Processing flora
178 Processing flora
In this section —
flora does not include forest products taken under a contract to which the Forest Products Act 2000 Part 8 applies unless those forest products are sandalwood.
A person must not process flora for a commercial purpose except under the authority of a licence.
Penalty for this subsection:
if the offence involves a critically endangered species — a fine of $500 000;
if the offence involves an endangered species — a fine of $400 000;
if the offence involves a vulnerable species — a fine of $300 000;
if the offence involves specially protected flora or sandalwood — a fine of $200 000;
in any other case — a fine of $50 000.
A person must not operate a flora processing establishment except under the authority of a licence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $50 000.
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