New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EXHIBITED ANIMALS PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 33

33 Removal of exhibited animal

(1) The holder of a licence for an animal display establishment must not, without the written consent of the Director-General, keep an exhibited animal, or permit such an animal to be kept, outside the animal display establishment in which it is ordinarily exhibited.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) The holder of an authority must not remove an animal from the authorised premises unless an application in the approved form for the consent of the Director-General to the removal of the animal was made:

(a) at least 7 days before the proposed removal, or

(b) by agreement with the Director-General, at a later time,

and the Director-General has given his or her written consent to the removal of the animal.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to an animal if:

(a) it is being taken to, or returned from, the premises of a registered veterinarian, or

(b) it is being kept on the premises of a registered veterinarian for treatment or observation, or

(c) it is being transported from one authorised premises under an authority to another authorised premises under that authority, or

(d) it is being transported to give effect to its lawful disposition or acquisition.

(4) In this clause, "approved form" means a form approved by the Director-General.