a person or prepared for human consumption; or

(b) that is lawfully deposited or disposed of under this Act; or

(c) given to a support dog; or

(d) given to another domesticated dog under control in the Inskip Peninsula recreation area or another recreation area prescribed under a regulation; or

(e) given to an animal taken into the recreation area in accordance with a corresponding authority or regulatory notice.