Animals and Birds Act 1965 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Import, Transhipment, Export of Animals and Birds and Possession of Noxious Insects, Etc.
13. Animals and birds on board ship
Feedback & supportAny animal or bird imported or transhipped by sea must, unless an authorised officer has authorised its landing, at all times while on board the ship in any port, be confined in an enclosed part of the ship or in a cage or kennel.
animal
“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or fish and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
If any animal or bird dies or is lost from a ship while in the port, the master of the ship must immediately notify an authorised officer of the death or loss.
bird
“bird” includes domestic fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons of any age or sex and the eggs thereof;
The master of any ship, in any case —
master
“master” means the captain of any ship or aircraft and includes any person for the time being in charge of any ship (other than a pilot) or aircraft;
in which any animal or bird imported or transhipped by sea in that ship has, in contravention of subsection (1), not been confined while on board the ship in the port; or
where the master fails without reasonable cause to notify the death or loss of any animal or bird while the ship is in the port,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.