The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (c. 37) is an act of Parliament (United Kingdom) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Provisions The main effect of the act was to regulate zoos by requiring them to be licensed by local authorities.Zoo Licensing Act, 1981, s1 (1) The act did not extend to circuses or pet shops.Zoo Licensing Act, 1981, s1 (2)
Individuals can apply for licences under the act if they have not committed any animal welfare offences. The act defines a zoo as an establishment where non-native animals are kept for exhibition to the public, for seven or more days per year, even if there is no charge.
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Whitaker's Almanack: for the year 1982, complete edition, p. 361. J. Whitaker & Sons, London, 1981
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