36Animal records

36 Animal records

36 Animal records

(1) In this section—

relevant period, in relation to an authority, means—

(a) the period that begins when the authority first takes effect and ends on the next succeeding 30 April, and

(b) each period of 12 months that commences on 1 May and succeeds the period referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) The holder of an authority must, at all times during a relevant period while the authority is in force, keep animal records in a form approved by the Secretary on the authorised premises or at another place approved by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), if an authority relates to more than 1 premises the animal records need only be kept at the premises at which the animal concerned is most often kept.

(4) As soon as practicable after information required to keep the animal records up-to-date becomes available to the holder of an authority, the holder must cause the information to be entered in the animal records.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(5) The holder of an authority is guilty of an offence if the holder fails to—

(a) notify the Secretary within 7 days after the loss of, or damage to, the animal records, or

(b) enter, or allow an entry to be made, in the animal records—

(i) if the records are in a written or printed form—in ink, or

(ii) if the records are stored in electronic form—in a way approved by the Secretary, or

(c) delete an erroneous entry in the animal records, or allow an erroneous entry to be deleted—

(i) if the records are in a written or printed form—by drawing a single line through the entry, or

(ii) if the records are stored in electronic form—in a way approved by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(6) A person must not enter, or allow an entry to be made, in the animal records that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.