Deer Act 1980

3 Licensed game dealers to keep records.E+W

(1)Every licensed game dealer who sells or offers or exposes for sale or has in his possession for sale any venison shall keep or cause to be kept a book containing records in the form set out in Schedule 1 to this Act or a form substantially to the like effect and shall enter or cause to be entered in that book forthwith full particulars of all his purchases and receipts of venison.

(2)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument vary the form in which records are required to be kept under this section; and a statutory instrument containing an order under this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(3)Where a licensed game dealer has purchased or received venison from another licensed game dealer or from a venison dealer registered under the M1Sale of Vensison (Scotland) Act 1968 [F1or licensed under Part IIIA of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959], he shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this section if he has recorded in his record book—

(a)that the venison was so purchased or received;

(b)the name and address of the other licensed game dealer or the venison dealer so registered;

(c)the date when the venison was so purchased or received; and

(d)the total weight of the venison.

(4)Any authorised officer, on producing, if so required, his written authority, and any constable, may inspect—

(a)the record book of a licensed game dealer;

(b)any venison in the licensed game dealer’s possession or under his control, or on premises or in vehicles under his control; and

(c)any invoices, consignment notes, receipts and other documents which relate to entries in the record book (inlcuding copies where the originals are not available);

and may take copies of, or extracts from, the record book and any such documents.

(5)A record book shall be kept until the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which the last entry was made in the book, and any such documents as are mentioned in subsection (4)(c) above shall be kept until the end of the period of three years beginning with the date of the entry to which they relate.

(6)If any licensed game dealer without reasonable excuse fails to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(7)If any person wilfully obstructs any authorised officer or constable making an inspection under this section, or knowingly or recklessly makes or causes to be made in a record book any entry which is false or misleading in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(8)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F2level 2 on the standard scale]

(9)In this section—

  • “authorised officer” means any officer of the council of a district or London borough, or of the Common Council of the City of London, who is authorised by them in writing to exercise the powers conferred by this section;

  • “record book” means a book kept in pursuance of subsection (1) above.

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