Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 34

34 Possession of prohibited trap or spur unlawful

(1) A person must not possess any of the following (a
"prohibited trap or spur" ) unless the person has a reasonable excuse—

(a) a trap prescribed under a regulation to be a prohibited trap;

(b) a spur with sharpened or fixed rowels;

(c) a cockfighting spur cap.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse to possess a prohibited trap or spur if—

(a) it has been rendered inoperable for use as a prohibited trap or spur; and

(b) the possession is for display or part of a collection.

(3) In this section—

"spur" includes any device similar to a spur.