Mount Isa City Council is conducting wild dog baiting in country areas until June 16. People travelling with pets should watch out to prevent accidental consumption of poison baits.
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The wild dog baiting program is on private properties, and it is a legislative requirement all properties using the baits are required to place notices on their gates on any gazetted road leading into the property during the baiting period. Landowners must inform all neighbours within 2km radius they will be carrying out 1080 baiting.
They should also notify any property having frontage to where baits are to be laid.
The signage should include the date baits were laid, contact telephone number, toxin name and target animal.
Mount Isa City Council has a register of every private landholder using 1080 baits but it’s the responsibility of the person travelling on to a property to ask permission from the landholder before entering their property.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
