Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.157Displaying animals
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sec.157 Displaying animals
The holder of a farming licence, or a relevant person for the holder, must ensure a live authorised animal displayed under the licence— is displayed in a way that ensures all of the following risks are minimised— the likelihood of the animal’s escape; the risk of injury to a person; the risk of injury or ill-health to the animal; and is supervised by the holder or relevant person at all times while the animal is being displayed. A person complies with subsection (1) (a) if the person complies with the exhibition code to the extent the code is relevant to the way in which animals should be displayed. Subsection (2) does not limit the ways in which a person may otherwise comply with subsection (1) (a) . The holder of a farming licence, or a relevant person for the holder, must not, without the chief executive’s written approval— display a live authorised animal under the licence if the animal has visible signs of illness or injury; or force an authorised animal displayed under the licence to do an act the animal would not normally do in the wild. (sec.157-ssec.1) The holder of a farming licence, or a relevant person for the holder, must ensure a live authorised animal displayed under the licence— is displayed in a way that ensures all of the following risks are minimised— the likelihood of the animal’s escape; the risk of injury to a person; the risk of injury or ill-health to the animal; and is supervised by the holder or relevant person at all times while the animal is being displayed. (sec.157-ssec.2) A person complies with subsection (1) (a) if the person complies with the exhibition code to the extent the code is relevant to the way in which animals should be displayed. (sec.157-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the ways in which a person may otherwise comply with subsection (1) (a) . (sec.157-ssec.4) The holder of a farming licence, or a relevant person for the holder, must not, without the chief executive’s written approval— display a live authorised animal under the licence if the animal has visible signs of illness or injury; or force an authorised animal displayed under the licence to do an act the animal would not normally do in the wild.
- (a) is displayed in a way that ensures all of the following risks are minimised— (i) the likelihood of the animal’s escape; (ii) the risk of injury to a person; (iii) the risk of injury or ill-health to the animal; and
- (i) the likelihood of the animal’s escape;
- (ii) the risk of injury to a person;
- (iii) the risk of injury or ill-health to the animal; and
- (b) is supervised by the holder or relevant person at all times while the animal is being displayed.
- (i) the likelihood of the animal’s escape;
- (ii) the risk of injury to a person;
- (iii) the risk of injury or ill-health to the animal; and