Western Australia

Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976

Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982

Reprint 1: The regulations as at 5 December 2003

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Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as

at 5 December 2003

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 Districts4

Part I — Cities4

Part II — Towns4

Part III — Shires4

Notes

Compilation table5

	Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as
	at 5 December 2003

Western Australia

Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976

Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on the 28th day after the day on which they are published in the Government Gazette 1.

[3.Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]

4.Definitions

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.

5.Application of regulations

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.

6.Trap permits

(1)A person shall not set a trap or traps for the purpose of catching a declared animal unless he has the written permission of the Protection Board to set traps in a manner approved by the Protection Board.

Penalty: Not less than $100, nor more than $500.

(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.

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;

(b)inspect the trap at reasonable intervals of time to ensure that animals do not remain in the trap longer than is unavoidable;

(c)exercise reasonable care to ensure that animals which are not declared animals are not caught in the trap;

(d)set the trap in the manner approved by the Protection Board; and

(e)produce a copy of the permit when requested to do so by an authoris ed person, an inspector or an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Western Australia (incorporated).

Penalty: Not less than $100, nor more than $500.

Schedule

Regulation 5

Municipal Districts 2

Part I — Cities

Belmont, Canning, Cockburn, Fremantle, Gosnells, Melville, Nedlands, Perth, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco.

Part II — Towns

Armadale, Bassendean, Claremont, Cottesloe, East Fremantle, Kwinana, Mosman Park .

Part III — Shires

Bayswater, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Peppermint Grove, Rockingham, Swan, Wanneroo.

Notes

1This is a reprint as at 5 December 2003 of the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982. The following table contains information about these regulations and any reprint.

Compilation table

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

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).

By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer