Definitions for part
5 Definitions for part
In this part—
group animal means any of the following authorised animals—
an animal of a species exhibited in a group of animals of the species (the exhibited group), if—
the exhibited group is of a size making it impracticable to identify the animal as a particular animal; and
animals of the species would normally live in the wild in groups no smaller than the exhibited group;
Example of an animal for paragraph (a)—
a school of fish of a species that in the wild would live in schools
an animal of a species that, on average, has a life expectancy of less than 3 years;
an animal that, as an adult animal in the wild, would normally weigh less than 20g;
an immature vertebrate that is dependent on the care of an adult animal for its survival;
an animal whose immature form makes it impracticable to identify the animal as a particular animal.
Example of an animal for paragraph (e)—
a clutch of eggs being incubated
prescribed way, for identifying an authorised animal as a particular animal, means—
a microchip inserted into the animal from which a unique identifying code for the animal can be reproduced; or
a tattoo on the animal’s skin showing a unique identifying code for the animal; or
an ear tag or leg band attached to the animal showing a unique identifying code for the animal.
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