Act No. 19, 1902.
An Act to consolidate enactments relating to
the destruction of native dogs and the laying
| of poisoned baits. | [24:th January, | 1902.] |
| lat ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in Pa r l i amen t assembled, and | BE it enacted by the K ing ' s Mos t Exce l len t Majesty , by and | t h e advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Counci l and Legis |
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by the au thor i ty of t h e same, as follows :—
Preliminary.
1. This A c t may be cited as t h e " Nat ive Dogs Des t ruc t ion and
| Poisoned Bai ts Act , 1 9 0 1 , " | and is divided in to P a r t s as follows :— |
| P A R T | I . — P r e l i m i n a r y — s s . | 1 - 3 . |
| P A R T | I I .—Nat ive | clogs destruction—ss. | 4 - 1 1 . |
| P A R T | I I I . — P o i s o n e d | baits—ss. | 1 2 - 1 5 . |
2. The Acts ment ioned in t he Ei rs t Schedule here to arc hereby
repealed.
| 3 . | I n | th is Act , unless t he con tex t | or | sub jec t -mat te r | otherwise |
indicates or requ i res ,—
| " j u s t i c e " | means | just ice | of | t he | p e a c e ; |
| " o c c u p a n t " | means any ho lder or occupier | of | any land | u n d e r |
any t enure , and includes any super in tendent , overseer, and other duly authorised person ac t ing for and on behalf of any such holder or occupier ; and
| "po i soned | b a i t " means any m e a t or o ther food for nat ive | dogs |
| and con ta in ing | s t rychn ine or o ther | poison. |
| 4. The enac tmen t s in th is P a r t | conta ined shal l he | cons t rued |
wi th a n d subject to t he provisions of section five subsect ion tAvo of
t h e Pas tu res and Stock Protec t ion Act , 1898.
5. A n y occupant of land stocked wi th sheep, ca t t le , or horses m a y tender to t he neares t cour t of pe t t y sessions in t he form of t he Second Schedule for d rawing trai ls and laying poisoned bai ts upon his land a long lines upon the boundar ies of such land, or as near there to as m a y be prac t icable , and as, subject to t h e provisions of section twelve hereof, m a v be lawful .
6. E v e r y such tender shal l conta in as accura te a description as t h e t endere r can give of the boundar ies of such land, and of t he lines a long which t ra i ls are to be drawn, a n d a s t a t emen t of t h e l eng th of such l ines, and the names of any adjoining stat ion or estate, and of t h e owners thereof who will be called upon to cont r ibute towards t h e expense incur red in t h e performance of such tender .
7. (1) Every such tender shall be accepted by such court of pe t t y sessions and the reupon the t endere r shall employ a sufficient n u m b e r of m e n to draw a long such lines a t ra i l weekly, or bi-weekly, or a t such o ther periods as to the tenderer m a y seem fit, and to lay down a t p roper distances poisoned baits d u r i n g any period not exceeding one year.
| (2) A n y such t ende r m a y , on appl icat ion | of t he | tenderer , |
be cont inued for any fu r the r period wh ich the just ices m a y deem necessary to insure t he complete des t ruc t ion of t he na t ive dogs on or in the ne ighbourhood of the lands of t he tenderer .
8. The tenderer shall keep an exact account of t he expense incur red in t h e performance of his tender w i th a s t a tement of t he w o r k done by the m e n employed to draw such trai ls and to p repare t h e poisoned baits used, and such accounts and s t a t ements m a y be verified quar te r ly or oftener as t he jus t ices in pe t ty sessions m a y
| direct by such t endere r and by any person employed by h i m in t h e |
| per formance | of t h e | tender . |
| 9. | U p o n t h e due verification of a n y such account and | s t a t e m e n t |
t h e jus t ices in pe t ty sessions shall assess t he owners of any conter m i n o u s s ta t ion or estate in t he whole expense ac tua l ly incurred by t h e t endere r in t he due per formance of such tender , and fix t he quota or propor t ion to be pa id by each of t h e owners of every such conterminous s ta t ion or estate, regard being had, amongs t o ther th ings to t he benefit derived by each of such owners from t h e work :
Prov ided t h a t if any boundary l ine of any such s ta t ion or es ta te
divides the same from lands of t he CroAvn not in t h e occupat ion of any
one hold ing a lease or l icense thereof, t he quo ta or propor t ion of
expense
expense a t t ach ing to such vacan t lands u n d e r t he provisions of th i s A c t shall he paid out of any sum which m a y be voted by Pa r l i amen t for t h a t purpose, and such a m o u n t shal l be assessed by t h e just ices in l ike m a n n e r as if such lands were unde r lease or license.
10. I f any such owner omits to pay the quota or propor t ion so fixed to be paid by h im wi th in fourteen days after t h e award of any such just ices thereon, any one or more of such just ices may upon proof of such omission order the same to be paid for thwith .
11. A n y person aga ins t w h o m a quota or proport ion has been awarded under section n ine may appeal aga ins t such assessment and award in t he m a n n e r and subject to t he condit ions provided by t h e Ac t 71 , 1900.
| P A R T | I I I . |
| Poisoned | bails. |
12. The occupan t of any land stocked wi th s^ccp, ca t t le , or horses is hereby author ised to lay poisoned baits upon such land, b u t no such occupant be ing a lessee of any Crown lands is hereby authorised to lay poisoned bai ts wi th in three-quar te rs of a mi le from any publ ic road or t r ack used by t r w e l l i n g stock, and no occupan t of freehold
| land is he reby author ised to lay poisoned | baits w i th in one | h u n d r e d |
| yards .of any road in tersec t ing such land nor wi th in one h u n d r e d | yards |
| of t he bounda ry of such land. |
13. (1) A n y occupant who has laid poisoned baits on a n y land shall, if such land is in tersected by a public road, post a legible notice six feet from t h e ground at the roadside at t he boundary of such land s ta t ing tha t poisoned bai ts are so laid.
