Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - SECT 26

Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out at scientific premises

26. Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out at scientific
premises









(1) A person who occupies a scientific premises must not cause or allow
scientific procedures to be carried out on those premises unless that person
holds a scientific procedures premises licence for that premises that
authorises the carrying out of those procedures.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, in the case of a
natural person. 600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

(2) A person who occupies a premises at which scientific procedures are
carried out or are proposed to be carried out must nominate a person to be
responsible for any procedures carried out on those premises.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, in the case of a
natural person. 600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

(3) A person nominated under subsection (2) must not cause or allow scientific
procedures to be carried out at the premises for which he or she has been
nominated unless the nominated person reasonably believes that the occupier of
the premises is the holder of a scientific procedures premises licence for
that premises that authorises the carrying out of those procedures.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, in the case of a
natural person. 600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

(4) A person must not carry out a scientific procedure at a scientific
premises unless the person carrying out the procedure reasonably believes that
the occupier of the premises is the holder of a scientific procedures premises
licence for that premises that authorises the carrying out of those
procedures.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, in the case of a
natural person. 600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.