15A
In forceOffences relating to damage to plants and litter
15A Offences relating to damage to plants and litter
(1)
A person must not cut, break, bark, root up or otherwise damage, destroy or remove the whole or any part of any timber, tree, sapling, shrub, undergrowth, or wildflower in or on a highway or main road without the prior approval in writing of the Commissioner except when such action is taken to remove a hazard.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
(2)
A person must not deposit any litter on a highway or main road.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
[Section 15A inserted: No. 35 of 1972 s. 4; amended: No. 96 of 1975 s. 13; No. 26 of 2023 s. 15.]
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