61Approved commercial dog breeder to maintain public liability insurance

61 Approved commercial dog breeder to maintain public liability insurance

For the purposes of section 58AF(4) of the Act, the minimum level of public liability insurance cover is $10 million.

Maintaining the level of cover prescribed by this regulation is a condition of a commercial dog breeder approval. It is an offence for an approved commercial dog breeder to fail to comply with a condition of a commercial dog breeder approval—see section 58AF(7) of the Act.

62 Manager of approved commercial dog breeder and employee with animal husbandry duties or responsibilities to have certain qualifications and training

(1) For the purposes of section 58AF(5) of the Act, the prescribed qualifications or training for a manager are—

(a) a Certificate III in Animal Care Services (or equivalent) issued by a post-secondary education provider within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or

(b) a minimum of 5 years' experience working in animal husbandry.

(2) For the purposes of section 58AF(5) of the Act, the prescribed qualifications or training for an employee with animal husbandry duties or responsibilities are satisfactory completion of the Breeding Dogs and Cats in Victoria e-learning course conducted by the Department.

It is a condition of a commercial dog breeder approval that the manager and employees of the business have the qualifications or training prescribed by this regulation. It is an offence for an approved commercial dog breeder to fail to comply with a condition of a commercial dog breeder approval—see section 58AF(7) of the Act.