The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order regulates the keeping of animals of the genus Muntiacus (Muntjac deer), which are as shown in the table:

Common name	Scientific name
Indian (or common) muntjac	Muntiacus muntjak
Reeve’s (or Chinese) muntjac	Muntiacus reevesi
Hairy-fronted (or Black) muntjac	Muntiacus crinifrons
Fea’s muntjac	Muntiacus feae
Bornean yellow muntjac	Muntiacus atherodes
Roosevelt’s muntjac	Muntiacus rooseveltorum
Gongshan muntjac	Muntiacus gongshanensis
Giant muntjac	Muntiacus vuquangensis
Truong Son muntjac	Muntiacus truongsonensis
Leaf muntjac	Muntiacus putaoensis
Sumatran muntjac	Muntiacus montanus
Pu Hoat muntjac	Muntiacus puhoatensis

Article 3 prohibits the keeping of Muntjac except under a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 (“1932 Act”).

Article 4 of the Order modifies the effect of the 1932 Act so that it is not an offence to turn loose any Muntjac, or wilfully allow any Muntjac to escape.

It is an offence under section 6 of the 1932 Act to keep a Muntjac without a licence, or to act in contravention of any term of the licence, or to obstruct any officer or persons authorised by the Scottish Ministers in execution of a duty under that Act.

A business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this Order. A copy of the assessment has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Further copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Directorate, Natural Resources Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.