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

Section 4 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

4. To obtain a zoological garden licence, the applicant must, at the time of the written application to the Minister,

(1)  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;

(2)  specify the proposed location and area of the zoological garden;

(3)  specify the animal species the applicant wishes to keep in captivity;

(4)  indicate the name of the veterinary surgeon who will be employed by the zoological garden, unless only fish, amphibians or reptiles will be kept; in the latter case, the applicant must indicate the name of the veterinary surgeon who will be responsible for supervising their care and provide a copy of his or her contract for services, as well as the name of the animal biological sciences technician or animal health technician who will be employed by the zoological garden; and

(5)  explain how the buildings, cages, enclosures and shelters of the animals kept in captivity 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 kept in captivity;

(2)  plans and specifications for new structures, in particular cages, enclosures, shelters, and drinking water outlets for the animals kept in captivity; where the structures are already in place, their dimensions may be provided in lieu of the plans and specifications;

(3)  a description of the proposed educational program to inform visitors about the animals kept in captivity and their habitat; such program must

(a)  explain the educational goals and objectives of the zoological garden; and

(b)  describe the programs offered to visitors;

(4)  a description of the animal health program, with details specifying

(a)  the preventive and curative health programs;

(b)  a list of the equipment to be used for veterinary care;

(c)  the policy for acquiring and disposing of animals; and

(d)  the procedure for disposing of dead animals; and

(5)  a list of the animals and the number of each species that will be kept; and

(6)  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. 98020, s. 4; M.O. 2012-007, s. 2; M.O. 2013-10-17, s. 4.