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1 In this Act:
"fur bearing animals" means all animals that are wild by nature, kept in captivity, and whose pelts are commonly used for commercial purposes, but does not include a species of animal excluded by regulation;
"fur farm" means a place in which 2 or more fur bearing animals are kept in captivity;
"inspector" means an inspector referred to in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Act;
"licence" means a licence to operate the fur farm specified in the licence.
2 The minister may issue a licence to an applicant who provides the information required by regulation and pays the prescribed licence fee.
3 The licence must state the species of fur bearing animal intended to be kept and the number of animals for which there is accommodation at the farm.
5 Subject to the regulations, a licence may be renewed on application and payment of the prescribed fee.
6 A licensee must
(a) maintain in a sanitary condition the place where a fur bearing animal is kept, and
(b) observe any regulation on cleanliness.
7 Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any day except Sunday, an inspector may enter a fur farm and its buildings to inspect them, the animals and the records kept by the licensee.
9 (1) A person must not
(a) operate a fur farm without a licence,
(b) feed, or offer for food to, a fur bearing animal the whole or part of the carcass of a fur bearing animal, or
(c) contravene any other provision of this Act.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
11 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations referred to in section 41 of the Interpretation Act.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:
(a) for a register of brands and the recording of brands or marks for the exclusive use of a licensee in branding or marking the licensee's fur bearing animals;
(b) for searches of the register;
(c) prohibiting the imitation or improper use of a brand or mark;
(d) prescribing fees for the allotment, registration, renewal and transfer of brands;
(e) controlling or prohibiting the transportation of fur bearing animals and pelts in British Columbia;
(f) for the issue, renewal, suspension and cancellation of licences;
(g) prohibiting the keeping of a named species of fur bearing animal on a fur farm;
(h) imposing licence fees;
(i) prescribing a scale of fees for licences.
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