Native Dogs Destruction Act Amendment Act 1875 No 22a (NSW)

No. XV.

An Act to amend the Act s ixteenth Victoria

n u m b e r forty-four known as the " N a t i v e

Dogs	Dest ruct ion Act."	[llth	August,
1875.]

W H E R E A S it is expedient to amend the A c t s ixteenth Victor ia

n u m b e r forty-four Be it enacted by the Queen 's Most Exce l len t

Majesty by and wi th t h e advice and consent of the Legislat ive Council and the Legislat ive Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in Par l i ament assembled and by the au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—

1. The occupant of any land stocked wi th sheep cat t le or horses is hereby empowered to lay poisoned mea t upon such land Provided t h a t no lessee of any Crown lands is hereby authorized to lay such poisoned m e a t wi th in a distance of th ree-quar te rs of a mile from any publ ic road or t rack used by t ravel l ing stock.

2. N o occupan t of any freehold estate is hereby author ized to lay poisoned mea t wi th in one hundred yards of any road in tersec t ing such es ta te nor wi th in one h u n d r e d yards of the boundary of such estate.

3. Eve ry person who shall have laid poisoned meat on any land shall when such land is in tersec ted by a public road post a legible not ice six feet from the g round a t t he roadside a t t he boundary of such land to t he effect t h a t such poisoned mea t is so laid Any person removing such notice or no t complying wi th the provisions of th is section shall be l iable to a pena l ty not exceeding ten pounds to be recovered in a summary m a n n e r before any Jus t i ce of t he Peace.

4. N o person authorized to lay poison as aforesaid shall be liable for t h e des t ruc t ion of any dog caused by poison so laid.

5. " O c c u p a n t " — A n y holder or occupier of land under whatever

t e n u r e or any super in tendent overseer or other duly authorized person

act ing for and on behalf of any such occupant .

6.   This Act shall not extend to any city or town.