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

Section 6 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

6. The holder of a zoological garden licence must

(1)  provide educational activities to enable visitors to learn about the animals kept in captivity and their habitat;

(2)  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 4;

(3)  comply with the provisions of Divisions II and IV of the Regulation respecting animals in captivity (chapter C-61.1, r. 5) and those of this Division;

(4)  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;

(5)  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, exchanged or loaned and the name and address of each party to the transactions and the transaction dates;

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

(e)  the educational activities offered to visitors during the year; and

(f)  alterations made to the premises on which the animals are kept in captivity;

(6)  maintain a register of the information referred to in subparagraphs b, c and d of paragraph 5 and enter therein, where applicable, the name and address of each party to the transactions and the transaction dates; and

(7)  notify without delay a wildlife protection officer upon discovering that an animal has escaped from the zoological garden where it was kept.

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