Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000

1 Offences relating to fur farming.E+W

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(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he keeps animals solely or primarily—

(a)for slaughter (whether by himself or another) for the value of their fur, or

(b)for breeding progeny for such slaughter.

(2)A person is guilty of an offence if he knowingly causes or permits another person to keep animals as mentioned in subsection (1).

(3)The references in this section to keeping animals for slaughter or to breeding progeny for slaughter include keeping or (as the case may be) breeding them for sale for slaughter.

(4)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to [F1a fine].

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