Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.150Restrictions on grant
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sec.150 Restrictions on grant
The chief executive must not grant a farming licence to a child. The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a farm animal unless the chief executive is satisfied— the animal was taken from the wild by a person authorised under the Act to take the animal; or the animal has been, or is being, lawfully moved into the State for use for farming; or the animal was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal; or the animal is a descendant of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) . The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a reptile of the family Elapidae unless the chief executive believes the reptile would be kept for extracting venom to produce antivenom for humans. s 150 amd 2022 SL No. 37 s 8 (sec.150-ssec.1) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence to a child. (sec.150-ssec.2) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a farm animal unless the chief executive is satisfied— the animal was taken from the wild by a person authorised under the Act to take the animal; or the animal has been, or is being, lawfully moved into the State for use for farming; or the animal was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal; or the animal is a descendant of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) . (sec.150-ssec.3) The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a reptile of the family Elapidae unless the chief executive believes the reptile would be kept for extracting venom to produce antivenom for humans.
- (a) the animal was taken from the wild by a person authorised under the Act to take the animal; or
- (b) the animal has been, or is being, lawfully moved into the State for use for farming; or
- (c) the animal was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal; or
- (d) the animal is a descendant of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .