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Provisions relating to possessing or keeping

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Part 4Licensing scheme
Division 2Fauna licences
Subdivision 1Licence classes and specific terms and conditions

16 Provisions relating to possessing or keeping

Without limiting any other provision of these regulations, a licence authorising the possession or keeping of fauna may include terms or conditions that provide for 1 or more of the following —

(a)

the species of fauna to which the licence relates;

(b)

the maximum quantities of fauna that may be kept;

(c)

the skills, qualifications or experience required by a person who may possess or keep fauna under the licence;

(d)

the site or sites where the fauna must be kept;

(e)

whether the fauna may be displayed to the public and, if so, under what circumstances;

(f)

the manner in which the fauna must be kept, including requirements as to accommodation, the use of enclosures, diet (including prohibitions on using live vertebrate animals as food), and handling;

(g)

personnel requirements (including a minimum or maximum number, and the qualifications or experience, of persons who may be engaged in undertaking any activity under the licence, and including the authorisation of personnel under a scheme established by the CEO);

(h)

the use of equipment in connection with any activity undertaken under the licence (including prohibitions or restrictions on the use of specified equipment);

(i)

a requirement that identifiers must be applied to the fauna, or any fauna product, and the method that must be used to attach any identifier;

(j)

restrictions or limitations on any breeding that may occur while the fauna is kept under the licence;

(k)

a requirement that the fauna must be kept separate from other fauna not held under the licence;

(l)

other requirements relating to the care or management of the fauna, including as to the acquisition, transport, sale or disposal of the fauna;

(m)

the circumstances under which the fauna may be cared for by other persons on a temporary basis;

(n)

a requirement that the fauna must be released (whether after a certain period, on the occurrence of a specified event, or on some other basis specified in the licence);

(o)

whether or not a requirement under paragraph (n) applies, the place where the fauna may be released, the manner of any release, and the requirement that any release must occur in accordance with any directions given by a wildlife officer;

(p)

a requirement for genetic, health or other testing of the fauna or any fauna products;

(q)

a requirement that the holder of the licence must ensure that the licence (or a copy of the licence) is kept on public display at any premises used for the purposes of the licence.

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