Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982
Western Australia
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982
CONTENTS
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
4.Definitions1
5.Application of regulations2
6.Trap permits2
7.Duties of person setting trap2
Schedule
Municipal Districts 2
Part I — Cities
Part II — Towns
Part III — Shires
Notes
Compilation table5
Western Australia
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982
These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 1.
These regulations shall come into operation on the 28th
[3.Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
municipal district means a district of a local government under the Local Government Act 1995 2;
regulation means one of these regulations;
trap means any steel trap, snare or other device (other than a live capture trap) used for the purpose of catching declared animals.
These regulations apply to the setting of a trap on any land within the boundaries of the municipal district of a city, town or shire that is named in the Schedule.
(1)A person shall not set a trap or traps for the purpose of catching a declared animal unless he
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
(2)An application for a permit under subregulation (1) shall be in writing and shall specify —
(a)the month during which it is intended to set the trap or traps;
(b)the location of the land on which it is intended to set the trap;
(c)the species of declared animal it is intended to trap; and
(d)the number and type of traps to be set.
[Regulation 6 amended in Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6431.]
7.Duties of person setting trap
Any person who sets a trap shall —
(a)ensure that all animals caught in the trap are disposed of in a humane manner; and
(b)inspect the trap at reasonable intervals of time to ensure that animals do not remain in the trap longer than is unavoidable; and
(c)exercise reasonable care to ensure that animals which are not declared animals are not caught in the trap; and
(d)set the trap in the manner approved by the Director General; and
(e)produce a copy of the permit when requested to do so by an authoris
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
[Regulation 7 amended in Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6431-2.]
Regulation 5
Belmont, Canning, Cockburn, Fremantle, Gosnells, Melville, Nedlands, Perth, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco.
Armadale, Bassendean, Claremont, Cottesloe, East Fremantle, Kwinana, Mosman Park.
Bayswater, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Peppermint Grove, Rockingham, Swan, Wanneroo.
1This is a compilation of the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982. The following table contains information about these regulations and any reprint.
Citation |
Gazettal |
Commencement |
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 |
7 Jan 1983 p. 34 |
4 Feb 1983 (see r. 2) |
Reprint 1: The Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 as at 5 Dec 2003 |
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Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Repeals and Amendments) Regulations 2010 Pt. 13 |
17 Dec 2010 p. 6403-32 |
18 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6349) |
2Under the Local Government Act 1995 Sch. 9.3 cl. 3(2) a reference to a district of a municipality under the Local Government Act 1960 may, when the context requires, be read as if it had been amended to include or be a reference to a local government district under the Local Government Act 1995. This reference was changed under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).