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DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 58N

Issue of animal sale permit

    (1)     The Minister may issue a permit authorising the applicant to sell animals at a place specified in the permit for the period specified in the permit which must not be more than one day.

    (2)     The Minister may refuse to issue an animal sale permit if—

        (a)     the Minister is not satisfied that the applicant meets the prescribed criteria; or

        (b)     the applicant has been found guilty of—

              (i)     an offence against this Act or regulations made under this Act; or

              (ii)     an offence against the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act; or

              (iii)     an offence against a law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth that corresponds with a law referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or

        (c)     the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that to issue the permit would be inconsistent with the purposes of this Act.

    (3)     An animal sale permit must specify the following—

        (a)     each species of animal that may be sold under the permit;

        (b)     the day on which the sale is to take place;

        (c)     the place at which the sale is to take place;

        (d)     any conditions imposed on the permit.

S. 58O inserted by No. 69/2017 s. 33.



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