30Commercial taxidermy licences

30 Commercial taxidermy licences

(1)  A commercial taxidermy licence authorises the holder of the licence to do any one or more of the following actions, as part of commercial taxidermy, as specified on the licence:

(a) to buy, receive, acquire or obtain, whether for consideration or not, one or more of the following products of wildlife as specified on the licence:

(i) products of partly protected wildlife;

(ii) products of protected wildlife;

(iii) products of specially protected wildlife;

(iv) products of restricted (special purpose) wildlife;

(b) to possess one or more of the following products of wildlife as specified on the licence:

(i) products of partly protected wildlife;

(ii) products of protected wildlife;

(iii) products of specially protected wildlife;

(iv) products of restricted (special purpose) wildlife;

(c) to prepare and preserve products of wildlife, as specified on the licence, as part of the taxidermy process;

(d) to dispose of products of wildlife as specified on the licence.

(2)  A commercial taxidermy licence may also authorise a person specified on the licence, or a member of a class of persons specified on the licence, to perform an action under the licence as specified on the licence.

(3)  If a commercial taxidermy licence authorises an action under subregulation (1)(a) in respect of products of protected wildlife, specially protected wildlife and restricted (special purpose) wildlife, the holder of the licence must ensure that the holder of the licence only acquires such products of wildlife from a person who is authorised under these regulations to possess and sell or supply such products of wildlife.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.