The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/1093
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 6th April 2020.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2018 Regulations” means the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 .

Section 2 Amendment to the 2018 Regulations

(1) Schedule 3 to the 2018 Regulations (specific conditions: selling animals as pets) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading to paragraph 5, omit “Purchase and”.

(3) In paragraph 5—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) for the words before paragraph (a) substitute—

No 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—

(ii) after paragraph (d) insert—

(e) puppies or kittens which were not bred by the licence holder.

(b) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

(3) In this paragraph, “kitten” means a cat aged less than 6 months.

Section 3 Transitional provision: existing licences for selling animals as pets

A licence granted under the 2018 Regulations before 6th April 2020 authorising the activity described in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations is to be treated, in relation to the sale of any animal on or after that date, as subject to the licence condition set out in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2018 Regulations as amended by these Regulations.