sec.13Desexing adult rabbit

sec.13 Desexing adult rabbit

This section applies to an exhibited animal authority for an authorised animal that is an adult rabbit. It is a condition of the authority that the authority holder must— ensure the rabbit is desexed and obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner stating the rabbit has been desexed; or obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon stating that desexing the rabbit would pose a serious risk to its health. The authority holder must comply with subsection (2) — if the holder obtains the rabbit as an adult rabbit—as soon as practicable after obtaining the rabbit; or otherwise—no later than when the rabbit is 6 months old. In this section— adult rabbit means a rabbit that is at least 6 months old. desex , for a rabbit, means to surgically remove the rabbit’s gonads to make it permanently incapable of reproducing. veterinary practitioner see the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 , schedule . (sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies to an exhibited animal authority for an authorised animal that is an adult rabbit. (sec.13-ssec.2) It is a condition of the authority that the authority holder must— ensure the rabbit is desexed and obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner stating the rabbit has been desexed; or obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon stating that desexing the rabbit would pose a serious risk to its health. (sec.13-ssec.3) The authority holder must comply with subsection (2) — if the holder obtains the rabbit as an adult rabbit—as soon as practicable after obtaining the rabbit; or otherwise—no later than when the rabbit is 6 months old. (sec.13-ssec.4) In this section— adult rabbit means a rabbit that is at least 6 months old. desex , for a rabbit, means to surgically remove the rabbit’s gonads to make it permanently incapable of reproducing. veterinary practitioner see the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 , schedule .

• (a) ensure the rabbit is desexed and obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner stating the rabbit has been desexed; or
• (b) obtain a signed certificate from a veterinary surgeon stating that desexing the rabbit would pose a serious risk to its health.
• (a) if the holder obtains the rabbit as an adult rabbit—as soon as practicable after obtaining the rabbit; or
• (b) otherwise—no later than when the rabbit is 6 months old.