Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
Act, it shall be lawful for the Director General and the owners and occupiers
of land and all persons acting with their authority for the purpose of
controlling declared animals, to lay poison and set traps or snares on any
land.
(2) An inspector or
authorised person shall not use poison for the control of declared animals on
or in relation to any land unless notice has been given to the actual occupant
(if any) of the land of the intention to use poison.
(3) Any person who,
without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie on him) destroys, injures,
removes or interferes with any trap, snare, poison, matter or thing which is
used for the purpose of controlling declared animals and which is lawfully
placed upon any land for that purpose, commits an offence.
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.
[Section 69 amended by No. 20 of 1989
s. 3; No. 46 of 2010 s. 55(2) and 56.]