The chief executive must not grant a person a permit to keep for a protected animal for a purpose mentioned in section 186 (b) , unless—
(a) the chief executive is satisfied—(i) the person resides, or intends to reside, in the State; and(ii) the person intends to keep the animal for the term of the animal’s natural life; and(iii) the person would not unlawfully use the animal; and
(b) the chief executive believes another animal authority, or an exhibited animal authority, would not be more appropriate for keeping the animal.