The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024

Records

6.—(1) The licence holder must keep—

(a) individual records for each primate containing the following details—

(i) its name;

(ii) its sex;

(iii) its microchip number;

(iv) its date of birth or, if not known, its approximate date of birth;

(v) its species;

(vi) its colour and markings;

(vii) the name and contact details of its previous keeper (where applicable);

(viii) the date and cause of its death (where applicable); and

(ix) where the primate is permanently transferred to other premises, the name and contact details of the new keeper (where applicable) and the address of the place to which it has been relocated;

(b) a written record, which is prominently displayed at the licensed premises, containing—

(i) the names and contact details of the people who are for the time being responsible for the overall care and management of the primates;

(ii) the names and contact details of the named veterinarian and any other veterinarian who is to be contacted in an emergency; and

(iii) contact details of the local fire service and police; and

(c) a written record of all the persons who are authorised to access and care for the primates.

(2) The licence holder must ensure that any record or written document that the licence holder is required to keep as a condition of the licence is available for inspection at any time by an inspector, either in a visible and legible form or, where stored in an electronic form, in a form from which it can be produced in a visible and legible form.

(3) The licence holder must keep any such record for at least six years beginning with the date on which the record was first created.