Livestock on road not to be unattended
359 Livestock on road not to be unattended
A person must not lead livestock on a road unless the livestock are accompanied by – if the road is a main road – at least 2 persons, one at the front and one at the rear of the livestock; or if the road is another kind of road – at least 2 persons, one at the front and one at the rear of the livestock; or at least one person, assisted by a sheep dog or cattle dog. Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.Leadand livestock are defined in the dictionary.
Subrule (1) does not apply to livestock that are – being led by means of halters, reins or ropes; or crossing a road accompanied by at least one person.
For the purposes of subrule (2), livestock are taken not to be crossing a road if the livestock are led along the road for more than 100 metres.
In this rule – main road means a State highway or subsidiary road within the meaning of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935; road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of a road.Road-related areais defined in rule 13.
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