Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.129Taking, keeping and using animals
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sec.129 Taking, keeping and using animals
The holder of a harvesting licence, or a relevant person for the holder, may carry out any of the following activities— take an authorised animal from the place stated in the licence as a place from where the animal may be taken; disturb or interfere with the animal in the wild, to the extent necessary to take the animal under paragraph (a) ; keep an authorised animal at the licensed premises for the licence; use an authorised animal at the licensed premises for the licence, other than— to buy, accept or receive the animal; or sell or give away the animal; or For authority to sell or give away an authorised animal, see section 130 . process the animal for a commercial purpose; or See part 7 and chapter 5 , part 2 about dealer licences for processing animals for commercial purposes. engage in a commercial interaction with the animal in the wild. See the Nature Conservation (Estuarine Crocodile) Conservation Plan 2018 for provisions limiting and extending the activities authorised under a harvesting licence for estuarine crocodile eggs. See the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 for provisions limiting and extending the activities authorised under a harvesting licence for harvest macropods.
- (a) take an authorised animal from the place stated in the licence as a place from where the animal may be taken;
- (b) disturb or interfere with the animal in the wild, to the extent necessary to take the animal under paragraph (a) ;
- (c) keep an authorised animal at the licensed premises for the licence;
- (d) use an authorised animal at the licensed premises for the licence, other than— (i) to buy, accept or receive the animal; or (ii) sell or give away the animal; or Note— For authority to sell or give away an authorised animal, see section 130 . (iii) process the animal for a commercial purpose; or Note— See part 7 and chapter 5 , part 2 about dealer licences for processing animals for commercial purposes. (iv) engage in a commercial interaction with the animal in the wild.
- (i) to buy, accept or receive the animal; or
- (ii) sell or give away the animal; or Note— For authority to sell or give away an authorised animal, see section 130 .
- (iii) process the animal for a commercial purpose; or Note— See part 7 and chapter 5 , part 2 about dealer licences for processing animals for commercial purposes.
- (iv) engage in a commercial interaction with the animal in the wild.
- (i) to buy, accept or receive the animal; or
- (ii) sell or give away the animal; or Note— For authority to sell or give away an authorised animal, see section 130 .
- (iii) process the animal for a commercial purpose; or Note— See part 7 and chapter 5 , part 2 about dealer licences for processing animals for commercial purposes.