Section 140 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Whosoever—
steals, or destroys or damages with intent to steal, the whole, or any part, of any tree, sapling, shrub, or plant, or any underwood, growing in any park, pleasure-ground, garden, orchard, or avenue, or in any ground belonging to any dwelling-house, where the value of the article stolen, or the amount of injury done, exceeds two dollars, or
steals, or destroys or damages with intent to steal, the whole, or any part, of any tree, sapling, shrub, or plant, or any underwood respectively growing elsewhere than in any situation beforementioned, where the value of the article stolen, or the amount of injury done, exceeds ten dollars,
shall be liable to be punished as for larceny.

Related sections

• s 137 — Civil remedies not affected by conviction
• s 138 — Stealing, destroying etc records etc of any court or public office
• s 139 — Stealing etc metal, glass, wood etc fixed to house or land
• s 148 — Stealing property in a dwelling-house
• s 149 — The same with menaces
• s 150 — Stealing goods in process of manufacture

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