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

Section 42 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

42. To obtain a non-resident’s circus licence, a person must apply in writing to the Minister and

(1)  be a non-resident;

(2)  provide his or her name and address; in the case of a legal person, its firm name and the address of its head office; in the case of a partnership, its name and the address of its main place of business; in the case of a natural person doing business under another name, that name, the person’s name and address and the address of the main place of business;

(3)  specify the animal species that will be kept in captivity;

(4)  specify the locations where the animals will be kept in captivity and exhibited;

(5)  indicate the date of arrival of the animals kept in captivity in Québec and their date of departure and the date of their exhibition;

(6)  specify the name of the insurance company, the amount of civil liability coverage, which must be at least $2,000,000 and sufficient to cover the risks involved in exhibiting animals kept in captivity, and the number of the insurance policy; and

(7)  explain how the buildings, cages, enclosures and shelters of the animals will be designed or built so as to prevent any animal attack and any transmission of fatal infectious diseases.

The application must be accompanied by

(1)  a land-use plan for the site, to a scale that makes it possible to locate at least the infrastructures for receiving the public and for providing access to the public, and the buildings, cages, enclosures, shelters, and drinking water outlets for the animals;

(2)  a report by a veterinary surgeon drawn up not more than 3 months before the application for a licence, attesting that the animals kept in captivity are in good health or are receiving the care required by their health condition;

(3)  a copy of the civil liability insurance contract referred to in subparagraph 6 of the first paragraph;

(4)  a document in writing issued by the municipality attesting that such exhibition at such location complies with municipal by-laws; and

(5)  payment of the fees prescribed by the Regulation respecting the scale of fees and duties related to the development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1, r. 32).

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