Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Wildlife Regulations 2002 - SECT 10

Housing wildlife

10. Housing wildlife



(1) A person who possesses living wildlife must keep the wildlife in secure
cages or enclosures that are designed, constructed and maintained to prevent
the escape of the wildlife, to protect the wildlife from predators, and to
resist access by persons not authorised by the person who possesses the
wildlife.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) If a cage or enclosure is not designed, constructed and maintained in
accordance with subregulation (1), the Secretary may direct in writing that
the person possessing the wildlife make the changes or alterations specified
in the direction to the enclosure within the period specified in the
direction.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who has the authority in
writing of the Secretary under subregulation (4) or (5) and who is acting in
accordance with that authority.

(4) The Secretary may authorise a person to keep wildlife in an enclosure
which does not comply with any or all of the requirements of subregulation (1)
for the purposes of temporary housing, display or demonstration of that
wildlife.





(5) The Secretary may-

   (a)  authorise a person to keep waterfowl in an enclosure which does not
        comply with any or all of the requirements of subregulation (1); and

   (b)  impose conditions on the authorisation made under paragraph (a).