31Permit to breed a cat

31 Permit to breed a cat

[Section 31 Substituted by No. 25 of 2020, s. 22, Applied:01 Mar 2022]

(1)  A person may apply to the Secretary, or to the general manager of the council for the municipal area in which the cat is situated, for a permit to breed a cat (a cat breeding permit).

(2)  An application for a cat breeding permit is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.

(3)  The Secretary or general manager may –

(a) grant an application made to the Secretary or general manager, respectively, under subsection (1) , subject to any conditions he or she thinks fit; or

(b) refuse an application made to the Secretary or general manager, respectively, under subsection (1) .

(4)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (3) , conditions on a permit may include conditions relating to the sale or management of any kitten that might result from the breeding of the cat.

(5)  If the Secretary or general manager grants an application made under subsection (1) , he or she is to issue a permit in writing to the applicant.

(6)  A permit issued under subsection (5) may be in the form that the Secretary or general manager, respectively, determines, but is to, at least, specify –

(a) the name and usual residential address of the owner of the cat to which the permit relates; and

(b) the cat to which the permit relates, by reference to the number encoded on the microchip implanted in the cat; and

(c) the individual property at which the cat is to be kept; and

(d) any conditions to which the permit is subject; and

(e) the expiry date of the permit.

(7)  The Secretary or general manager may, by notice to the holder of a cat breeding permit issued by the Secretary or general manager, respectively, vary the permit, including any condition of the permit, at any time if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to do so.