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An Act to regulate the keeping of certain kinds of dangerous wild animals |
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(a) | specifies
the species (whether one or more) of animal, and the number of animals of
each species, proposed to be kept under the authority of the licence;
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(b) | specifies
the premises where any animal concerned will normally be held;
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(c) | is
made to the local authority in whose area those premises are situated;
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(d) | is
made by a person who is neither under the age of 18 nor disqualified under
this Act from keeping any dangerous wild animal; and
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(e) | is
accompanied by such fee as the authority may stipulate (being a fee which
is in the authority’s opinion sufficient to meet the direct and indirect
costs which it may incur as a result of the application).
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(a) | it
is not contrary to the public interest on the grounds of safety, nuisance
or otherwise to grant the licence;
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(b) | the
applicant for the licence is a suitable person to hold a licence under this
Act;
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(c) | any
animal concerned will at all times of its being kept only under the authority
of the licence—
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(i) be
held in accommodation which secures that the animal will not escape, which
is suitable as regards construction, size, temperature, lighting, ventilation,
drainage and cleanliness and which is suitable for the number of animals
proposed to be held in the accommodation, and
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(d) | appropriate
steps will at all such times be taken for the protection of any animal concerned
in case of fire or other emergency;
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(e) | all
reasonable precautions will be taken at all such times to prevent and control
the spread of infectious diseases;
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(f) | while
any animal concerned is at the premises where it will normally be held,
its accommodation is such that it can take adequate exercise.
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(a) | conditions
that, while any animal concerned is being kept only under the authority
of the licence,—
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(i) the
animal shall be kept by no person other than such person or persons as is
or are specified (whether by name or description) in the licence;
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(b) | conditions
restricting the species (whether one or more) of animal, and number of animals
of each species, which may be kept under the authority of the licence;
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(c) | a
condition that the person to whom the licence is granted shall at all reasonable
times make available a copy of the licence to any person entitled to keep
any animal under the authority of the licence;
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(d) | such
other conditions as in the opinion of the authority are necessary or desirable
for the purpose of securing the objects specified in paragraphs (c) to (f)
of subsection (3) of this section.
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(a) | if
the variation was requested by the person to whom the licence was granted,
the variation shall take effect immediately after the authority decides
to make it;
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(b) | in
any other case, the variation shall not take effect until the person to
whom the licence was granted has become aware of the variation and had reasonable
time to comply with it.
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(a) | a
person is aggrieved by the refusal of a local authority to grant a licence
under this Act, or
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(b) | a
person to whom such a licence has been granted is aggrieved by a condition
of the licence (whether specified at the time the licence is granted or
later) or by the variation or revocation of any condition of the licence,
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(a) | the
person to whom the licence was granted, and
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(b) | any
other person who is entitled to keep any animal under the authority of the
licence and who was primarily responsible for the contravention or failure
to comply,
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(a) | an
animal is being kept contrary to section 1(1) of this Act, or
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(b) | any
condition of a licence under this Act is contravened or not complied with,
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Sub-s
(1): substituted by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, s 22. Sub-s (4): words in square brackets substituted by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, s 27(2), Sch 3, para 10. |
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Sub-s
(1): maximum fine increased and converted to a level on the standard scale
by virtue of the Criminal Justice Act 1982, ss 37, 38, 46.
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(a) | preventing
it from causing damage,
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(b) | restoring
it to its owner,
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(c) | undergoing
veterinary treatment, or
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(d) | being
transported on behalf of another person,
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“circus”
includes any place where animals are kept or introduced wholly or mainly
for the purpose of performing tricks or manoeuvres;
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Sub-s
(4): in definition “local authority” words omitted repealed, and first words
in square brackets inserted, by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, s
66(6), (8), Sch 16, para 51, Sch 18, final words in square brackets substituted
by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, s 180(1), Sch 13, para
105; definition omitted repealed by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, s 22.
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(a) | for
the period of 90 days beginning with that date; and
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(b) | if
before the expiration of that period he applies for a licence under this
Act, until the licence is granted or finally refused or the application
is withdrawn.
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Substituted
by SI 1984 No 1111.
