Unlicensed use of animals for scientific purposes prohibited
6 Unlicensed use of animals for scientific purposes prohibited
A person must not use animals for scientific purposes unless —
the person is —
a scientific establishment that holds; or
a member of staff of, or a student at, a scientific establishment that holds,
a licence authorising that use; and
the animal ethics committee of the scientific establishment has given approval, in accordance with the scientific use code, for that person to so use the animals; and
the person uses the animals in accordance with that licence and approval.
Penalty: $50 000 and imprisonment for 5 years.
A licensed scientific establishment must not allow animals to be used for scientific purposes at a place to which that licence relates unless that use is permitted under subsection (1).
Penalty: $50 000 and imprisonment for 5 years.
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