Clause 4

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “authorised officer”, the following definitions:“ “animal” includes any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish or invertebrate, whether of a wild nature or otherwise;“animal‑related business” means —

the operation of any place or establishment for the purpose of —

using or holding animals for display, sport, entertainment, sale, breeding or conservation; or

the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training or destruction of animals, for reward;

the provision of any service relating to the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training, transportation, capture or destruction of animals, for reward; or

the operation of any animal rescue or welfare organisation or facility,but does not include any business in respect of animals intended for consumption;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Board”, the following definition:“ “conveyance” includes any vehicle, vessel, train, aircraft or other mode of transport;”; and

by deleting the definition of “wild animals and birds” and substituting the following definitions:“ “enforcement officer” means an authorised officer, a police officer or an officer of customs;“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);“officer of customs” has the meaning given by the Customs Act (Cap. 70);“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any wildlife (whether alive or dead), part of a wildlife, article, conveyance or other thing, and any person for the time being in occupation of any building;“place” means any public or private place and includes —

any land, whether built on or not;

any body of water; and

any area, whether or not enclosed, and whether above‑ground, underground or underwater;“police officer” means a member of the Police Force or a special police officer, as defined in the Police Force Act (Cap. 235);“protected wildlife” means a wildlife that belongs to a protected wildlife species;“protected wildlife species” means a wildlife species prescribed as a protected wildlife species for the purposes of this Act;“reward” means any payment or other benefit (whether monetary or otherwise);“seized item” means any wildlife (whether dead or alive), part of a wildlife, article, conveyance or other thing seized by an enforcement officer under this Act;“wildlife” means an animal that belongs to a wildlife species, and includes the young or egg of the animal;“wildlife species” means any species of animals of a wild nature, but excludes domestic dogs and cats, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, domestic pigs and poultry.”.