16. No person may be the owner or custodian of 15 or more cats or dogs without holding a permit issued for that purpose by the Minister.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, kittens or pups less than six months old born to a dam kept on the same premises are excluded from the calculation of the number of cats or dogs.
Holders of the permit required under section 19 or 20 are not subject to the first paragraph of this section.