Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - SECT 27

Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out outside scientific premises

27. Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out outside scientific
premises





(1) A person must not-

   (a)  carry out a scientific procedure or a program of scientific
        procedures; or

   (b)  cause or allow a scientific procedure or program of scientific
        procedures to be carried out on that person's behalf-

at any place that is not a scientific premises unless the person is-

   (c)  the holder of a scientific procedures field work licence; or

   (d)  the holder of a scientific procedures premises licence that authorises
        the carrying out of that work.

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 must not-

   (a)  carry out a scientific procedure or a program of scientific
        procedures; or

   (b)  allow a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures to be
        carried out-

on another person's behalf at any place that is not a scientific premises
unless the person who so carries out or allows procedures to be carried out
reasonably believes that the person on whose behalf the procedure or program
is being carried out is-

   (c)  the holder of a scientific procedures field work licence; or

   (d)  the holder of a scientific procedures premises licence that authorises
        the carrying out of the procedure or program.

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.