Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.197Breeding animals
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sec.197 Breeding animals
The holder of a permit to keep who keeps an animal, other than a bird, under the permit must not, without the chief executive’s approval, allow the animal to breed. Subsection (3) applies if the holder advises the chief executive that an animal kept under the permit is incapable of breeding because of permanent surgical or chemical sterilisation. If asked by the chief executive, the holder must give the chief executive a certificate from a veterinary surgeon stating the animal is incapable of breeding because of permanent surgical or chemical sterilisation. (sec.197-ssec.1) The holder of a permit to keep who keeps an animal, other than a bird, under the permit must not, without the chief executive’s approval, allow the animal to breed. (sec.197-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if the holder advises the chief executive that an animal kept under the permit is incapable of breeding because of permanent surgical or chemical sterilisation. (sec.197-ssec.3) If asked by the chief executive, the holder must give the chief executive a certificate from a veterinary surgeon stating the animal is incapable of breeding because of permanent surgical or chemical sterilisation.