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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Provisions relating to administration - Powers in relation to injured or sick animals

140: Injured and sick marine mammals

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"Helping injured or sick dolphins and whales: what you must do"

If you find a severely injured or sick marine mammal, you must tell a special officer. This officer is called a Marine Mammals Officer and is appointed under the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978. You can read more about this in section 11 of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978.

Inspectors, auxiliary officers, and veterinarians have to report injured or sick marine mammals as soon as possible. They must tell a Marine Mammals Officer so the mammal can get help under the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978. This is how the law helps protect marine mammals when they are hurt or sick.

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Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Powers in relation to injured or sick animals

140Injured and sick marine mammals

  1. If an inspector, auxiliary officer, or veterinarian finds a severely injured or sick marine mammal, the inspector, auxiliary officer, or veterinarian, as the case may be, must, as soon as possible, report the matter to a Marine Mammals Officer declared or appointed as such under section 11 of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 to be dealt with under that Act.

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