Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020

This section applies if the holder of an animal authority, or a relevant person for the holder, keeps an authorised animal that is a dependent animal under the authority.

The holder or relevant person must not sell, give away or move the animal unless—

the chief executive has given the holder or relevant person written approval to carry out the activity; or

for the movement of the animal—

the animal is sick, injured or orphaned and the movement is to or from a veterinary surgeon for treatment or care; or

the animal is a captive bred bird and the movement is to another person, who holds an animal authority for the bird, for hand raising the bird; or

the animal is a bird egg and the movement is to another person, who holds an animal authority for the egg, for artificial incubation or foster parent incubation of the egg; or

the movement is to another person, who holds an animal authority for the animal’s mother, for keeping the animal with its mother.

In this section—

a bird egg or a bird that is too young to fly;

a mammal that has not been weaned;

an animal that can not feed itself or has visible signs of illness or injury.