Wildlife Regulations 2024
58Commercial wildlife licences—conditions relating to employees
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58 Commercial wildlife licences—conditions relating to employees
(1) It is a condition of any commercial wildlife licence that the licence holder must ensure that all employees of the licence holder who are employed to engage in conduct on behalf of the licence holder under that licence are aware of, and competent in, the scope of activities which may be undertaken on behalf of the licence holder under the wildlife licence.
(2) It is a condition of any commercial wildlife licence that the licence holder must provide a copy of the wildlife licence to an employee before that employee undertakes any activity on behalf of the licence holder under that licence.
(3) It is a condition of any commercial wildlife licence that the licence holder must take reasonable steps to ensure that the employee carries a legible copy of the licence when undertaking any activity under the licence.
(4) It is a condition of any wildlife controller licence that—
(a) in the case of a licence holder that is a natural person, the licence holder is present when an employee of the licence holder takes wildlife from the wild; or
(b) in the case of a licence holder that is not a natural person, the natural person responsible for managing the activities authorised under the licence is present when an employee of the licence holder takes wildlife from the wild.