Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 1950 - SECT 17A

17A .         Licences to process fauna and carry on processing establishments

                After the expiration of 3 months from the date of the coming into operation of the Fauna Protection Act Amendment Act 1967  ¹ , a person shall not — 

            (a)         process fauna for the purposes of sale; or

            (b)         carry on or cause to be carried on a processing establishment,

                unless he is the holder of a current — 

            (c)         licence issued by the Minister under section 15 authorising him to do so; or

            (d)         licence under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 authorising him to do so; or

            (e)         certificate of exemption from the provisions of this section granted by the Minister.

        Penalty: $1 000, and in the case of a continuing offence a further penalty of not less than $50 or more than $200 for each day the offence continues after the Minister serves notice of the offence on the offender.

        [Section 17A inserted by No. 45 of 1967 s. 13; amended by No. 58 of 1985 s. 4; No. 53 of 1994 s. 264; No. 57 of 1997 s. 132(23).]

[ 17B.         Deleted by No. 18 of 1992 s. 7.]

[ 17C-17F.         Deleted by No. 112 of 1984 s. 8.]