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SEGEN 14
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Licence to Permit the Incubation of Schedule 4 Chicks
Purpose
The purpose of this proposed licence is to allow the keeping of a Schedule 4 bird without registration for a maximum of seven days after hatching, by the end of which time they should be ringed.
Draft Conditions
1. Any bird incubated under this licence must have been bred in captivity. A bird shall not be treated as bred in captivity unless its parents were lawfully in captivity when the egg from which it hatched was laid. Documentary evidence of captive breeding must accompany any temporary transfer for incubation purposes.
2. A person incubating Schedule 4 eggs shall keep a record of all live chicks hatched. The record shall contain the following information;
(a) the date and place where the egg was hatched;
(b) if the person incubating the egg is not the owner, then the name and address of the owner of the hatched chick must also be included.
3. Any person incubating and hatching live chicks of Schedule 4 birds who must send a copy of the record collated, within three months, to The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Countryside and Natural Heritage Unit, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh.
4. The incubator of any Schedule 4 bird shall if requested by an Officer of the Scottish Executive, or a Police Officer, produce the completed record as required by paragraph 3.
5. The incubator of any Schedule 4 bird shall at any reasonable time permit an Officer of the Scottish Executive, or a Police Officer, to enter any premises used for the purposes of;
(a) inspecting the premises where the chick is kept; and
(b) inspecting the chick.
Note
This licence allows the incubation of any egg of a Schedule 4 bird which produces live young, without requirement to register hatchlings with the Scottish Executive for a maximum of seven days, after the chick has hatched.
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