ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 15 Regulation may require compliance with code of practice ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 15 Regulation may require compliance with code of practice 15 Regulation may require compliance with code of practice (1) A regulation may require a person to comply with the whole or a stated part of a code of practice. (2) A requirement under subsection (1) is called a "compulsory code requirement" . (3) A person to whom a compulsory code requirement applies must comply with the requirement. Penalty— Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —300 penalty units. Note— If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 209A , to have also committed the offence.