C-61.1, r. 20.1 - Regulation respecting licences to keep animals in captivity

Section 40 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

40. The holder of a licence to keep animals for exhibition purposes must

(1)  build and maintain every shelter, cage, or enclosure in accordance with the plans and specifications referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 38 and comply with the standards provided for in sections 9 and 10 of the Regulation respecting animals in captivity (chapter C-61.1, r. 5), as the case may be;

(2)  have the care of the animals supervised by a veterinary surgeon;

(3)  make sure that the civil liability insurance policy referred to in subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph of section 38 remains in force throughout the term of the licence;

(4)  notify without delay a wildlife conservation officer upon discovering that an animal has escaped from the enclosure or from its cage;

(5)  comply with the provisions of Divisions II and XI of the Regulation respecting animals in captivity and those of this Division;

(6)  allow a wildlife protection officer or a person accompanying the officer to take samples from the animals kept in captivity or from the premises on which they are kept; and

(7)  submit to the Minister, on or before 31 January of each year, a report indicating

(a)  the number of animals of each species kept in captivity;

(b)  the origin of the animals acquired during the year;

(c)  the number of animals of each species that were given away or exchanged or loaned for reproduction purposes;

(d)  the number of animals of each species that died or that were killed or sold during the year; and

(e)  alterations made to the premises on which the animals are kept in captivity.

M.O. 2013-10-17, s. 4.