126Exemption for meat industry workers from offence in the Act relating to the destruction of protected wildlife

126 Exemption for meat industry workers from offence in the Act relating to the destruction of protected wildlife

(1) A person who is a licensee, manager or operator of, or is employed at, a meat processing facility licensed under the Meat Industry Act 1993 is exempt from the operation of section 43 of the Act to the extent that—

(a) the person destroys protected wildlife in a meat processing facility licensed under the Meat Industry Act 1993; and

(b) the wildlife is a specified bird or is listed in Part B of Schedule 5 or in Schedule 7; and

(c) the wildlife has been bred in captivity or is from a source approved by the relevant body.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(c), the relevant body may approve, in writing, a source from which wildlife that has not been bred in captivity may be obtained.

(3) The relevant body may impose conditions on an approval given under subregulation (2).

(4) A person described in subregulation (1) may apply for an approval from the relevant body under subregulation (2) in the form and manner specified by the relevant body.