SCHEDULE 1Licensable activities
PART 2Engaging in animal rehoming activities (other than in the course of operating an animal welfare establishment)
4.
Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7, engaging in animal rehoming activities.
5.
For the purposes of these Regulations, “engaging in animal rehoming activities” means supplying an animal to a person in Scotland to be kept as a pet, regardless of the country of origin of the animal, provided that—
(a)
the animal is not a fish,
(b)
the animal was not bred by the supplier,
(c)
the person being supplied takes receipt of the animal in Scotland from the supplier of the animal or a person delivering the animal on behalf of the supplier,
(d)
the supply takes place during a 12 month period in which at least 4 other such animals are supplied by the supplier to persons in Scotland to be kept as pets.
6.
The activity described in paragraph 4 (engaging in animal rehoming activities) does not include—
(a)
the activity described in paragraph 1 (selling animals as pets),
(b)
the activity described in paragraph 8 (operating an animal welfare establishment).
7.
The activity described in paragraph 4 (engaging in animal rehoming activities) is not carried on solely by virtue of delivering an animal on behalf of a supplier.