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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 No. 84
2.—(1) A register must be maintained for all the animals or, in the case of animals (not including dogs and cats) kept in groups where it is not practicable to keep individual records, all the groups of such animals, in the animal welfare establishment which must include—
(a)the species of the animal (where known),
(b)the animal’s sex (where known),
(c)(except in the case of fish) the animal’s age (where known),
(d)details of any veterinary treatment (where known),
(e)the date on which the animal was received by the licence holder,
(f)the date on which the animal was rehomed or otherwise released from the animal welfare establishment (if applicable),
(g)the site of the animal’s release into the wild (if the animal is so released), and
(h)the date of the animal’s death (if applicable).
(2) Where an animal is undergoing any medical treatment it may only be supplied as a pet to a prospective keeper if—
(a)details of, and the reasons for, the treatment are communicated to the prospective keeper of the animal prior to any agreement being concluded with that person for the supply of that animal, and
(b)a veterinary surgeon advises that the animal is in a suitable condition to be supplied to a person as a pet from the animal welfare establishment.
(3) Any advertisement for the rehoming of an animal must—
(a)include the number of the licence holder’s licence,
(b)specify the local authority that issued the licence,
(c)if the animal being advertised is a dog, cat or horse, include a recognisable photograph of the animal, and
(d)(except in the case of fish) display the age of the animal being advertised (where known).
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