Offence and what it covers
I11Wild animals in travelling circuses: offence
1
A person who is a circus operator commits an offence if the person uses, or causes or permits another person to use, a wild animal in a travelling circus.
2
An offence under this section is committed in relation to a travelling circus only if the wild animal is transported, whether regularly or irregularly, from one place to another where it is used in the travelling circus, but—
a
the animal need not be in the course of being transported for the offence to be committed,
b
it is immaterial to the commission of the offence whether or not the transportation of the animal is with, or is part of, the travelling circus.
3
For the purpose of this section, a wild animal is used if the animal—
a
performs, or
b
is displayed or exhibited.
4
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.