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| Scientific name of kind | Common name or names |
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MAMMALS
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Marsupials
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| Dasyuridae of the species Sarcophilus harrisi | The Tasmanian devil |
| Macropodidae of the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus | Grey kangaroos, the euro, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo |
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Primates
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| Callitrichidae of the species of the genera Leontophithecus and Saguinus | Tamarins |
| Cebidae | New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uakari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (otherwise known as the douroucouli)) |
| Cercopithecidae | Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin) |
| Indriidae | Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas and the woolly lemur) |
| Lemuridae, except the species of the genus Hapalemur | Large lemurs (the broad-nosed gentle lemur and the grey gentle lemur are excepted) |
| Pongidae | Anthropoid apes (including chimpanzees, gibbons, the gorilla and the orang-utan) |
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Edentates
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| Bradypodidae | Sloths |
| Dasypodidae of the species Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus) | The giant armadillo |
| Myrmecophagidae of the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla | The giant anteater |
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Rodents
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| Erithizontidae of the species Erithizon dorsatum | The North American porcupine |
| Hydrochoeridae | The capybara |
| Hystricidae of the species of the genus Hystrix | Crested porcupines |
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Carnivores
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| Ailuropodidae (Ailuridae) | The giant panda and the red panda |
| Canidae, except the species of the genera Alopex, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes and the species Canis familiaris | Jackals, wild dogs, wolves and the coyote (foxes, the raccoon-dog and the domestic dog are excepted) |
| Felidae, except the species Felis catus | The bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger and all other cats (the domestic cat is excepted) |
| Hyaenidae except the species Proteles cristatus | Hyaenas (except the aardwolf) |
| Mustelidae of the species of the genera Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhdra, Lutra (except Lutra lutra), Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea and of the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis | Badgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters (except the European otter), and the tayra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known as the honey badger) |
| Procyonidae | Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, the little coatimundi and the kinkajou |
| Ursidae | Bears |
| Viverridae of the species of the genus Viverra and of the species Arctictis binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox | The African, large-spotted, Malay and large Indian civets, the binturong and the fossa |
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Pinnipedes
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| Odobenidae, Otariidae and Phocidae, except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus | The walrus, eared seals, and sealions and earless seals (the common and grey seals are excepted) |
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Elephants
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| Elephantidae | Elephants |
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Odd-toed
ungulates
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| Equidae, except the species Equus asinus, Equus caballus and Equus asinus x Equus caballus | Asses, horses and zebras (the donkey, domestic horse and domestic hybrids are excepted) |
| Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceroses |
| Tapiridae | Tapirs |
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Hyraxes
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| Procaviidae | Tree and rock hyraxes (otherwise known as dassies) |
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Aardvark
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| Orycteropidae | The aardvark |
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Even-toed
ungulates
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| Antilocapridae | The Pronghorn |
| Bovidae, except any domestic form of the genera Bos and Bubalus, of the species Capra aegagrus (hircus) and the species Ovis aries | Antelopes, bison, buffalo, cattle, gazelles, goats and sheep (domestic cattle, goats and sheep are excepted) |
| Camelidae except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos | Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna (the domestic llama and alpaca are excepted) |
| Cervidae of the species Alces alces and Rangifer tarandus, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus | The moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer (the domestic reindeer is excepted) |
| Giraffidae | The giraffe and the okapi |
| Hippopotamidae | The hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus |
| Suidae, except any domestic form of the species Sus scrofa | Old-world pigs (including the wild boar and the wart hog) (the domestic pig is excepted) |
| Tayassuidae | New-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries) |
| Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified in the foregoing provisions of this column where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified | Mammalian hybrids with a parent (or parents) of a specified kind |
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BIRDS
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Cassowaries
and emu
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| Casuariidae | Cassowaries |
| Dromaiidae | The emu |
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Ostrich
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| Struthionidae | The ostrich |
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REPTILES
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Crocodilians
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| Alligatoridae | Alligators and caimans |
| Crocodylidae | Crocodiles and the false ghTimes New Roman |
| Gavialidae | The ghTimes New Roman (otherwise known as the gavial) |
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Lizards
and snakes
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| Colubridae of the species of the genera Atractaspis, Malpolon, Psammophis and Thelatornis and of the species Boiga dendrophila, Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus and Rhabdophis tigrinus | Mole vipers and certain rear-fanged venomous snakes (including the moila and montpellier snakes, sand snakes, twig snakes, the mangrove (otherwise known as the yellow-ringed catsnake), the boomslang, the red-necked keelback and the yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake)) |
| Elapidae | Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, sea snakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders)) |
| Helodermatidae | The gila monster and the (Mexican) beaded lizard |
| Viperidae | Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers) |
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INVERTEBRATES
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Spiders
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| Ctenidae of the species of the genus Phoneutria | Wandering spiders |
| Dipluridae of the species of the genus Atrax | The Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives |
| Lycosidae of the species Lycosa raptoria | The Brazilian wolf spider |
| Sicariidae of the species of the genus Loxosceles | Brown recluse spiders (otherwise known as violin spiders) |
| Theridiidae of the species of the genus Latrodectus | The black widow spider (otherwise known as redback spider) and its close relatives |
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Scorpions
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| Buthidae | Buthid scorpions] |
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Substituted by SI 1984/1111. |
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