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HL HL5811
Cats: Licensing
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31 January 2022
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14 February 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the licensing requirements for holders of (1) exotic, and (2) hybrid, cat species in England under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981.
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31 January 2022
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the licensing requirements for holders of (1) exotic, and (2) hybrid, cat species in England under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981.
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14 February 2022
Answer
Under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 anyone exhibiting wild animals (other than in a pet shop or a static circus) for seven or more days in a year requires a licence. Wild animals are defined in the Act as any animal not normally domesticated in Great Britain...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-31/HL5811
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1418498
- uk · wq-1418498 · source updated 14 February 2022