There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 5.
5.—(1) [F2No animal of any of the following descriptions may be sold as a pet, or sold with a view to being resold as a pet, by or on behalf of the licence holder—]
(a)unweaned mammals;
(b)mammals weaned at an age at which they should not have been weaned;
(c)non-mammals that are incapable of feeding themselves;
(d)puppies, cats, ferrets or rabbits, aged under 8 weeks.
[F3(e)puppies or kittens which were not bred by the licence holder.]
(2) The sale of a dog must be completed in the presence of the purchaser on the premises.
[F4(3) In this paragraph, “kitten” means a cat aged less than 6 months.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 5 heading omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1093), regs. 1(1), 2(2) (with reg. 3)
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(1) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1093), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(i) (with reg. 3)
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