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Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 172 of 2011).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal production Authorization/permit Ranching/captive breeding Dangerous animal/harmful animal
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order prohibits the keeping of animals of the species Muntjac deer otherwise as in accordance a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932. Article 4 of the Order modifies the effect of the that Act so that it is not an offence to turn loose any Muntjac, or wilfully allow any Muntjac to escape.

Full text
English
Website
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk