2015-04-28 Attachment 2 to item 5 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda - Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

6. Declared pests


Some animal and plant species have been
declared as pest species under the Land
Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management)
Act 2002 and are categorised into Class 1, 2, and
3 species.


Class 1 Pests

Not commonly present or established in
Queensland and has the potential to cause
impacts to whole or part of the State. Introduction,
keeping, releasing and supplying (including
supplying things containing reproductive material
of this pest) is not possible without a permit,
for special purposes, issued by Biosecurity
Queensland. Landholders must take reasonable
steps to keep land free of Class 1 pests.

Class 2 Pests

Taking for commercial use, introduction, keeping,
releasing and supplying (including supplying
things containing reproductive material of this
pest) is prohibited without a permit issued
by Biosecurity Queensland. Landholders are
required to control declared pests on their
properties.

Class 3 Pests

Supply or sale is prohibited. A landowner may be
given a pest control notice if this pest is or could
impact an environmentally significant area.

In addition Council may identify other species of
pests that are locally significant, but not declared
under the Act.

A listing of declared and other pest species is
provided Section 13.




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