Restrictions for movement of prescribed protected animal
221 Restrictions for movement of prescribed protected animal
This section applies if a person applies for a movement permit to move a prescribed protected animal from a place in the State to—
another place in the State; or
another State.
This chief executive must not grant the permit unless—
the chief executive is satisfied the movement is not for moving the animal to another country; or
the movement is for moving the animal to another country and all of the following apply—
the animal has been bred in captivity or the chief executive believes the animal, if released into the wild, is unlikely to survive because it suffers from the behavioural disorder known as human imprinting;
the chief executive is satisfied moving the animal to the other country would not adversely affect the viability of populations of animals of the same species that are kept in zoos in the State;
the chief executive is satisfied all export permits required to move the animal to the other country have been, or are likely to be, granted;
an approved electromagnetic implant has been inserted into the animal and the chief executive has been given a notice stating the identification code for the implant.
In this section—
moving, an animal to another country, includes selling or giving the animal to a person in another country.
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