Section 28 - Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - Offences relating to breeding of specified animals for use in scientific procedures

28Offences relating to breeding of specified animals for use in scientific procedures

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28 Offences relating to breeding of specified animals for use in scientific procedures S. 28(1) amended by No. 65/2007 s. 99. (1) A person who occupies premises must not cause or allow specified animals to be bred on the premises for the purposes of use in scientific procedures, unless the person is the holder of a specified animals breeding licence. S. 28(1A) inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 30. (1A) A person who occupies premises must not cause or allow specified animals to be bred on the premises for the purposes of use in scientific procedures unless the person nominates a natural person to be responsible for the breeding of those animals. Penalty: 20 penalty units, in the case of a natural person. S. 28(1B) inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 30. (1B) A person nominated under subsection (1A) (***nominee***) must not cause or allow specified animals to be bred for the purpose of use in scientific procedures on the premises for which the nominee has been nominated unless the nominee reasonably believes that the person who nominated the nominee holds a specified animals breeding licence that authorises specified animals to be bred on those premises for the purposes of use in scientific procedures. Penalty: 20 penalty units. S. 28(2) amended by No. 65/2007 s. 99. (2) A person must not breed specified animals on any premises for the purposes of use in scientific procedures unless the person who breeds the animals reasonably believes that the occupier of the premises is the holder of a specified animals breeding licence. (3) This section does not apply to breeding of specified animals at any scientific premises if the breeding is being carried out for the purposes of scientific procedures being carried out at that premises under a scientific procedures premises licence. Pt 3 Div. 3 (Heading) inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 37. Division 3—Scientific procedures premises licences S. 29 amended by Nos 77/1995 s. 29, 76/1998 s. 27(b), substituted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.