48Licence holder must respond to request for prescribed identifying information for reunification purposes

48 Licence holder must respond to request for prescribed identifying information for reunification purposes

(1) If a licence holder who keeps a record in relation to a prescribed animal receives a request to provide prescribed identifying information in relation to that animal for the purpose of reuniting the animal with its owner, the licence holder must, as soon as practicable after receiving the request—

(a) make reasonable efforts to contact the owner of the animal to inform the owner of the request for information, unless a Council or an animal shelter registered under Part 4 of the Act or an authorised implanter agrees to contact the owner and so inform the owner; and

(b) provide the information requested to the person who made the request, if the person is of a class of person referred to in section 63H(2) of the Act.

(2) If a licence holder receives a request to provide prescribed identifying information in relation to a prescribed animal for which the licence holder does not keep a record for the purpose of reuniting the prescribed animal with its owner, the licence holder must, as soon as practicable after receiving the request—

(a) contact other licence holders to determine whether another licence holder keeps a record relating to the prescribed animal; and

(b) if the person who made the request is of a class of person referred to in section 63H(2) of the Act, provide the information requested to that person, unless the licence holder keeping the record agrees to provide the information directly to that person.