15Abandonment of deer farm or former deer farm

15 Abandonment of deer farm or former deer farm

(1)  A licence holder must not, while farm deer remain at the deer farm operated under the licence, abandon the deer farm.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , a licence holder is taken to have abandoned a deer farm operated under the licence if –

(a) the holder transfers the title of the property, on which the deer farm is located, without giving the Secretary at least 28 days’ notice of the transfer; or

(b) the holder –

(i) is leasing the property on which the deer farm is located; and

(ii) transfers his or her lease of that property without giving the Secretary at least 28 days’ notice of the transfer; or

(c) the holder leases the property, on which the deer farm is located, to another person without giving the Secretary at least 28 days’ notice of the lease; or

(d) the Secretary is satisfied that the holder is no longer ensuring that the day-to-day needs, and operations, of the deer farm are occurring.

(3)  If the person who held the deer farm licence in respect of a deer farm ceases to hold that licence, the person must not, while farm deer remain at the deer farm operated under that licence, abandon the deer farm.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(4)  For the purposes of subregulation (3) , a person is taken to have abandoned the deer farm operated under the licence if –

(a) the person does not renew his or her deer farm licence while farm deer remain at the deer farm; or

(b) the deer farm licence held by the person is cancelled under these regulations and the person does not comply with any requirements of the Secretary in respect of the farm deer at the deer farm operated under the cancelled licence.