Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.13Meaning of exhibit an animal
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sec.13 Meaning of exhibit an animal
Generally, exhibit an animal means display the animal to the public, including, for example, for commercial, cultural, educational, entertainment or scientific purposes. displaying an animal in a zoo or wildlife park using an animal in a performance in a circus or magic show allowing public interaction with animals at a petting farm showing an animal as part of an educational wildlife demonstration displaying an animal, including, for example, a bird in a cage, in a part of commercial premises accessible to the public Section 10 states when the Act does not apply to exhibiting or dealing with an animal. Exhibit , an animal, includes the following— display the animal at a private event; arrange for the animal to be at a public place for a period that allows the public a reasonable opportunity to view the animal, whether or not the animal is so viewed; allow public interaction involving the animal. Also, a person exhibits an animal if— the person records the animal’s image for display to the public, whether the image is displayed when it is recorded or is intended to be displayed after it is recorded; and photographing the animal, including using a digital camera recording the animal’s image using a video or web camera filming the animal for a film or television production the person is a responsible person for the exhibited animal. If an animal is in the wild, despite subsections (1) to (3) , exhibit an animal does not include any of the following— arranging to view the animal; allowing public interaction involving the animal; recording the animal’s image. (sec.13-ssec.1) Generally, exhibit an animal means display the animal to the public, including, for example, for commercial, cultural, educational, entertainment or scientific purposes. displaying an animal in a zoo or wildlife park using an animal in a performance in a circus or magic show allowing public interaction with animals at a petting farm showing an animal as part of an educational wildlife demonstration displaying an animal, including, for example, a bird in a cage, in a part of commercial premises accessible to the public Section 10 states when the Act does not apply to exhibiting or dealing with an animal. (sec.13-ssec.2) Exhibit , an animal, includes the following— display the animal at a private event; arrange for the animal to be at a public place for a period that allows the public a reasonable opportunity to view the animal, whether or not the animal is so viewed; allow public interaction involving the animal. (sec.13-ssec.3) Also, a person exhibits an animal if— the person records the animal’s image for display to the public, whether the image is displayed when it is recorded or is intended to be displayed after it is recorded; and photographing the animal, including using a digital camera recording the animal’s image using a video or web camera filming the animal for a film or television production the person is a responsible person for the exhibited animal. (sec.13-ssec.4) If an animal is in the wild, despite subsections (1) to (3) , exhibit an animal does not include any of the following— arranging to view the animal; allowing public interaction involving the animal; recording the animal’s image.