C-61.1, r. 5 - Regulation respecting animals in captivity

Section 29 Disposition versions

2013-12-12

29. (Revoked).

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 29; O.C. 802-2010, s. 13; O.C. 1173-2013, s. 4.

2012-09-01

29. The holder of a wildlife observation centre licence shall

(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 27;

(3)  keep the animals in buildings, cages, enclosures, or shelters designed or built to prevent any animal attack and any transmission of fatal infectious diseases to an animal or a human;

(4)  have the care of the animals supervised by a veterinary surgeon whose contract for services provides for at least 1 visit per month;

(5)  employ, at least 30 hours a week, a person responsible for the care of the animals, who must have a diploma at the college or university level in a field related to animal biological sciences or animal health;

(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;

(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, exchanged or loaned and the name and address of each party to the transactions;

(d)  the number of animals of each species that escaped or 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;

(8)  keep a register containing the information referred to in subparagraphs b, c and d of paragraph 7 and enter therein, where applicable, the name and address of each party to the transactions and the transaction dates; and

(9)  notify without delay a wildlife protection officer upon discovering that an animal has escaped from the wildlife observation centre where it was kept.

O.C. 1238-2002, s. 29; O.C. 802-2010, s. 13.