Dealing with kept animals after death—sampled or implanted animals
320 Dealing with kept animals after death—sampled or implanted animals
This section applies if—
the holder of an exhibited animal authority keeps a live sampled or implanted animal under the authority; and
the animal dies.
The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, ensure—
an autopsy is performed on the animal by a veterinary surgeon within 14 days after the animal dies; or
the animal is frozen immediately after it dies and the frozen animal is given to the chief executive within 14 days after the animal dies.
Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.
Note—
See section 60(1) in relation to the movement of a dead sampled or implanted animal.
If an autopsy is performed on the animal by a veterinary surgeon, the holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, also ensure the following things are given to the chief executive within 14 days after the animal dies—
a biological sample taken from the animal during the autopsy;
if the veterinary surgeon finds the animal has a working electromagnetic implant—the implant;
if the veterinary surgeon finds the animal has a electromagnetic implant that is not working—a written report prepared by the veterinary surgeon stating the reason why the implant is not working.
Maximum penalty—120 penalty units.
Note—
See section 60(2) in relation to the movement of a biological tissue sample taken from a dead sampled or implanted animal.
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