PART V

Regulation of Sale of Pet Animals

Pets not to be sold in any public place.

23. —If any person carries on in a public place the business of selling animals as pets he shall be guilty of an offence under this Part.

Pets not to be sold to children under twelve years of age.

24. —If any person sells an animal as a pet to a person apparently under the age of twelve years he shall be guilty of an offence under this Part.

Provisions regarding pet shops.

25. —Any person who keeps animals for sale as pets and does not comply with the following conditions shall be guilty of an offence under this Part:—

(a) the animals shall be kept at all times in accommodation suitable as respects size, temperature, lighting, ventilation and cleanliness,

(b) the animals shall be supplied with a sufficient quantity of suitable food and drink,

(c) the animals shall not be sold at such an age that their sale causes or is likely to cause cruelty to them,

(d) all reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent the spread among the animals of infectious diseases,

(e) the animals shall be adequately safeguarded against fire hazards.

Offences and disqualifications under Part V.

26. —(1) Any person guilty of an offence under this Part shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Part the Court by which he is convicted may disqualify him from keeping any animals or any particular kinds of animal for sale as pets or from keeping a pet shop for such period as the Court thinks fit and may order the humane disposal or destruction of any animals being kept by him for sale as pets.

(3) The Court may order that the expense incurred in the disposal or destruction of any animal or animals under this section, including the expense of any veterinary surgeon, shall be paid by the owner thereof in addition to any other penalty which the Court may impose, and in default of such payment that such owner shall be imprisoned for a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months.