27Animal research

27 Animal research

(1)  [Section 27 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 17, Applied:24 Jun 2015] [Section 27 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 36 of 2022, s. 13, Applied:30 Nov 2022] A person must not carry out animal research unless it is carried out –

(a) by an institution licensed under this Part; and

(b) in accordance with the licence issued, under this Part, to the institution.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

(2)  [Section 27 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 36 of 2022, s. 13, Applied:30 Nov 2022] Subsection (1) does not apply to –

(a) an observational study of an animal that is conducted by the owner of the animal; or

(b) disease surveillance and monitoring, of an animal, that is conducted –

(i) by a person for the purposes of disease identification or disease management; and

(ii) in accordance with recognised methodologies and practices; or

(c) the administration of a veterinary treatment to an animal by a person if that treatment is administered for the welfare of the animal; or

(d) normal animal management practices, conducted by a person in respect of an animal, if those practices are conducted for the welfare of the animal.

(3)  *[Section 27 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 94 of 1995, s. 6 ]*A licensed institution may carry out animal research at one or more places or premises.