Kookaburra cull of 350 birds lands Tasmanian man a $5,000 fine for incorrect weapons permit

 A Tasmanian man who shot and killed 350 kookaburras because they were impacting his native wildlife has been fined $5,000 by a judge for not possessing the appropriate firearms licence.

Neil Gordon Whitford, 60, of Deviot, admitted in the Supreme Court in Launceston he shot the kookaburras over a nine-month period in 2021 using a semi-automatic rifle.

The court heard Mr Whitford had held a Category A firearms licence since 1996, but he needed a Category C licence for the rifle used to perform the cull.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-21/tasmanian-man-fined-after-shooting-350-kookaburras/102119794



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