Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.10Exhibiting or dealing with animal to which Act does not apply
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sec.10 Exhibiting or dealing with animal to which Act does not apply
This Act does not apply to exhibiting or dealing with an animal if— the animal is of a species mentioned in schedule 1 ; or the animal is authorised or permitted to be exhibited under the Biosecurity Act or Nature Conservation Act ; or the animal can be lawfully exhibited and dealt with (without an exhibited animal authority or a licence, permit or other authority under the Biosecurity Act or Nature Conservation Act ) and any of the following apply— the animal is being used for scientific purposes; the animal is displayed for the purpose of its sale; the animal is displayed for no longer than 11 days at a time; or displaying an animal at an agricultural show or community event displaying Gouldian finches at a meeting of a bird fanciers’ association displaying an animal for ‘show and tell’ in a school classroom the animal is a protected animal being rehabilitated for return to the wild and is displayed under the authority of the Nature Conservation Act , section 173P (1) , for 1 or more of the following purposes— to give public information about the ecological role of that species of animal; to promote education about, and the conservation of, that species of animal; to promote an understanding of ecology and the conservation of that species of animal; to raise funds to assist in providing care and treatment for animals being rehabilitated for return to the wild; or the animal is international wildlife or a protected animal, other than an animal mentioned in paragraph (d) , that is displayed under the authority of the Nature Conservation Act , section 173P (1) , for no longer than 11 days at a time. However, if an animal as mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (iii) or (e) is displayed for a commercial purpose, this Act does apply to exhibiting or dealing with the animal. In this section— scientific purposes see the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 , section 48 . (sec.10-ssec.1) This Act does not apply to exhibiting or dealing with an animal if— the animal is of a species mentioned in schedule 1 ; or the animal is authorised or permitted to be exhibited under the Biosecurity Act or Nature Conservation Act ; or the animal can be lawfully exhibited and dealt with (without an exhibited animal authority or a licence, permit or other authority under the Biosecurity Act or Nature Conservation Act ) and any of the following apply— the animal is being used for scientific purposes; the animal is displayed for the purpose of its sale; the animal is displayed for no longer than 11 days at a time; or displaying an animal at an agricultural show or community event displaying Gouldian finches at a meeting of a bird fanciers’ association displaying an animal for ‘show and tell’ in a school classroom the animal is a protected animal being rehabilitated for return to the wild and is displayed under the authority of the Nature Conservation Act , section 173P (1) , for 1 or more of the following purposes— to give public information about the ecological role of that species of animal; to promote education about, and the conservation of, that species of animal; to promote an understanding of ecology and the conservation of that species of animal; to raise funds to assist in providing care and treatment for animals being rehabilitated for return to the wild; or the animal is international wildlife or a protected animal, other than an animal mentioned in paragraph (d) , that is displayed under the authority of the Nature Conservation Act , section 173P (1) , for no longer than 11 days at a time. (sec.10-ssec.2) However, if an animal as mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (iii) or (e) is displayed for a commercial purpose, this Act does apply to exhibiting or dealing with the animal. (sec.10-ssec.3) In this section— scientific purposes see the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 , section 48 .