Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations, 1982

As at 18 Dec 2010 Version 00-b0-01 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information Western Australia Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 As at 18 Dec 2010 Version 00-b0-01 page i Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information Western Australia Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 CONTENTS 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 4. Definitions 1 5. Application of regulations 2 6. Trap permits 2 7. Duties of person setting trap 2 Schedule Municipal Districts 2 Part I — Cities Part II — Towns Part III — Shires Notes Compilation table 5 As at 18 Dec 2010 Version 00-b0-01 page 1 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information 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. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 r. 5 page 2 Version 00-b0-01 As at 18 Dec 2010 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information 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 Director General to set traps in a manner approved by the Director General. 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 Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 r. 7 As at 18 Dec 2010 Version 00-b0-01 page 3 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information (e) produce a copy of the permit when requested to do so by an authorised person, an inspector or an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Western Australia (incorporated). Penalty: a fine of $2 000. [Regulation 7 amended in Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6431-2.] Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 Schedule page 4 Version 00-b0-01 As at 18 Dec 2010 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information 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. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 As at 18 Dec 2010 Version 00-b0-01 page 5 Extract from www.slp.wa.gov.au, see that website for further information Notes 1 This is a compilation 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 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) 2 Under 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).