(2) A n y person Who removes such notice or who fails to
comply wi th the provisions of this section shall be liable to a pena l ty
| not exceeding ten pounds to be recovered before any jus t ice . |
14. A n occupan t who lays poisoned bai ts in accordance wi th t h e provisions of th i s P a r t shall no t be liable for t he destruct ion of any dog caused by bai ts so laid.
15. This Ac t shall not ex tend to any city .or town.
SCHEDULES.
S C H E D U L E S .
| F I R S T | S C H E D U L E . |
| Reference to Act. | Title or short title. | Extent of repeal. |
| 16 | V i c . | N o . | 4 4 | . . . | A n | A c t | t o | f a c i l i t a t e | a n d | e n c o u r a g e | t h e | d e s t r u c t i o n | T h e | w h o l e . |
| 3 9 | V i c . | N o . | 1 5 | . . . | A n | A c t | t o a m e n d | t h e A c t s i x t e e n t h | V i c t o r i a | n u m b e r | T h e | w h o l e . |
| f o r t y - f o u r , | k n o w n | a s t h e | N a t i v e | D o g s | D e s t r u c t i o n |
| A c t . |
| S E C O N D | S C H E D U L E . |
| I , | A . B . , | t h e o w n e r o r | t h e | s u p e r i n t e n d e n t | o r o v e r s e e r of | A . B . | (as | the | case | may | be), |
| h e r e b y | t e n d e r | f o r | d r a w i n g | t r a i l s | a n d | l a y i n g | m e a t | p o i s o n e d | w i t h | s t r y c h n i n e | u p o n | l i n e s |
| a s | n e a r | t o | t h e | b o u n d a r i e s | of | m y | s t a t i o n , | c a l l e d | , a s is l a w f u l | a n d | p r a c t i c a b l e , | s u c h |
| l i n e s | b e i n g of t h e | d i r e c t i o n s | a n d l e n g t h | f o l l o w i n g , | v i z . (here | state | the | direction | and | length |
| of each | of the lines) | f o r t h e t e r m of o n e y e a r | (or | any | shorter | period | the | tenderer | may |
| desire) | f r o m | t h e | l i a t e | h e r e o f , a n d | I | d e c l a r e | t h a t | t h e | b o u n d a r y | of | s u c h | s t a t i o n | o n | o r |
| t o w a r d s t h e n o r t h c o m m e n c e s a t (here | state | as near | as may | be the | commencing | point) | a n d |
| r u n s b y c o m p a s s | (here | state | description | of | this | line | by the | compass) | a b o u t | m i l e s , |
| a n d t h a t C D . a n d | a n o t h e r | o r | o t h e r s | (as | the | case | may | be) | i s o r a r e t h e o w n e r o r | o w n e r s |
| o f | t h e | s t a t i o n , | c a l l e d | , c o n t e r m i n o u s | t o | t h i s | b o u n d a r y | l i n e , t h a t | t h e | b o u n d a r y | l i n e |
| of | t h e | s a i d A . B . ' s | s t a t i o n | o n | o r t o w a r d s | t h e e a s t | c o m m e n c e s a t | (here | state | as | near | as | may |
| be the commencing | point | of this boundary) | a n d r u n s b y c o m p a s s (here | state | as near | as | may |
| be the | direction | of this | line | by the | compass) | a b o u t | m i l e s , a n d G- .H. | a n d |
| a n o t h e r o r o t h e r s | (as | the | case | may | be) | i s | o r | a r e | o w n e r | o r o w n e r s of | t h e | s t a t i o n | c a l l e d |
| , c o n t e r m i n o u s | t o | t h i s | b o u n d a r y | l i n e , t h a t | t h e | b o u n d a r y | l i n e | of | t h e |
| s a i d A . B . ' s s t a t i o n o n o r t o w a r d s | t h e | s o u t h | c o m m e n c e s | a t | (here | state | as | near | as may | be |
| the | commencing | point | of | this | boundary) | a n d r u n s b y c o m p a s s (here | state | as near | as | may |
| be the | direction | of | this | line | by the | compass) | a b o u t | m i l e s , a n d K . L . | a n d |
| a n o t h e r o r o t h e r s is o r | a r e | (as | the | case | may | be) | o w n e r | o r | o w n e r s of | t h e | s t a t i o n , | c a l l e d |
| , c o n t e r m i n o u s | t o | t h i s | b o u n d a r y | l i n e , | t h a t | t h e | b o u n d a r y | l i n e | of | t h e |
| s a i d A . B . ' s s t a t i o n | o n o r t o w a r d s t h e w e s t c o m m e n c e s | a t (here | state | as near | as | may | be | the |
| commencing | point | of this boundary) | a n d r u n s b y c o m p a s s (here | state | as near | as may | be | the |
| direction | of | this | line | by | the | compass) | a b o u t | m i l e s , a n d | O P . | a n d | a n o t h e r | o r |
| o t h e r s i s o r a r e | (as | the | case | may | be) | o w n e r o r o w n e r s of t h e | s t a t i o n , | c a l l e d |
| c o n t e r m i n o u s | t o | t h i s | b o u n d a r y | l i n e . |
or
| A . B . | b y | h i s | S u p e r i n t e n d e n t . |
| C D . | o r | h i s | O v e r s e e r . |
| E . F . (as the case may | be). |
| T o | t h e | J u s t i c e s | i n | P e t t y | S e s s i o n s | a t |
A c t