Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
"animal" means –(a) any non-human mammal or any bird, amphibian, fish, reptile, arthropod, mollusc or other member of the animal kingdom; and
(b) any egg of an animal referred to in paragraph (a);
"animal farmer" means a person who farms or proposes to farm prescribed animals;
"farm" means breed, hatch or raise an animal for any one or more of the following purposes:(a) the sale or other disposal of the animal while it is alive;
(b) the slaughtering and sale or other disposal of the slaughtered animal;
(c) the harvesting of the animal or the products of the animal and the sale or other disposal of the harvested animal or products;
"officer" means a person referred to in section 17;
"prescribed animal" means an animal which is a member of a class or species of animal prescribed by the regulations to be prescribed animals;
"product" means –(a) the whole or part of an animal carcass or any animal; or
(b) any thing that is produced by an animal; or
(c) any thing that is derived from an animal or animal carcass, whether or not in combination with any other thing;
"registered animal farmer" means a person who holds a current registration certificate;
"registration certificate" means a certificate of registration issued under section 10;
"regulations" means the regulations made and in force under section 31;
"residence" means any building or part of a building that is ordinarily used for residential purposes;
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department;
"specified premises" means the premises specified in a registration certificate as the premises in which the prescribed animal specified in the certificate may be farmed.