Victorian Current Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 25

In this Part—

S. 25 def. of animal inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 96, amended by No. 60/2015 s. 28(a).

"animal" means—

        (a)     a live member of a vertebrate species including any—

              (i)     fish or amphibian that is capable of self-feeding; or

              (ii)     reptile, bird or mammal, other than any human being or any reptile, bird or other mammal that is below the normal mid-point of gestation or incubation for the particular class of reptile, bird or mammal; or

        (b)     a live adult decapod crustacean, that is—

              (i)     a lobster; or

              (ii)     a crab; or

              (iii)     a crayfish; or

        (c)     a live adult cephalopod including—

              (i)     an octopus; or

              (ii)     a squid; or

              (iii)     a cuttlefish; or

              (iv)     a nautilus;

S. 25 def. of authorised officer substituted as authorized officer by No. 60/2012 s. 72(7), substituted as authorised officer by No. 71/2014 s. 5, repealed by No. 60/2015 s. 28(b).

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"Peer Review Committee" means a Peer Review Committee established under section 34;

"program of scientific procedures" means a series of scientific procedures each of which is being carried out in conjunction with the others;

"specified animal" means—

        (a)     guinea pig; and

        (b)     rat, mouse or rabbit, other than a rat, mouse or rabbit bred in its native habitat; and

        (c)     non-human primate.

Pt 3 Div. 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.

Division 2—Offences

S. 26 amended by Nos 68/1987 s. 28, 65/1994 s. 5(2)(3), 77/1995 s. 26, 76/1998 s. 27(b), substituted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.