64Conditions of animal sale permit

64 Conditions of animal sale permit

For the purposes of section 58O(4) of the Act, every animal sale permit is subject to the following conditions—

(a) the permit holder must ensure that all animals have access to clean drinking water at all times in a container that cannot be tipped over easily;

(b) the permit holder must ensure that all animals have adequate protection from adverse weather conditions at all times;

(c) the permit holder must ensure that if a purchaser is not satisfied with an animal purchased due to health, physical or other reasons as provided for in any sale guarantee adopted by the permit holder under the relevant business code of practice or offered by the permit holder in compliance with a condition imposed on the permit under section 58O(1)(b) of the Act, that the sale guarantee is honoured;

(d) the permit holder must ensure that an emergency evacuation plan is prominently displayed at all times during the animal sale at the place of sale;

(e) the permit holder or the person in charge of the animal sale must produce the animal sale permit when requested by a Council authorised officer or a restricted authorised officer.

It is an offence for a holder of an animal sale permit to fail to comply with a condition of the permit or to fail to ensure that the person in charge of the animal sale authorised under the permit complies with a condition of the permit—see section 58S of the Act.