77Permits in relation to pest animals

77 Permits in relation to pest animals

S. 77(1) amended by No. 61/2003 s. 26(a), substituted by No. 22/2022 s. 36(2).

(1) A person may apply to the Secretary in writing in a form approved by the Secretary for a permit, or the renewal of a permit, to—

(a) bring a pest animal into Victoria; or

(b) keep, sell or release a pest animal in Victoria.

S. 77(1A) inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 36(2).

(1A) A person must apply for the renewal of a permit before the permit expires.

S. 77(2) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 36(3).

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by the fee (if any) determined in accordance with the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 for applications of that kind.

(3) Subject to this section, the Secretary may grant or refuse the application.

S. 77(4) repealed by No. 39/1998
s. 6(2)(Sch. 1 item 13).

S. 77(5) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 36(4).

(5) In granting a permit, or a renewal of a permit, the Secretary may impose any conditions that the Secretary considers appropriate and specifies in the permit.

S. 77(6) amended by No. 61/2003 s. 26(b), substituted by No. 22/2022 s. 36(5).

(6) Those conditions may include but are not limited to conditions requiring any one or more of the following—

(a) the secure keeping of the animals;

(b) requiring animals to be sterilised;

(c) requiring animals to be identified (by implant, branding or otherwise);

(d) limiting the number of animals which may be brought into Victoria, kept, sold or released;

(e) limiting activities permitted under the permit to being carried out by a specified person or person of a specified class of person on behalf of the permit holder;

(f) limiting activities permitted under the permit to being carried out at specified areas or places or at specified times.

S. 77(7) substituted by No. 22/2022 s. 36(6).

(7) A permit—

(a) may be granted for a period of up to 10 years which must be specified in the permit; and

(b) may be limited to any place, species, animal or other circumstance, or to any class of these.

S. 77A inserted by No. 61/2003 s. 27.