Suitable environment
- Provide a suitable and safe environment for all animals
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2021
United Kingdom
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
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Schedules
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Selling animals as pets (or with the expectation of their...
The activity described in paragraph 8 (operating an animal welfare...
A person does not keep an animal for its care...
If any relevant animal kept in an animal welfare establishment...
In this Part of this schedule— “care” includes, but is...
Breeding three or more litters of puppies in any 12...
If any dog bred or used in the course of...
The activity described in paragraph 14 (breeding dogs) does not...
Breeding three or more litters of kittens in any 12...
If any cat bred or used in the course of...
The activity described in paragraph 17 (breeding cats) does not...
The activity described in paragraph 1 does not include selling...
Breeding six or more litters of kits in any 12...
If any rabbit bred or used in the course of...
The activity described in paragraph 20 (breeding rabbits) does not...
The circumstances which a licensing authority must take into account...
Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7, engaging in animal rehoming...
For the purposes of these Regulations, “engaging in animal rehoming...
The activity described in paragraph 4 (engaging in animal rehoming...
The activity described in paragraph 4 (engaging in animal rehoming...
Subject to paragraph 10, operating an animal welfare establishment.
In this Part of schedule 1, “animal welfare establishment” means...
Licence display
Emergencies
Records
Number of animals
Staffing
Suitable diet
Enrichment and training of animals
Animal handling and interactions
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Interpretation
Records and advertisements
Prospective sales: pet care and advice
Suitable accommodation
Training and exercise
Sale of animals
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Supply of animals
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Pet care and advice
Return of animals
Interpretation
Records and advertisements
Rehoming: pet care and advice
Release of animals into the wild
Dangerous wild animals: duty to notify
Suitable accommodation
Supply of animals
Interpretation
Advertisements and sales
Number of breeding bitches and litters produced
Suitable environment
Suitable diet
Monitoring of behaviour, exercise and training
Housing with or apart from other dogs
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Interpretation
Advertisements and sales
Number of breeding female cats and litters produced
Suitable environment
Suitable diet
Training and exercise
Housing with or apart from other cats
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Interpretation
Advertisements and sales
Number of breeding female rabbits
Suitable environment
Training and exercise
Suitable diet
Protection from suffering, injury and disease
Duty to assist in the taking of samples from animals
- Assist inspectors with animal identification, examination and sampling
Browse 29 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Title and commencement
Interpretation
Licensing of activities involving animals
Application for a licence
Authority of a licence
Conditions of grant or renewal of a licence
Notices arising from an application
Period of licence
Power to take samples from animals
Variation of a licence on the application, or with the consent, of a licence holder
Inspector’s report
Persons who may not apply for a licence
Death of a licence holder
Fees
Guidance
Grounds for suspension, variation (without consent) or revocation of a licence
Procedure for suspension or variation without consent
Reinstatement of a suspended licence by a licensing authority
Revocation
Notices of revocation and variation upon reinstatement
Obstruction of inspectors
Offences and penalties
Powers of entry
Post-conviction powers
Notices
Appeals
Duty to publish register of licences
Revocation of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Transitional and saving provisions
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