Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.328Moving live protected animals in containers
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sec.328 Moving live protected animals in containers
This section applies if— a person (the seller ) keeps a live protected animal under the Act ; and the seller sells or gives the animal to another person (the buyer ); and the animal is moved between the seller and the buyer in a container. The seller and buyer must ensure the container— is capable of doing the following under ordinary transportation conditions— keeping the animal stable; preventing the animal from escaping; protecting the animal from predators; and is locked or otherwise secured during the movement. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.328-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the seller ) keeps a live protected animal under the Act ; and the seller sells or gives the animal to another person (the buyer ); and the animal is moved between the seller and the buyer in a container. (sec.328-ssec.2) The seller and buyer must ensure the container— is capable of doing the following under ordinary transportation conditions— keeping the animal stable; preventing the animal from escaping; protecting the animal from predators; and is locked or otherwise secured during the movement. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) a person (the seller ) keeps a live protected animal under the Act ; and
- (b) the seller sells or gives the animal to another person (the buyer ); and
- (c) the animal is moved between the seller and the buyer in a container.
- (a) is capable of doing the following under ordinary transportation conditions— (i) keeping the animal stable; (ii) preventing the animal from escaping; (iii) protecting the animal from predators; and
- (i) keeping the animal stable;
- (ii) preventing the animal from escaping;
- (iii) protecting the animal from predators; and
- (b) is locked or otherwise secured during the movement.
- (i) keeping the animal stable;
- (ii) preventing the animal from escaping;
- (iii) protecting the animal from predators; and