sec.29Other restrictions

sec.29 Other restrictions

A person (a supplier ) must not supply another person with an animal that the supplier knows has had a regulated procedure performed on it unless the supplier has given the other person a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate stating that the operation was performed in the interests of the animal’s welfare. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the animal was abandoned; and the supplier is surrendering the animal to a pound or animal shelter. Subsection (4) applies if— a pound or animal shelter takes possession of an animal that has had a regulated procedure performed on it; and the pound or animal shelter is not given a veterinary surgeon’s certificate for the animal in accordance with subsection (1) . The pound or animal shelter must not supply someone else the animal unless the pound or animal shelter gives the person a certificate stating that the animal had the regulated procedure performed on it before the pound or animal shelter took possession of it. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. Subsection (6) applies to a person who is supplied an animal— by a person in accordance with subsection (1) ; or by a pound or animal shelter in accordance with subsection (4) . The person (an on-supplier ) must not on-supply the animal to another person unless the on-supplier gives the other person— the signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate given for the animal under subsection (1) ; or the certificate given for the animal under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. In this section— regulated procedure means— cropping a dog’s ear; removing a cat’s claw; docking the tail of a dog, horse or cow. s 29 sub 2022 No. 35 s 12 (sec.29-ssec.1) A person (a supplier ) must not supply another person with an animal that the supplier knows has had a regulated procedure performed on it unless the supplier has given the other person a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate stating that the operation was performed in the interests of the animal’s welfare. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.29-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— the animal was abandoned; and the supplier is surrendering the animal to a pound or animal shelter. (sec.29-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— a pound or animal shelter takes possession of an animal that has had a regulated procedure performed on it; and the pound or animal shelter is not given a veterinary surgeon’s certificate for the animal in accordance with subsection (1) . (sec.29-ssec.4) The pound or animal shelter must not supply someone else the animal unless the pound or animal shelter gives the person a certificate stating that the animal had the regulated procedure performed on it before the pound or animal shelter took possession of it. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.29-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies to a person who is supplied an animal— by a person in accordance with subsection (1) ; or by a pound or animal shelter in accordance with subsection (4) . (sec.29-ssec.6) The person (an on-supplier ) must not on-supply the animal to another person unless the on-supplier gives the other person— the signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate given for the animal under subsection (1) ; or the certificate given for the animal under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.29-ssec.7) In this section— regulated procedure means— cropping a dog’s ear; removing a cat’s claw; docking the tail of a dog, horse or cow.