50Conditions relating to imported animals

##### 50 Conditions relating to imported animals (1) Without limiting the powers of the Minister under subsection 47(1), a permit or an authority to import a live animal is subject to the condition that the holder of the permit or authority will not, without the approval in writing of the Designated Authority: (a) sell or otherwise dispose of that animal, or any progeny of that animal, to another person; (b) release that animal, or any progeny of that animal, from captivity; or (c) where that animal, or any progeny of that animal, dies—bury, cremate, sell or otherwise dispose of the body, or any part of the body, of the dead animal. (2) The Designated Authority shall not, for the purposes of subsection (1), approve of the sale or other disposal of a live animal to a person if the keeping of the animal by that person would be contrary to a law of a State or of a Territory. (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person shall, for the purposes of that subsection, be taken to have released an animal from captivity if that animal has escaped from captivity and that person allowed the animal so to escape or failed to take all reasonable measures to prevent the animal from so escaping. (4) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) the person holds a permit or an authority; and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the conduct contravenes a condition to which the permit or authority is subject by virtue of this section. Penalty: 600 penalty units. (5) In subsection (4): > engage in conduct means: (a) do an act; or (b) omit to perform an act.