3 Inspection by local authority. E W S
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Posted on 14-07-2022 10:22 AM
The 20 Most Dangerous Wild Animals in the World
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(1)subject to section 5 of this act, no person shall keep any dangerous wild
animal
except under the authority of a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of this act by a local authority.
(2)a local authority shall not grant a licence under this act unless an application for it—
(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;
(b)specifies the premises where any animal concerned will normally be held;
(c)is made to the local authority in whose area those premises are situated;
(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.
Anybody found guilty of keeping an animal covered by the dangerous wild animals act 1976 without a licence to do so or anybody found guilty of failing to comply with any licence condition shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £2,000 any person found guilty of obstructing or delaying an inspector or authorised veterinary practitioner or veterinary surgeon shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £2,000 where a person keeps an animal without a licence or where a person fails to comply with a licence condition, our inspectors may seize the animal and may either retain it or have it destroyed or disposed of (to a zoo or elsewhere) without compensation to the owner.
There is coverage in today’s telegraph , i news , times, daily star and the mirror regarding the number of people keeping animals as pets under the dangerous wild animals act 1976. Anyone wishing to keep an animal covered by the dangerous wild animals act 1976 must apply to their local authority for a license. The law requires prospective owners of such species to be carefully inspected before they are granted a license. The species covered by the act was last amended in 2007 when defra considered the advice of a selected group of experts on which species should be removed or added to the list.
(1) subject to section 5 of this act, no person shall keep any dangerous wild animal except under the authority of a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of this act by a local authority. (2) a local authority shall not grant a licence under this act unless an application for it— (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; (b) specifies the premises where any animal concerned will normally be held; (c) is made to the local authority in whose area those premises are situated;.
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
Anybody found guilty of keeping an animal covered by the dangerous wild animals act 1976 without a licence to do so or anybody found guilty of failing to comply with any licence condition shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £2,000. Any person found guilty of obstructing or delaying an inspector or authorised veterinary practitioner or veterinary surgeon shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £2,000. Where a person keeps an animal without a licence or where a person fails to comply with a licence condition, inspectors from the council may seize the animal and may either retain it or have it destroyed or disposed of (to a zoo or elsewhere) without compensation to the owner.
All wild animals can be dangerous human conflicts with bears, cougars and alligators usually receive widespread media attention. However, most conflicts that result in human injury involve other species of wild animals. Conflicts with wildlife are primarily caused by inappropriate human behavior. Many wildland visitors mistakenly believe that there are specific gestures and warning signals wild animals make that will give people time to retreat to safety. Wild animals (including bears, deer, elk, alligators, wild hogs, squirrels and raccoons) are individualistic and unpredictable. Animals that ignore you, look calm, or apprear friendly may suddenly and without warning charge or strike out.