5Person may apply for licence to operate deer farm

5 Person may apply for licence to operate deer farm

(1)  A person may apply to the Secretary for a licence to operate a deer farm.

(2)  An application under subregulation (1) –

(a) is to be made in writing to the Secretary; and

(b) must include the following information in respect of the deer farm or proposed deer farm:

(i) the location, or proposed location, of the farm;

(ii) full details of the fence used, or to be used, for the purpose of fully enclosing farm deer at the farm;

(iii) full details of any deer handling facilities at, or to be constructed at, the farm;

(iv) the maximum number of deer, and the sex of the deer, proposed to be kept at the farm;

(v) each means of permanent individual animal identification to be used in respect of the deer to be kept at the farm;

(vi) the contact details of the applicant;

(vii) the identification and contact details of the deer farm operator for the farm if the operator is to be a person other than the applicant;

(viii) any other information about the farm that the Secretary may require.

(3)  The Secretary may only grant a licence to operate a deer farm under this regulation if the Secretary is satisfied that –

(a) the location and operation of the farm or proposed farm, to be operated under the licence, is unlikely to cause a threat to the environment, the community or the property of another person; and

(b) the applicant and each proposed deer farm operator in respect of the farm is a fit and proper person; and

(c) the fence used, or to be used, at the farm has been approved under regulation 10(1) .

(4)  If the Secretary is satisfied of the matters in subregulation (3) in relation to an application under subregulation (1) , the Secretary –