(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, any person who—
(a)sells, offers or exposes for sale; or
(b)has in his possession, transports or causes to be transported for the purpose of sale at any premises,
any venison shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above if—
(a)he is a licensed venison dealer; or
(b)he does the act constituting the offence for the purpose of selling to a licensed venison dealer; or
(c)he has purchased the venison from a licensed venison dealer.
(3)In subsection (2) above “licensed venison dealer” means the holder of a venison dealer’s licence granted by the council within whose area the sale, offer or exposure for sale takes place, or where the premises concerned are situated.
(4)Any person who—
(a)sells, offers or exposes for sale;
(b)has in his possession for the purpose of sale at any premises;
(c)transports for the purpose of sale; or
(d)purchases or offers to purchase or receives,
the carcase of a deer, or any part of such a carcase, which he knows or has reason to believe has been killed unlawfully shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)Any licensed venison dealer who fails to comply with any provision of section 34 of this Act or who knowingly or recklessly makes in any book or document he is required to keep under that section an entry which is false or misleading in any material particular shall be guilty of an offence.
(6)Any person who obstructs an authorised person or a constable making an inspection under section 34 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence.
(7)In this section “sale” includes barter, exchange and other transactions by which venison is disposed of for value.